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Promoting Classroom Management

in Undergraduate Classrooms
Faculty Survey

ThePromotingClassroomManagementSurveyisafacultyquestionnairewithfourmajorcomponents:(1)Faculty
Background,(2)SeriousnessofStudentIncivilityBehaviors,(3)FrequencyofStudentIncivilityBehaviors,and(4)
StrategiesforManagingClassroomIncivility.Thesurveyitemswerebasedonanextensivereviewofliteratureanddata
collectedfromnumerousfacultyinterviews.Inadditiontoidentifyingspecificclassroomdisruptions,thesurveyaimsto
determineconcretestrategiestomanagethedisruptions.SurveyitemsincludeLikertScale,rankorder,andopenended
questions.Ittakesabout10minutestocomplete.

BarbaraA.Frey,D.Ed
SeniorInstructionalDesigner
UniversityofPittsburgh
bafrey@pitt.edu

2008BarbaraA.Frey

Promoting Classroom Management


in Undergraduate Classrooms
Faculty Survey
I. Background
1.

How many years of teaching experience do you have


a. 0-3
b. 4-7
c. 8-11

2.

What is your faculty status?


a. Teaching assistant
b. Instructor
c. Assistant professor

3.

d. 12-15
e. 16-19
f. 20 or more
d. Associate professor
e. Full professor
f. Other

What is your employment status?


a. Part-time
b. Fulltime

4.

What is your gender?


a. Female
b. Male

5.

What is your race or ethnicity?


a.
b.
c.
d.

6.

White/Caucasian
African American/Black
American Indian
Asian American

e. Mexican American
f. Puerto Rican American
g. Other

Which best describes your course?


a. Required course
b. Elective course

7.

How large is your course enrollment?


a. 0-15
b. 51-100
c. 101-200

8.

What amount of training have you had in dealing with classroom management problems?
a. None (0 hours)
b. 1-3 hours
c. 4-6 hours

9.

d. 7-9 hours
e. 10 hours or more

How serious is the problem of disruptive behavior or classroom incivility in your teaching?
a. Very serious
b. Serious

10.

d. 201-300
e. Over 300

c. Somewhat serious
d. Not serious

How frequent are classroom incivility disruptions in your teaching?


a. Once a week or more
b. Several times per semester
c. Once per semester or less

11.

In general, who are more likely to disrupt your class?


a. Males
b. Females
c. No difference

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II. Student Behaviors


On a scale from 1-5, how serious do you consider the following behaviors?
Please circle your response.

1 = not serious

5 = extremely serious

NOT
SERIOUS

EXTREMELY
SERIOUS

1.

Eating

2.

Disapproving groans/sighs

3.

Sleeping

4.

Using a computer for tasks unrelated to class


presentation

5.

Arriving late or leaving early

6.

Dominating class discussion

7.

Using vulgarity

8.

Challenging your knowledge

9.

Verbally attacking other students

10.

Physically attacking other students

11.

Sending inappropriate emails to faculty

12.

Making threats to faculty or students

13.

Sexually harassing others

14.

Text-messaging

15.

Allowing cell phone to ring

16.

Making sarcastic remarks

17.

Talking to other students about content


unrelated to class

18.

Wearing hats

19.

Nosily unpacking or packing backpacks

20.

Reading the newspaper

21.

Talking out of turn

22.

Making offensive remarks

23.

Acting under the influence of drugs/alcohol

24.

Dressing inappropriately

25.

OtherPlease identify:

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III. Frequency of Behaviors


1 = infrequent

5 = quite frequent

On a scale from 1-5, indicate the frequency of these classroom behaviors:


Please circle your response.

QUITE
FREQUENT
1 or more times
per week

INFREQUENT
1 time per
semester or less
1.

Eating

2.

Disapproving groans/sighs

3.

Sleeping

4.

Using a computer for tasks unrelated to class


presentation

5.

Arriving late or leaving early

6.

Dominating class discussion

7.

Using vulgarity

8.

Challenging your knowledge

9.

Verbally attacking other students

10.

Physically attacking other students

11.

Sending inappropriate emails to faculty

12.

Making threats to faculty or students

13.

Sexually harassing others

14.

Text-messaging

15.

Allowing cell phone to ring

16.

Making sarcastic remarks

17.

Talking to other students about content


unrelated to class

18.

Wearing hats

19.

Nosily unpacking or packing backpacks

20.

Reading the newspaper

21.

Talking out of turn

22.

Making offensive remarks

23.

Acting under the influence of drugs/alcohol

24.

Dressing inappropriately

25.

OtherPlease identify:

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IV. Promoting Civility Strategies


Disruptive Classroom Behaviors

Promoting Civility Strategies

From the list below, identify the three behaviors that


occur most frequently in your classes.

From the strategies listed below, select the letter(s)


that are most effective in dealing with the
corresponding behavior.

Example: #7 (Using vulgarity)

BKR

1.

1.

2.

2.

3.

3.

Disruptive Classroom Behaviors


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

Eating
Disapproving groans/sighs
Sleeping
Using a computer for tasks unrelated to class
presentation
Arriving late or leaving early
Dominating class discussion
Using vulgarity
Challenging your knowledge
Verbally attacking other students
Physically attacking other students
Sending inappropriate emails to faculty
Making threats to faculty or students
Sexually harassing others
Text-messaging
Allowing cell phone to ring
Making sarcastic remarks
Talking to other students about content unrelated to
class
Wearing hats
Nosily unpacking or packing backpacks
Reading the newspaper
Talking out of turn
Making offensive remarks
Acting under the influence of drugs/alcohol
Dressing inappropriately
OtherPlease identify

Promoting Civility Strategies


A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
S.
T.
U.
V.

Ignoring the problem


Addressing the entire class
Speaking privately to student offender(s)
Speaking publicly to student offender(s)
Raising voice above disruptive incident
Sending email to offender(s)
Seeking help from other faculty
Seeking help from teaching assistant
Seeking help from other students in class
Seeking help from campus support staff (e.g.,
counselors, faculty developers, security)
Seeking help from teaching and learning center
Seeking help from department chair or dean
Changing the syllabus or course requirements
Asserting yourself
Punishing with additional quiz
Punishing with pre-determined sanction
Permanently removing student from classroom
Removing student from course
Flickering light switch
Videotaping class session
Pausing lecture until disruption clears
OtherPlease identify

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Additional comments related to promoting civility in your classroom:

Are you interested in receiving additional resources or training?

Thank You!

2008BarbaraA.Frey

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