this is subjective assignment 2 of academic writing course under swayam platform.

1. DETAILS OF STUDENT
• NAME – MEGHA
• STUDENT ID –
2f30a028e59111e9ab47f572b45274
• meghasharma1022@gmail.com
• Banaras hindu university, varanasi.
• Department of psychology.
• Course- Academic writing.

2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my special thanks of
gratitude to Dr. AJAY SEMALTY and his team
members for their able guidance and support in
learning.
I would also like to extend my gratitude to
course ACADEMIC WRITING and SWAYAM
platform for providing me with all the facility.

3. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIES

4. WHAT IS CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT?
• It is a technique for effective discipline.
• It aims for building students’ self esteem.
• It prepares students to learn in class.
• It provides a safe, comfortable learning
environment for students.
• It empowers students to be creative and
imaginative in daily lessons.

5. IT’S IMPORTANCE!
• Satisfaction and enjoyment in teaching are
dependent upon leading students to
cooperate.
• Classroom management issues are of highest
concern for beginning teachers.

6. TECHNIQUES FOR BETTER CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT
• Focus attention on entire class.
• Use softer voice in class.
• Come to class prepared.
• Show confidence in your teaching.
• Move around the room so the students have
to pay attention more readily.
• Direct your instruction so that students know
what is going to happen.

7. DEALING WITH MISBEHAVIOUR
• Remain focused and calm.
• Organize thoughts
• Avoid playing detective.
• Utilize alternative lesson plans.
• Utilize the help of colleagues and guardians.
• Identify positive rein forcers for the behaviour.
• Observe students’ behaviour.
• Shape students’ behaviour.

8. SHYNESS 0R SILENCE
• Results in lack of participation in class.
• Make him involve by directly asking him a
question.
• Make eye contact and non verbal
communication.
• Give strong positive reinforcement for any
contribution.
• Appoint to be small group leader.

9. TALKATIVENESS
• Acknowledge comments made.
• Give limited time to express viewpoint or
feelings, and then move on.
• Give the person individual attention during
breaks.
• Say “That’s an interesting point. Now lets see
what other people thinks.
•

10. HECKLING/ARGUING
• Results in disagreement with everything you
say; making personal attacks.
• Recognize participants’ feelings and move on.
• Acknowledge positive points.
• Say “I appreciate your comments, but I’d like
to hear from others, or it looks like we
disagree.

11. MODIFYING OFF-TASK BEHAVIOUR
PATTERNS.
• Use the principle of “SHAPING”.
• Reinforce behaviours that are similar to the
behaviour to be learned.
• Subsequent actions that are less like the
behaviour to be learned than previous actions
are not positively reinforced.
• Subsequent actions that are more like the
behaviour to be learned than previous actions
are reinforced.

12. ATTENTION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR
• “Catch them being good!”- and let them know
you caught them.
• Attention seeking students prefer being
punished, admonished or criticize to being
ignored.
• Give attention to this student when he or she
is on task and cooperating.

13. SIDE CONVERSATIONS
• Results in distracting group member and
teaching.
• Don’t embarrass talkers.
• Ask their opinion on topic being discussed.
• Make eye contact with them.
• Ask talkers if they would like to share their
ideas.
• Stand near the talkers.

14. POWER SEEKING BEHAVIOUR
• Power seeking behaviour of students attempt
to provoke teachers into a struggle of wills
• In most cases, the teacher should direct
attention to other members of the class.

15. FEEDBACK ABOUT THE COURSE
• Academic writing is a wonderful course that
helped me a lot in learning about research
and paper writing. It helped me to learn the
skills that are required to write my thesis. It is
really valuable and compulsory for every
individual in field of academics. I will make use
of the knowledge gained in future. Thanks to
Dr. Ajay semalty.