Ch 13 Learning Environments

Question 1

participation structures

Answer 1

rules defining how to participate in classroom activities

Question 2

withitness (Kounin)

Answer 2

awareness of everything happening in a classroom + behaviours that demonstrate this awareness

Question 3

desist (Kounin)

Answer 3

telling students to stop misbehaving

Question 4

suggesting alternative behaviour (Kounin)

Answer 4

when misebheaviour a occurs

Question 5

concurrent praise (Kounin)

Answer 5

using misbehaviour as cue to praise appropriate behaviour

Question 6

overlapping

Answer 6

supervising several activities at once

Question 7

group focus

Answer 7

keeping as many students involved in class activities

Question 8

group alerting

Answer 8

teacher’s actions designed to keep students alert

Question 9

movement management

Answer 9

smooth transitions between activities

Question 10

I-message

Answer 10

frank way to talk about the problem (Teacher effectiveness training Gordon)

Question 11

coercive power (Tauber)

Answer 11

perception that individual has control over administering punishment

Question 12

reward power (Tauber)

Answer 12

belief that individual is in control of dispensing rewards

Question 13

legitimate power (Tauber)

Answer 13

belief that certain individuals in society have right to prescribe behaviour of others

Question 14

referent power (Tauber)

Answer 14

result of respect/admiration people hold for attributes/actions of an individual

Question 15

expert power (Tauber)

Answer 15

individual perceived to have particular knowledge/expertise that is valued/desired

Question 16

position powers vs personal powers

Answer 16

• position: coercive, reward, legitimate

- personal: referent, expert

Question 17

paraphrase rule

Answer 17

policy whereby listeners must accurately summarize what a speaker has said before being allowed to respond