Course: Practicum 1a

Code: EPC 1403

Observation Task 7: Classroom

management and teacher talk

Prepared by: Hend Saeed Alyammahi

ID: H00357629
Prepared to: Ms. Hamada Al-awadi
Date of submission: Sunday July 1, 2018
 Observation Task 7: Classroom management and teacher talk
Focus: Classroom Management
Procedure:
1. Record what the teacher says throughout the day. Fill in the table completely
with her exact words.

Beginning and ending the day

teacher arrives
before the pupils
Punctuality at the with pupils
beginning of the lesson after pupils
choose one: learners arrive
all on time
most on time
several late
positive reinforcement ---------------
“you know that our class starts at
tan o’clock. You are fifteen/ten
Teachers response to
minutes late. Since you missed the
those who are late. What negative reinforcement
first activity you will have to work
does she say?
on while the rest of the class are
playing Kahoot!”
punishment ----------------------
- After greeting “good morning ladies, how are you today?”
Starting the day: - the teacher asked the students if they did their homework “ladies,
What does the teacher have you finish working on your PPt? if not, try to finish it today
say? before two o’clock this afternoon. I only got two PPt from Maryam
What does the teacher and Wadima, so thank you both.”
do? - “now I will take the attendance, I will say your name only one time
so please concentrate with me.”
Lining up : location Playground
How do the children line outside class Note: the college students don’t line up when moving
up? from one place to another
Inside class
Teacher instructions for
lining up: What does the ----------
teacher say?
 What does the teacher
do?
Ending the day: Before leaving the class “the ones who didn’t finish the crossword
What does the teacher worksheet, please do it as a homework plus the homework from
say? yesterday. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to e-mail me. Thank
What does the teacher you and have a nice day. See you tomorrow.”
do? Finally, she whipped the white board and left.
Moving
- The teacher sets time for each activity. Before the time ends,
“remember you still have five minutes only, try to finish.”
Moving the children for a - “Time is up eyes on the board, let’s do this together.”
new activity. - After checking the work with the class, she reads the plan on the
What does the teacher white board and put a tick on the accomplished work, “let’s see
say? what we still have to do, we did the matching worksheet, we
What does the teacher finished the PPts, but we still need do the Kahoot game.”
do? - “we still have time, so take out your laptops and login Kahoot,
since I have twelve students today I need twelve students logged
in Kahoot.”
- The students follow the teacher instructions. Sometimes they try
Moving the children: to negotiate not to have a new activity by the end of the time or to
How do they respond? leave early. But the teacher insists on them, unless there is really
no time then she dismiss them five minutes early.
Misbehaviour
When a child Most of the students’ misbehaviors are either they play with their phone
misbehaved: during the class or they talk while the teacher other their colleagues are
What was the learner presenting. It’s rarely to have moral or disrespectful behaviors with those
doing? students.
The teacher reminds them with the class policy, “you know that you can’t
What does the teacher
use your mobile phone on the class, wither you put it away or I will take
say?
your phone to the student services.”
What does the teacher
If they still not listening, the teacher asks them to give her the cellphone
do?
and she take to the student services.
Usually the students respond to the first threat and keep their phones
How did the child
away. If they didn’t, they have to deal with the student services to get
respond?
their phones back.
 How does the teacher If any student misbehaves the teacher ask him to her table and talk face
stop the children during to face with that student. She tells her what she did wrong and ask her
an activity? not to do this again. Then, she sends her back to work.

Reflection
1. What worked well and why?
2. What useful tips and strategies did you observe?
3. What techniques do you think the teacher uses to manage the children and
why?
4. Are there any children in the class with difficult or unusual behavior? How does
the teacher deal with these children?
5. Overall, is the teacher more negative or positive when dealing with management
issues? Why?

Classroom management

The classroom management strategies that I observed during this teaching

practice is different than what I observed before. In the elementary schools, there are a lot
of strategies to control the students such as: positive/negative reinforcement, naughty
corner, performance charts, and punishments. However, in the college the situation is
different, my MST relies more in the one to one conversations and doesn’t use any of the
above strategies. She keeps remind them with the class and college polices and she never
took series implications with nay student. Also, the students of the college are more
mature and independent than elementary students.

In my opinion there are no fixed classroom management that teachers can rely on
all the time. Those rules differ from class to another, and from teacher to teacher. For
instance, teachers who are teaching adult learners might relay the most on open
conversations than using punishment and reinforcement (Milner and Tenore, 2017).
Furthermore, if they used punishment its more likely to be by giving extra homework or
adding more requirements to the project. On the other hand, I think that young learners
respond better to the use of reinforcement and punishment where the teacher authority is
higher than students’. Where in college, everyone is responsible about his/her own
learning and attitude; and the teacher’s role is more like a facilitator than a controller.

In conclusion, I think that there are many factors to be considered before

implementing any rules in the classroom. For instance, If I became an elementary school
teacher I will defiantly use positive reinforcement like performance chart or negative
reinforcement like taking a way the homework of day or delaying the quiz. Moreover, I
will use punishment as a final technique and only for the severe or moral misbehaviors.
However, if I became a college instructor I will try to deal with them as colleagues.
Where I will provide them with advice and positive comments to help them succeed in
their college life so they can be more independent and mature.

Reference

Milner, H. R., & Tenore, F. B. (2017). Classroom management in diverse classrooms.

SAGE journals, 45(5), 560-603.