Definition of Classroom Management
Classroom
management refers to the ways in which student behavior, movement and
interaction during a lesson are organized and controlled by the teacher”
Richards (1990, 10).
Definition of Discipline
- To maintain order and to keep the group on task and moving ahead, not to spot and punish those students who are misbehaving. “( Greenwood and Parkay, 1989)
The
best teachers anticipate when misbehaviors are likely to occur and intervene
early to prevent them. The most effective interventions are subtle, brief and
almost private. They do not, therefore interfere with classroom activities.
- Causes of deviant behavior (Cole and Chan, 1987)
Class
Rules
- At the beginning of the school year, establish the class rules.
- Discuss Classroom rules with the students and consequences of misbehavior.
- Post room rules and consequences of misbehavior.