CLASSROOM

MANAGEMENT FOR ESL

CLASSROOM

Authoritarian classroom
management
Behaviour modification
By
Haizad

Authoritarian classroom
management

Teachers have full responsibility for regulating the

classroom.
Devise and enforce specific rules to control pupils
behaviour.

Firm limits and control on the

pupils

Pupils will often have assigned seats for the entire term.
The desks are usually in straight rows.
Pupils should be quiet and cannot interrupt.
Pupils have to obey the rules without any questions.
Teacher rarely gives hall passes or recognizes excused
absences.
Pupils do not have the opportunity to learn and/or
practice communication skills.
Pupils hardly initiate any activity in the classroom.
Pupils are not motivated or encouraged to set personal
goals.

Behaviour modification

Based on the ideas and work of B. F. Skinner (1968,

1971)
The basis is the assumptions that pupils will
change their behaviour to receive definite rewards.
Pupils behaviour can be changed by altering the
consequences that follow their actions and
behaviours.
Use reinforcement principles systematically to
change some aspect of educational practice or
pupils behaviour.

Positive reinforcement :- Rewards such as praises, grades,

stickers and tokens.
Negative reinforcement :- Giving pupils extra weekend
homework, denying visits or change their
seating arrangements.

Skinners behaviour
modification model

Behavior is shaped by its consequences, by what happens

to the individual immediately afterward.
Systematic use of reinforcement (rewards) can shape
students' behavior in desired directions.
Behavior becomes weaker if not followed by
reinforcement.
Behavior is also weakened by punishment.
In the early stages of learning, constant reinforcement
produces the best result.
Once learning has reached the desired level, it is best
maintained through intermittent reinforcement, provided
only occasionally.

 Behavior modification is applied in these two main ways:

The teacher observes the student perform an undesired act;

the teacher rewards the student; the student tends to repeat
the act.
The teacher observes the student perform an undesired act;
the teacher either ignores the act or punishes the student,
then praises a student who is behaving correctly; the
misbehaving student becomes less likely than before to
repeat the act.

Behavior modification successfully uses various kinds of

reinforcers. They include social reinforcers such as verbal
comments, facial expressions, and gestures; graphic
reinforcers such as marks and stars; activity reinforcers
such as free time and collaborating with a friend; and
tangible reinforcers such as prizes and printed awards.