Set clear expectations and listen to the students
I have learned how to diffuse a situation with a disruptive student or cheating student. This area of max knowledge has given some examples of ways of handeling a cheating student. Things to expect and how a situation like this can be escalated to the administration or dismall of the program all together. For a cheating student it is wise to review the spacing of desk in the classroom so there is no room for an accusation. Walk around the room during test taking time and just in general make sure that alll studens know and recognize that your paying attention and you are observing what is going on in class at all times.
I have never considered that students with a "chip on their shoulder" might just be redirecting anger. Having the ability to recognize these students and presenting them with successful alternatives is imperative for a successful classroom. This module also had excellent strategies the discourage and deal with cheating students.
I have found that setting clear expectations for behavior, and consequences for not adhering to expectations helps to maintain order. Fairness and consistency are the keys.
Learning to do the right thing if a student is disruptive could be challenging but will pay of if things get better.
I agree with not weighting the final too heavy. What happens if a student didn't sleep well the night before or had to take a family member to the emergency room and didn't get home until midnight, or is a little under the weather. I saw a student who had the highest grade in a class fail the final that was worth 50% of their grade, fail the class. This student had helped others in the class understand course content yet failed the class.
An example of helping an angry student in the class is I pulled them into a quiet space to allow them to have this safe space to do their work. I allowed them to give me a signal as to when they were ready to talk and once I could see the signal I would then listen to what they are struggling with and it seemed this worked really well in creating a good rapport with the student and success in learning.
Seth Soronnadi
That; "Students through body language let instructors know a number of things about how the course is going. By observing the body language, instructors can make any needed course adjustments to encourage and refocus the students to keep them engaged in the learning process."
I like that we can handle an angry student in a better way then just letting them continue to disrupting the entire class. Listening to them gives you an opportunity to see what is the underlying issues for their angry
I learned about the varying type of student behaviors and how to deal with them accordingly
I learned about managing and monitoring students, the silent, the angry, cheater, etc
It's important to listen to students and find out where they are coming from regarding classwork and tests. Getting to know the background of all students helps to facilitate learning.
It is difficult to have to remove a student from the classroom, but sometimes it is necessary if the student is not focused on learning and is disrupting the class and not fostering a learning environemnt.
with angry students listen and let them vent
Must allow the angry student to talk and wait for a pause opportunity to respond. I will let the angry student express themselves with getting offended.
When I encounter a disruptive student I will as a question on our study subject, not to belittle or humiliate, but attempt to have the learner engage and show they are a valuable contributor to the learning. Just trying to reel them in before any discipiline measures need to be taken.
it is imperative to, when all else fails...remain calm. Listen and diffuse the situation. I may have, on occasion, let emotion get the better. of me
I frequently have to deal with cheating or the possibility of it. This module has given me some good tips/insights in how to tackle this problem in the future.
To allow frustrated students the moment to just vent to you their frustration prior to getting your point across. It could all just be a misunderstanding.
It's interesting to learn about so many different techiques on stopping cheating and dealing with cheaters. It's also informative to learn about how to spot and remove diffcult students that can cause problems for you and other students.
