HOW TO PREVENT DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS IN THE CLASSROOM

Implement the lesson plan in an interesting, systematic and meaningful way.

Diversify the teaching-learning activities – use a variety of techniques to sustain pupils’

interest in learning – use suitable teaching aids – role-play etc

Use more pupil-centered or material-centered strategy

Be fair and firm when giving punishment and rewards

Respect the pupils and treat them well to foster a closer relationship between teacher

and students

Value and reinforce pupils with good behaviour who have shown good performance

Provide remedial activities or enrichment activities who have mastered certain skills and

understand the lesson

Make the classroom rules clear.

Avoid physical punishment; give proper guidance to solve the discipline problems

INTERVENTION IN HANDLING DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS

1 Pastoral care

2 Guidance and Counseling

3 Behaviour modification

Positive and Negative Reinforcement – teachers should use reinforcement to handle

stduents’ behaviour – teacher needs to use a behaviour modification system to monitor

and evaluate the behaviour in the classroom – must keep a record of when how why an

incident of misbehaviour in classroom

Reinforcement - Peneguhan

(Skinner’s Theory) Positive Reinforcement – motivation, presents, rewards, touch as well

as inspirational words can influence the change of behaviour of students.

Two Types of Rewards (+ve reinforcement) – 1 Primer Reward - give milk, food 2

Condition Rewards – stars, tokens, high marks, social acceptance, words of praise,

games (i.e. pupil is asked to become teacher’s assistant, taking care of the class pet, 5

to 10 minutes of free activities, praise note to the parents, pupils are given free time to

go to the library)

-ve Reinforcement – given a warning, punishment, scolding pupils, time out, send to

headmaster’s room, cleaning own mess, caning – probability of repetition of

misbehaviour is low or improbable – reverse psychology: “make as much noise as you

can” when students are making too much noise – Shaping: keeps moving about in the

classroom, the teacher must do something to stop this occurrence, set a task for

students that will distract or stop them from misbehaving

Economy Token : Everytime pupil show a positive behaviour they will be given a token by

the teacher (colourful cards : blue card for 10 marks, yellow card for 5 marks. Say, if the

student get 30 marks, she will get a present from the teacher.

Contract Social : written contract promising good behaviour and punishment is doled out

if contract is violated

Time-out : If student is not able to control himself, he is given a time-out (leave the class,

sit in the corner)

Modelling : choose a student (peer) and make the student as the example for other pupils

in the class – encourage students to imitate good behaviour of role models such as the

Prime Minister or other respectable names.