Q1 · hard · AI-verified
Jacob Kounin's concept of 'momentum' in classroom management refers to a teacher's ability to:
- Build student motivation by gradually increasing the difficulty level of tasks
- Keep lessons moving at an appropriate pace without unnecessary slowdowns or interruptions
- Sequence instructional activities from simple to complex without any gaps
- Maintain physical energy and enthusiasm throughout a lesson
Q2 · hard · AI-verified
According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, a classroom management strategy that involves regular parent-teacher communication about a child's behaviour operates primarily at the level of:
- Exosystem
- Microsystem
- Macrosystem
- Mesosystem
Q3 · hard · AI-verified
A primary teacher uses a token economy in her classroom, awarding stickers for on-task behaviour that students later exchange for privileges. This strategy is primarily grounded in:
- Classical conditioning (Ivan Pavlov)
- Operant conditioning (B.F. Skinner)
- Social learning theory (Albert Bandura)
- Zone of Proximal Development (Lev Vygotsky)
Q4 · medium · AI-verified
A teacher in a primary school uses 'I-messages' instead of 'You-messages' when communicating with misbehaving students (e.g., 'I feel distracted when there is noise' instead of 'You are being noisy'). This technique is associated with which approach?
- Maslow's hierarchy of needs framework
- Skinner's operant conditioning approach
- Piaget's constructivist classroom model
- Thomas Gordon's Teacher Effectiveness Training (TET)
Q5 · medium · AI-verified
A teacher uses physical proximity — moving near a disruptive student without interrupting the lesson — to redirect the student's attention. This non-verbal classroom management technique is known as:
- Assertive discipline
- Signal interference
- Behaviour contracting
- Proximity control