Student Responsibility and Classroom Management JLTAV conference Teachers’ developmental stages (Berliner model) 1. Labour; Doing one’s best 2. Technician; Doing things skilfully 3. Professional; Able to explain why things work 4. Artist; Capable of mixing, matching, adapting to needs of the students During this session it is unlikely that you will do everything you might feel like doing. For example, you may choose not to • Put your head down and go to sleep • Disagree aggressively with the lecturer or another student • Answer a phone call • Read a newspaper • Leave • Pass wind When you choose to constrain yourself; Why do you? Why do students behave responsibly? 125 Student Interviews (10 schools) Do you act anyway you want in this class. Are there some things you feel like doing that you don’t do? For example, moving around, talking to your friends, swearing, hitting kids, jumping from desk to desk? Why don’t you do those things? How would you behave if the school got rid of all punishments, rewards, reports to parents and teachers didn’t say anything the way kids were behaving? Would you behave the same or differently? Probing I’d totally change. I’d swear and run in the library and yell and pull all the books on the floor. But isn’t running a bit dangerous? .... Yeah........... and yelling is distracting ....Uh ...Yeah..... and the swearing may make some kids uncomfortable......... .... Yeah, I guess...... and without books kids would have trouble learning. ........Yeah so would you still do it? .......... Yeah (3-4) •I’d be good because you’d get into trouble. (But what if there were no punishments?) You’d get into trouble. (But ....what if there were no punishments?) You’d get into trouble. (But what if there’s no more punishments, no more trouble!!) ........... I’d say ‘Can you please get the trouble back’. (5) •There’ll have to be punishments and there’ll have to be a boss (4) (What if no punishments, etc...) Just muck around(9) (But what if kid next to you wanted to learn) Then I guess I couldn’t. He (teacher) thinks we are interrupting him. Two thirds of the class don’t care about the learning of other people.....We’re never actually put in a group to talk about this kind of stuff.... that’s why most students find bad behaviour amusing (9) A. Because of Rewards When I’m good, I get a sticker from the teacher B. Because of Self acceptance If I hurt someone I wouldn’t feel comfortable C. Because it’s wrong It’s wrong, it’s not fair D. Because of Social Acceptance No one would like you E. Because of Punishments You’ll get into really big trouble and get a detention F. Because of Rules/Expectations It’s against the rules G. Because of Own Learning Bad behaviour distracts us from our learning H. Because of Learning/Safety of others There’s other grades, sometimes they’re trying to work Which of the following reasons or behaving ‘well’ are best? Which are worst? A. Because of Rewards When I’m good, I get a sticker from the teacher B. Because of Self acceptance If I hurt someone I wouldn’t feel comfortable C. Because it’s wrong It’s wrong, it’s not fair D. Because of Social Acceptance No one would like you E. Because of Punishments You’ll get into really big trouble and get a detention F. Because of Rules/Expectations It’s against the rules G. Because of Own Learning Bad behaviour distracts us from our learning H. Because of Learning/Safety of others There’s other grades, sometimes they’re trying to work Least internalised:Because of Rewards, Punishments, Social acceptance, own learning Because of Rules/Expectations Most Internalised: Because of Learning/Safety of others, Wrong, Self acceptance Assertion1: Schooling should ideally foster Responsibility internalisation of moral values. What proportion of students who misbehave “only a little” or “never” encourage their classmates to act responsibly? China Israel Australia 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Exactly Like Me Very Much Like Me Mostly Like Me A Little Like Me Mostly Not Like Me Not At All Like Me Assertion 2: Very few children feel responsible for the behaviour of their classmates. Problem 1. Why might most students be obedient rather than responsible? Compared to way you described your behaviour in the previous 17 questions how well do you think you would behave in class – (Better About the same A little Worse Worse if the school got rid of punishments. At least Worse Prim Sec N=1884 N=2309 30% 32% and all rewards 40% 38% And reports to parents. 46% 43% and the teachers, students and other students didn’t care how you behaved. 55% 48% Much Worse) Assertion 3: Most students are obedient rather than responsible Problem 2 Why might most Australian students be unwilling to encourage their classmates to act responsibly? How powerful are you? How powerful are you? What proportion of the variation in students’ learning (on average) is caused by The student’s personal characteristics (e.g. personality, drive etc) The student’s home situation (e.g. books in the home, parents’ aspirations, etc) School characteristics (e.g. School-wide policies, resources) What happens in the classroom (e.g teacherstudent and student-student interaction) 100% Recent research shows that, on average, regardless of a student’s home background and the school’s resources, Approximately 40% of the variation in an individual student’s in school learning relates to what goes on in individual classrooms. Review of Research in Education.Vol.32.2008:328-369. Assertion 4:What teachers say and do in class strongly affects students’ learning and values. Types