EDUC267 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Name Calling, Peer Support
22 Aug 2018
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Children can feel sad, lonely and abandoned in a classroom. A feeling that permeates a classroom (marsh 2010) An aura or atmosphere that pervades a classroom and the feelings engendered by interactions that take place within it (nsw department of education, 1981) Classroom social atmosphere the social-psychological environment for learning (rowe et al, Relationships the way people communicate w one another. Dimensions testes in secondary schools by anderson et al (2004: competition. How much students compete with each other for grades. Emphasis on students behaving orderly and politely and organisation of tasks. Emphasis on establishing and students knowing rules and consequences. How strict the teacher is in enforcing rules, severity of punishment, frequency of disciplinary action by teacher. Level of friendship students feel for each other. Key factors identified in a study of elementary schools by rowe et al (2010: teacher support. Teacher involvement in student learning and attitude to it.
