Instructional Dimension

- The amount and quality of

instruction has taken center
stage in the education of
children with special needs.
• Daily schedules
• Transitions
• Groupings
• Lesson plans
Procedural Dimension
- Rules and procedures are
necessary to maintain order
within acceptable limits
for a classroom .
• Classroom rules

• Classroom procedures
Organizational Dimension
- Administrative duties
added for the success of
the program designed for
the child.
• Personnel interaction
• Work environment
• Administrative duties
• Instructional applications
• Personal applications
 Lesson 3
Characteristics of
Classroom
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6 Features of classroom (Doyle 1986)

1. MULTIDIMENSIONALITY
- a broad range of activities
happens within the boundaries of
the classroom.
2. SIMULTANEITY
- many activities occur together in
the classroom.
3. IMMEDIACY
- immediate and on- the- spot
decisions about how to proceed.
4. UNPREDICTABILITY
- events take unexpected turns
thus it is often difficult to anticipate
how an activity will go on.
5. PUBLICNESS
- lack of privacy that causes
teachers to always be on guard
with their behavior while monitoring
their students.
6. HISTORY
- past events, whether positive or
negative, that affect what happens
in the future.