Shaping Student Behaviour

Shaping student behavior
http://www.seenmagazine.us/articles/article-detail/articleid/859/shaping-student-behavior.aspx
Teaching student behavior
Randy Sprick, Ph.D.

This is an article on how to manage the mechanisms that positively impact student behavior. In today’s classroom setting it is no longer the case of students “should know how to behave”. Sprick recommends STOIC, an acronym, to describe five major variables teachers can control in shaping student behavior.
S: Structure your classroom for success
T: Teach behavioral expectations to student
O: Observe and supervise
I: Interact positively
C: Correct fluently

This article is a good read because it provides teachers with guidelines how to manage a classroom to enhance teaching and learning as well as shaping students’ behavior. A positive environment would motivate students effectively and have a positive attitude towards learning.

Also, an effective teacher who knows the mechanism to manage student behavior would indirectly motivate students’ achievement and create safe and nurturing classroom climates.

When the classroom atmosphere is conducive with positive teacher-student relationship, the teaching and learning aspect may no longer be viewed as a struggle for the students or the teacher. A caring classroom environment, positive relationships between teachers and students, may promote behavioral change and may promote effective teaching and learning. Special education teachers are also involved in managing students’ disruptive behavior and the tips provided in this article may be useful to promote positive behaviour.