Establishing positive classroom expectations, or norms, that reflect the shared values of a classroom community (i.e., educators, students, families) is an important step toward creating a positive teaching and learning environment. This brief provides guidance for creating and using a classroom teaching matrix to explicitly identify, define, and…

Through four previous editions, students and instructors have relied on this book's clear, concise, and highly accessible overview of the processes and mechanisms responsible for conditioning and learning. Domjan and Delamater summarize major theories of how humans and nonhuman animals learn, along with the classic experiments that support these…

Examines the role and effects of negative responses and uncooperative behavior in young children. Describes four basic types of uncooperative responses. Offers eight strategies for managing inappropriate responses before they become barriers to learning and development, as well as suggestions for teacher monitoring of their own attitudes. (SD)

The article is designed to help parents and teachers understand the causes of common behaviors of gifted children that become "problems" to adults and to suggest some effective strategies for dealing with such behaviors. (SBH)

Hearing impaired students who display inappropriate negative responses to everyday classroom events can be helped through four techniques: (1) counter-conditioning, (2) vicarious learning, (3) systematic desensitization, and (4) progressive muscle relaxation. (CL)

Characteristics and management of the passive aggressive child in classroom situations are presented in the article. (PHR)

The inservice participant's booklet presents information for regular class teachers on ways to manage atypical behaviors in the mainstreamed elementary class. Sections address the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): identification (atypical behavioral patterns and learning styles); causes of atypical behavior; academic intervention…

Deindividuation is a complex process in which a series of social conditions lead to changes in perception of self and of other people. Described is a classroom demonstration that illustrates this concept, revealing that even normal, well-adjusted college students are capable of highly inappropriate, antisocial behavior under certain conditions.…

The two articles explore the characteristics of the withdrawn and the aggressive child and suggest management techniques for classroom teachers. (PHR)

This paper provides introductory material for a teacher workshop on the importance of teacher clarity in controlling disruptive behavior in young students. The main thrust is that a teacher must set forth his or her limits on behavior clearly and simply in order for a student to begin setting his or her own limits and thus become self-directed.…

The rationale for using a behavioral assessment approach in the evaluation of hyperactivity is explained, and the various procedures for behaviorally assessing hyperactivity are reviewed. Guidelines and resources are also suggested for the practitioner to use in behavioral assessment of hyperactivity. (SW)

Discusses chronic behavior problems that occur in early childhood classrooms and the need to intervene at an early age to prevent continued conduct problems. Examines different kinds of challenging behaviors and motivations for them. Suggests intervention methods to prevent antisocial behavior and strategies for teaching children alternative…

A problem-solving strategy for dealing with disruptive student behavior in the college classroom is outlined. It uses a series of questions designed to provide perspective on the problem and aid in generating responses. Steps include clarifying the problem, identifying critical elements, describing context, analyzing emotional and behavioral…

Discusses the problem of toddler biting behavior in child care settings. Describes reasons for biting by toddlers, recommends caregiver responses to toddler biting, presents tips for observing children to identify the biter's patterns, and outlines ways to prevent biting in child care settings. (KB)

This article reviews literature on the behavior of deaf adolescents; pinpoints problems in students' lack of social skills, decision making, and lack of goal orientation; and offers guidelines for teaching values in tandem with decision-making skills. Six sample lessons are briefly outlined, on defining problems, predicting consequences,…