SOCIOLOGY

CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT
THE EDUCATIONAL ‘CLIMATE’
&SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS

1) CLASSROOM LEARNING CLIMATE

2) STUDENT FRIENDSHIP & INTERACTION

PATTERNS IN THE CLASSROOM
POWER DYNAMICS & ROLES
IN THE INFORMAL SYSTEM

2)THEORICAL EXPLANATIONS OF
POWER DYNAMICS IN THE
CLASSROOM.

2)TEACHER STRATEGIES AND THE

INFORMAL SYSTEM
 Classroom learning Climate
• Psychologists and sociologists have
concentrated on the one “teacher-many
students” model.
• The learning climate is made up of
routines imposed on students in
classroom.
• Classroom climate can produce antischool
feelings.
 Cont.
Classroom Codes: Interaction in the
Classroom
A major process in the school system is
interaction.
There are 3 types of classroom interaction.
• Authoritarian
• Democratic
• Laissez-faire
 2) STUDENTS RELATIONSHIP &
INTERACTION PATTERNS IN THE
CLASSROOM
Affective classrooms include increased
interaction & shared activities, more uniform
distribution of popularity among students &
increased opportunity for students to be
good at some task.

Friendship pattern begin in pre-school &

continue through childhood.
 CONT.

For adolescents, having best friends is

important as a source of mutual intimacy,
acceptance, understanding, a place
disclosure and mutual advice.

Commitment become increasingly important

aspect of friendship as adolescent become
older.
 a) Seating arrangement and
physical condition in classroom
 Students face the teacher and focused toward
the central point (max attention). So, students
attention can be better controlled by teachers.

 The location of a students seat affect both

students behavior and teachers attitude toward
the student.
 Cont.
 E.g, the student sitting in the in front or center of
the classroom participate more and achieve
better.

 The physical condition also effect the learning.

E.g,the thermal environment, lighting, adequate
space, equipment and furnishing.

 The effective room decor also create an optimal

learning environment.
 b) Size of classroom

The smaller classes mean fewer control

problems, less work for teachers, more
interaction & communication between
students & teachers.

Classroom in which children teach each

other specific material in small groups also
have high achievement levels.
 Cont.

However, teachers do not always take

advantage of the smaller class size to
create climates more conducive to
learning.
 Teacher strategies and the
informal system
Classroom management – entire range of
teacher-direct planning, managing,
monitoring of student behavior & learning
activities.
 Goal & strategies of teacher:
Philosophy of teacher & school
Organization school & classroom
Available resources
No. of students & interest level
 Cont.

1) Task of getting & keeping student

attention
In mind must have an activities &
lessons of the day
Convince the students of importance
the lessons & motivate them to comply
& even to participate.
 Cont

2) Time management
Problem: Student are off-task or disrupting
learning
Solve: Well- planed & paced lessons
Example: making quick transitions, use
students to do some simple tasks &
paperwork or use other time- saving
techniques
 Cont.

3) Define the lessons from disintegration

and internal defections
Solve: Strategies - questioning to get
attention, teachers do a recess, physical
education or games
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