SCHOOL DISCIPLINE AND

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

Unit 5
Educational Management
And Supervision
Corse Code: 6502
M. Ed. / M. A. Education

DR. ABDUL GHAFFAR TAHIR

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 CONTENT OF THE COURSE

Unit 1 : Concept of Administration

Unit 2 : Concept of School Management
Unit 3 : Concept of Supervision
Unit 4 : Educational Planning
Unit 5 : School Discipline and Classroom Management
Unit 6 : Management of Resources
Unit 7 : School Record
Unit 8 : Administrative and Supervision Structure in Pakistan
Unit 9 : Evaluation Management System

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 OBJECTIVES OF THE SESSION

After studying this unit you will successfully able to;

 Define meanings of the school discipline classroom management and
student classification.
 Appreciate the needs and importance of positive school discipline
 Plan student classification at secondary level.
 Indicate the principles of the classroom management.

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 MEANING AND PURPOSE OF
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
The word ‘discipline’ is derived from the Latin root
“disciplus” meaning a pupil or discipline.
Purpose;
 Gives children a feeling of security by telling them what
they may or may not do.
 It help in avoiding frequent feeling of guilt and shame for
mischievous behavior
 Through discipline children learn to behave in a way that
leads to praise.
 Developmentally appreciate discipline serves as an ego
bolstering motivation that encourage them to accomplish
what is required of them
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 FACTORS EFFECTING
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
Some of the important causes of in discipline in the schools;
 Lack of leadership In teacher
 Current education system
 Lack of a sustaining ideal in the student
 Economic difficulties

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 SUGGESTIONS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
CAUSED BY INDISCIPLINE
1. School discipline and guidance program
2. Practice strategy
i. set clear and consistent rules
ii. make certain that environment is safe and worry free
iii. show interest in children’s activities
iv. provide with ample playing things
v. focus on desired behavior
vi. expect the best of children
vii. give clear directions, one at a time
viii. say yes” whenever is possible
ix. notice and pay attention to the children when they do things
right
x. set a good example
xi. Help children see how their actions affect others
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 SUGGESTIONS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
CAUSED BY INDISCIPLINE
3. Possible reasons children misbehave
i. feel ill bored or hungry or sleepy
ii. lack of prior experience and information
iii. copy the action of elders
iv. experience different set of expectation between home
and school
4. Positive discipline techniques
i. if there is a problem release your stress away from
children
ii. if you are being realistic re-evaluate your expectations
iii. if your students didn’t realized something is wrong help
in understanding what you expect and why and how
student can do that, offer help.
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 PRINCIPLES OF CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT
Principles of classroom management
Principle 1 Assess, Clarify And Communicate Needs And
Expectations.
o students need rights expectations
o teacher needs right expectations
o further expectations of the student
o further expectation of the teacher
Principle 2 Create A Warm And Nurturing Classroom
Environment
ʘ physical environment
ʘ treatment of the students
ʘ esprit de crops
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 PRINCIPLES OF CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT
Principle 3 Democratically Develop Aset Of Rules And
Consequences.
 jointly develop class rules based on expectations and
needs.
 discuss logical consequences
 display the rules and consequences prominently
Principle 4 Develop A Daily Routine Yet Remain Flexible.
o every minute counts
o providing assistance
o managing assignment collection
o restructure or reschedule

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 PRINCIPLES OF CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT
Principle 5 Make Learning More Attractive And Fun For Students
 Genuine incentives
 Active student involvement
 focus on student needs
Principle 6 Deal With Misbehavior , Quickly , Consistently And
Respectfully
 non verbal communication
 reminders requests
 redirecting behavior
 dealing with attention seeking students
 avoid power struggle
 address the behavior not character of the student
 invoking consequences
 prevent escalation
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 PRINCIPLES OF CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT
Principle 7 When All Else Fails , Respectfully Remove The Student
From The Class
 insubordination rule
 conference
 behavioral plan
(ii) Techniques for better classroom discipline
- Focusing
 Direct instruction
 Monitoring
 Modeling
 Non verbal cuing
 Environmental control
 Low profile intervention
 Assertive discipline
 Assertive messages
 Humanistic messages
 Positive discipline 11
CRITERIA FOR STUDENT CLASSIFICATION

History( some plans of student classification)

Many innovations in curriculum , teaching methods and
organization have been tried a few of these are;
--winnetka plan Winnetka Plan, widely imitated educational
experiment in individualized ungraded learning, developed in
1919 under the leadership of Carleton Washburn in the
elementary school system of Winnetka, Ill., U.S. The Winnetka
Plan grew out of the reaction of many educators to the uniform
grading system that held all
--unit plan
--techniques of instruction
--summer school
--grouping
--non graded elementary school
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CRITERIA FOR STUDENT CLASSIFICATION

ii) General criteria for student classification

-- the major purpose of grouping is individualism
iii) Common patterns
---ungraded grouping
---inter-classroom subject grouping
---inter classroom ability grouping
---split day grouping
---intra classroom ability grouping
---special ability grouping
---intra classroom individualized grouping

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 PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF
CLASSIFICATION
 Basis of classification
 Chronological age
 Retarded children
 General intelligence
 Attainment in school subjects
 multiple and composite basis

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