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Jacob Kounin

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Jacob Kounin

A Classroom Management Theorist
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Kounin's Idea: Prevention

Teacher action can PREVENT opportunities for poor classroom behavior.
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Withitness

Know what is happening in every corner of your classroom at all times.
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Ripple Effect

By disciplining one student, you encourage all students to behave.
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Overlapping

Attend to the needs of all students at all times.
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Group Focus

Engage the whole class to prevent students from distracting others.

Smoothness

Transition smoothly. Change gears without losing focus.
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Momentum

Keep the lesson moving and the thinking gears turning.

Caution!

Avoid Satiation.
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In Summary:

  • Withitness
  • Ripple Effect
  • Overlapping
  • Group Focus
  • Smoothness and Momentum
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Your Turn!

How can teachers implement Kounin's elements of classroom management?
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Source #1

Classroom Management Theorists and Theories/Jacob Kounin. (n.d.). Retrieved January 21, 2015, from Classroom Management Theorists and Theories/Jacob Kounin. (n.d.). Retrieved January 21, 2015, from http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Classroom_Management_Theorists_and_Theories

Source #2

Cutter, L. (n.d.). Membership. Retrieved January 21, 2015, from http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol4/425-cutter.aspx

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Source #3 (book)

Scarlett, W. G., Singh, J. P., & Ponte, I. C. (2009). Approaches to Behavior and Classroom Management : Integrating Discipline and Care. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc.

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Source #4 (journal)

Kounin, J., & Gump, P. (1958). The Ripple Effect in Discipline. The Elementary School Journal, 59(3), 158-162.

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