EDUS304 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
| Course Code: | 3680304 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Educational Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Students are expected to:
- Increase understanding of the classroom context from physical, social, psychological and cognitive perspectives.
- Discuss a variety of approaches and models to classroom management.
- Survey issues on classroom management and develop a more critical perspective to classroom management styles of teachers.
- Analyze strategies in establishing and maintaining a healthy learning environment; managing time, seatwork, group-work, recitations and discussions.
- Increase awareness of teacher-parent cooperation in maintaining effective teaching and learning processes.
Course Content
Social and psychological factors that influence student behaviour, basic characteristics and functions of classroom context, designing the physical environment, starting a new school year, developing and teaching rules and routines for classroom management, gaining student cooperation, protecting and restoring order, creating a positive learning environment, managing seatwork, group work, recitations and discussions, productive and effective use of time in class, motivation and communication, problem behaviors and ways of dealing with them.
Course Learning Outcomes
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