of Power Different types of Power COERCIVE LEGITIMATE REFERENT Power teacher has over a student that comes from the student’s desire to avoid punishment (Either you….. or you will have to Power due to position and role (Do what you are told!) Power that students give to teachers whose relationship they value. Stems from trust of, respect for, and liking of the teacher. (Do you have to? Can’t you do me a favour and …) REWARD Power related to a desire to gain something desired. Teachers who provide desired recognition and reward for appropriate behaviour have this kind of power (Thanks, that was very helpful) EXPERT Power which stems from a student’s belief that the teacher has the ability to pass on important knowledge and skills, and they will gain something valuable if they cooperate (Trust me, I know) INFORMATIONAL Power related to the quality of ideas and argument, and its acceptability (This is of value to you because......) Assertion 5:Referent, Reward, Informational (and Expert) powers- have the greatest potential to influence the behaviour of challenging students. Without Referent power, even rewards and logic won’t work. Problem 3 What might teachers realistically do to encourage their students to become more Responsible in school? Samples in 2010/11 Northern Metropolitan Region • 4 Primary and 5 Secondary schools Western Region • 10 Primary and 5 Secondary schools 1830 Primary students (year 4-6) 1731 Secondary students (year 7-10) Summary Assertion 6: When teachers use ‘coercive’ management techniques (Punishment [without a working relationship] & Aggression) students act less responsibly and are more distracted when management occurs. Assertion 7: When teachers use more ‘inclusive’ techniques (Discussion, Recognition, Punishment [with a working relationship] Involvement & Hinting) students act more responsibly and are less distracted when management occurs. Summary Assertion 8: When there are more misbehaving students in the class, teachers tend to increase their use of Coercive management Assertion 9: When there are more misbehaving students in the class, teachers tend to rely less on Relationship based management. Problem 4. Why would teachers choose to use forms of Power they know don’t work productively? (Legitimate, Coercive) Why would teachers choose not to use forms of Power they know are effective? (Referent, Reward, Informational) Fuller: Level of Concern • Level 1: Self (physical & emotional wellbeing) • Level 2: Task (skills & techniques) • Level 3: Impact (effect on student) When a teacher perceives threat, he or she is likely to regress to level 1 and ignore the needs of the student Attribution Theory Some characteristic of the child is responsible for my reaction. It’s inevitable. Efficacy Theory Low: It’s because I don’t know what else to do. High: It’s an efficient way of keeping things under control. Attachment Theory The child is unreasonable and rejecting, and it makes me upset. Developmental Management Approach (DMA) Based on - Four Patterns of Student Behaviour A. Managed by normal curriculum These students manage themselves in order to learn what is contained in the curriculum B. Managed within the class These students are occasionally distracted or disruptive, but do not have to be isolated or referred to others C. Managed out of class These students cannot be managed as part of a group and need to be isolated, sent out or referred to others D. Not managed These students generally seem unmanageable no matter what is tried Developmental Classroom Management (DMA). Keeping students adult and rational Main assumptions All students want to be accepted by their peer group. Most students, when in their rational ‘adult’ state, have goodwill towards others and make rational decisions. What teachers say and do will make a difference to whether or not the student stay in their ‘adult’. If teachers don’t “explain themselves”, challenging children generally assume the worst. http://www.aiz.vic.edu.au/Resources/?cid=44 DMA Techniques • A behaviour students – Visual and verbal hints • B behaviour students– Calm assertive control via systematic use of Rewards for effort, and logical consequences for lack of effort - to act responsibly • C behaviour students– One on one, adult discussions to reorient values • D behaviour students– Rebuilding student’s self concept via a focus on their feelings of Competence, Usefulness and Belonging Lewis, R. (2008). The developmental management approach to classroom behaviour: Responding to individual needs. Melbourne: ACER Press. (Republished by Routledge. USA as Understanding Pupil Behaviour, 2009) Broadmeadows Primary School Number of times students exited from Learning Spaces by term Exit 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Term 3 Term 4 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 The school now performed well above the average of all Australian schools in numeracy and above the national average in reading and spelling. Broadmeadows Primary School Number of times students exited from Learning Spaces by term Exit 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 In 2012 - 40 new students & 5 new staff – 16 ‘exits’. 2012 Two major research findings related to teachers’ interactions with more challenging students Teachers, when dealing with more challenging students appear to be Increasing their use of Coercive and Legitimate Power Teachers, when dealing with more challenging students, appear to be decreasing slightly their use of Referent and Reward Power
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