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LeVar, Rebecca, and Aubry have just received their scores on the political science test they took earlier in the week. LeVar and Aubry seemed pleased with their scores. Rebecca, however, approaches her teacher and laments, "I'm so upset! I studied really hard for this test, and I got a D. The test was just too hard!" According to Gordon, it is best if the teacher


A) gently criticizes Rebecca for making excuses for her poor performance and encourages her to take responsibility for her own behavior.
B) explains why the test was fair and why Rebecca may have performed poorly.
C) listens to Rebecca carefully and arranges for her to take a makeup exam.
D) first determines who owns the problem, then uses active listening.

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Describe two factors that contribute to aggressive behavior in males.

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Biological factors that predispose males...

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According to current classroom management research, what procedures should be followed during the first weeks with a new group of students?

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During the first days and weeks with a n...

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Describe the nature and significance of the ripple effect.

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The ripple effect refers to the group re...

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What would you do if you followed Ginott's suggestions regarding communication during disciplinary situations?

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If you adhered to Ginott's the...

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Comment on the incidence of crime and serious violence in U.S. public schools.

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It is not fair to say that acts of crime...

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What procedures does the text recommend if you find that you must criticize a student?

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Try to make criticisms private...

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If you take into account Kounin's observations on class management, you are most likely to keep a class alert and involved if you


A) always call on a good student first, then ask a question.
B) ask one pupil to answer several questions in succession.
C) call on several students, in unpredictable order and in quick succession.
D) call on students while moving systematically around the room.

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Taking into account the current research on classroom management, describe how effective teachers handle classroom routines.

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Effective teachers think ahead about how...

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Which of the following statements suggests that the student who makes it is under the influence of the ripple effect?


A) "If we keep busy, we'll be able to leave early. Stop fooling around."
B) "This teacher will send you to the office for anything. Watch it."
C) "I don't have my homework finished, and I'm scared about what old sourpuss is going to do about it."
D) "For heaven's sake, put that comic book away! Didn't you see what just happened to Cathy?"

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Generalizing from Diana Baumrind's research on parenting styles, which style of interaction would likely allow students to regulate their own behavior most effectively?


A) permissive
B) authoritative
C) authoritarian
D) laissez-faire

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Which of the following teachers seems most aware of the importance of momentum in class activities?


A) Mr. Chong asks all students in the class to go to the board, one by one.
B) Miss Cleary schedules a test just after recess.
C) Mrs. Omori follows a standard pattern of class activities.
D) Ms. Oldham waits until a lesson is finished before commenting on a minor bit of misbehavior.

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If you are concerned with maintaining the proper degree of control and management over your adolescent students, which of the following is the best approach?


A) Make and communicate a specific system of rules and procedures, one from which there is little deviation.
B) Allow the students to determine all classroom rules democratically.
C) Allow no input into making rules and procedures; determine them all yourself.
D) Don't worry about passing out rules to students or posting them; they wish to be treated as adults and need to be told about rules only once.

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Describe three techniques you might use to give students who seem to be on the verge of misbehaving the support they need to maintain self-control.

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Use supportive reactions to he...

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According to classroom management research, during the first weeks with a new class effective classroom managers are likely to


A) arrange a series of specific teacher-led assignments.
B) favor open education techniques to permit exploration.
C) make use of discussion groups to help students get acquainted.
D) organize discovery sessions to promote class spirit.

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Define bullying, note any gender differences in bullying, and explain why it is a problem that educators need to specifically address.

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Bullying can be defined as the repeated ...

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In terms of Erikson's description of psychosocial development, misbehavior on the part of high school students can often be attributed to


A) the epigenetic principle.
B) the amount of violence in American society.
C) lack of a positive identity.
D) premature foreclosure of identity.

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Which of the following would you expect an effective classroom manager to do on the first day of class?


A) Ask students to propose ways to handle classroom procedures.
B) Present the classroom rules and explain the penalties for misbehavior.
C) Plan not to plan for the first day's activities, just let students get to know one another.
D) Have students elect three teacher's helpers to carry out classroom procedures.

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In dealing with disruptive behavior, techniques such as signals, proximity control, interest boosting, and antiseptic bouncing are intended to


A) encourage student self-control.
B) encourage student imitation of desirable forms of behavior.
C) make use of group pressure to encourage desirable behavior.
D) increase the effectiveness of classroom rules.

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In which of the following situations is a teacher demonstrating skill at handling what Kounin calls overlapping?


A) A teacher deals with students of different ages on a playground by taking their various ages into account.
B) A teacher gives the class a free period and uses the time to help several students who have fallen behind.
C) A teacher notices that two students are sleeping, stops the lesson, wakes the students, and then begins again.
D) A teacher working with one group of students turns momentarily to tell another group to get busy, then quickly redirects his attention to the first group.

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