ERIC Number: ED092481
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1973-Nov
Pages: 36
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Withitness: A Classroom Management Concept Related to Effective Teaching. Student Guide. Utah Protocol Materials Project.
Utah State Univ., Logan. Utah Protocol Materials Project.
This student guide is part of a protocol learning module designed to teach the prospective teacher the importance of being aware of classroom activities and some critical factors in deterring deviant behavior. The entire module consists of this guide, a protocol film, and testing materials. The student guide contains: (a) instruction in the use of protocol materials, (b) a discussion of the concept of "withitness" or awareness, (c) two practice lessons in the recognition of awareness and proper techniques in the effective deterrence of deviant behavior, and (d) practice exercises in applying the techniques of "withitness" in simulated teaching situations. The principle underlying this module is that teacher behaviors which demonstrate a teacher's awareness of what is going on in the classroom tend to increase student work involvement and decrease disruptive student behavior. Four teacher behaviors are noted: (a) desisting--the teacher demonstrates "withitness" by telling students to stop the deviant behavior, being sure that the desist is directed at the initiating student and that it is administered before the deviant behavior spreads; (b) suggesting alternative behavior; (c) concurrently praising--the teacher avoids direct confrontation with the disruptive student by concurrently praising the nondeviant behavior of other students; and (d) describing--the teacher describes or has the disruptive student describe the desirable behavior which the student usually exhibits or should exhibit in place of the deviant behavior. (HMD)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Teacher Education, Learning Modules, Protocol Materials, Student Behavior, Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Skills
Protocol Dissemination Coordinator, Division of Educational Resources, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620
Publication Type: Guides - General
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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Bureau of Research.
Authoring Institution: Utah State Univ., Logan. Utah Protocol Materials Project.
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Note: For related documents, see SP 007 995-008 005 and 007