Classroom Management Theories

Inside of classroom, it is important that teacher knows hot to control his students because if there is not control during the class, the students possibly will not pay attention and will not learn anything. That is why, it is essential that teachers know... More

Inside of classroom, it is important that teacher knows hot to control his students because if there is not control during the class, the students possibly will not pay attention and will not learn anything. That is why, it is essential that teachers know the different classroom management theories that can help them to manage students’ misbehavior. Among these theories are: Behaviorism theory, lesson management, assertive discipline, student direct learning, choice discipline and orquestation. Lesson management by Jacob Kounin in 1970. He identified a set of characteristics that can reduce students’ bad behavior, such as: Ripple Effect in which teacher corrects the misbehavior in one student and this influences the behavior of other students; withitness that describes the need for the teacher to be aware of what is going on in the classroom all time; overlapping is a teacher’s ability to handle two or more classroom events at the same time. For example, when a teacher gives a student Less