Self Control
True or False: Self-control can only be bettered by the student?
False: There are many things that a teacher can do to help a student with self control issues.
What is the goal of discipline?
To manage the behavior of the child.
Kids start rough play that escalates into pushing and crying.
Teach safe play rules, model and practice physical boundaries, set clear supervision zones, and teach conflict-resolution scripts.
What is "G"
General Intelligence
Student A continues to talk to classmates during instruction even after the teacher asks them to stop. The teacher then gives them a behavior card and sends them to the office. This student is demonstrating low, medium, or high self-control?
Low self-control
True or False: You want to teach behavior in upper elementary grades because younger students won't understand it.
False: you want to teach discipline as early as possible, so it carries through their education
When Wyatt can’t solve a problem, he slams his fist and yells, startling classmates.
Ensure safety first. Use low voice, remove audience if possible: “Wyatt, hands down. Come with me to the calm corner.” Offer a brief cool-down (deep breaths, stress-ball).
What was B.F. Skinner's theory?
Operant Conditioning
What age range of children are only able to restrain behavior for seconds?
Infancy and Toddlerhood (birth - 2 years)
A child follows the rules when a teacher is around but breaks the rules when they leave the room, this is an example of what?
Situational behavior. The child has not internalized the rules of the classroom.
Several students scroll social media during a lecture despite device policy.
Schedule tech-free periods, integrate purposeful device use during lessons, provide engaging checks for understanding.
Which theory believed that cognitive development happens in 4 stages?
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
Why do learners with higher self-control do better academically?
They are better at staying on task, ignoring distractions, and have less trouble paying attention to instructions.
When a child is told to clean up her toys, she says, "I will clean up after I finish this puzzle" This is an example of what reaction to adult directives?
Negotiation
Sam interrupts and insists on doing every part of the group task, leaving peers passive.
Assign clear group roles, teach cooperative skills, rotate roles, and use peer-assessment. Provide a script for students to use when interrupted (“I wasn’t finished — please wait.”).
What does ACE stand for?
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Name some individual differences in self-control.
1) Academic Achievement
2) Social competence
3) Inhibitory control
4) Attachment
What are the four ways a student can respond to an adult directive?
1) compliance
2) direct refusal
3) passive noncompliance
4) negotiation
A student tells jokes loudly to get classmates to laugh, derailing the lesson.
Briefly acknowledge and redirect, Provide structured times for social sharing, teach appropriate ways to get attention (raise hand, ask to share), and give positive attention when the student uses appropriate methods.
What does the body produce when it feels stress
Cortisol