Chapter 1: Classroom Communication
This is the verbal and nonverbal transactions between teachers and students and between or among students.
What is classroom communication?
How many levels of thinking does Bloom’s Taxonomy have?
What is “6?”
Physical Distractions
What is bodily things that get in the way of communication?
The first part of your introduction in a speech should include this: (pg. 138)
What is an attention getter?
This is defined as the potential or capacity to influence the behavior of some other person or persons.
What is power?
The art of teaching.
What is pedagogy?
A type of question that is used to “cue students on an initially weak response.”
Percentage of time what we are listening
What is 42 to 57 percent?
These are materials that provide proof, clarification, & examples of what you are teaching. (pg 130)
What are supporting materials?
This can be described as actions that create, implement, and maintain a classroom climate that supports learning.
What is classroom management?
Anything that gets in the way of shared meaning between the teacher and the students. It may be physical or psychological.
What is interference?
“...Students learn best when they are actively involved in the learning process—when students “discover” knowledge through active participation.” What type of learning does this describe?
Components of active listening
What is paraphrasing, perception checking, ask questions, say more and beware of cultural differences?
This is the reiteration of an idea in the same words that is used to drive home an idea.
What is repetition?
This person informs students of rules of moral conduct and reason.
Who is a moralist teacher?
The speaker and listener’s unique personal experiences, goals, values, attitudes, knowledge, gender, culture, and beliefs that affect everything they say and interpret during a communication event or interaction.
What is frame of reference?
“There’s nothing more disheartening than a student who has something worthwhile to contribute but, because of _____________ ____________, is both unwilling and fearful of sharing that knowledge with others.”
What is “Communication Apprehension?”
Listening Distractions
What is factual distractions, semantic distractions, mental distractions, and physical distractions?
This is the way someone verbally interacts to signal how meaning should be taken, interpreted, filtered, or understood. It affects how students perceive our teaching. (pg. 143)
What is communication style?
This suggest that teachers need to think in this term, instead of punishment.
What is consequences?
A classroom has this when it feels safe, welcoming, supportive of learning, supportive of equality, and empathetic.
What is a positive classroom climate?
What are at least 3 levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy?
Any 3 of the below answers (or answers that are very close to what these are)
“What is...”
1. Knowledge (Remember)2. Comprehension (Understand)
3. Application (Solve the Problem)
4. Analysis (Logical Order)
5. Synthesis (Create)
6. Evaluation (Judge)
Types of Listening
What is informative listening, appreciative listening, empathic listening, and critical listening?
This occurs when a teacher attaches high levels of punishment to the communication encounter. (pg. 148)
What is communication apprehension?
This occurs when students try to influence the behavior of the teacher or other students in the classroom
What is power challenges?