Classroom Management that Works

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Classroom Management that Works

• By Robert J. Marzano

Whittney Smith Adelphi University EDU 710
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• Effective teachers appear to be effective
• with students of all achievement levels
• regardless of the levels of heterogeneity in
• their classes.
• S. Paul Wright, Sandra Horn, and William Sanders
  (1997)

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Effects of a School vs. a Teacher on Student
Entering at 50th Percentile (Math)
Percentile Rank After 2 Years
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3 Major Roles of Effective Teachers

1. Making wise choices about the most effective
   instructional strategies to employ
2. Designing classroom curriculum to facilitate
   student learning
3. Making effective use of classroom management
   techniques

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• No single role by itself is sufficient to
• guarantee student learning, but take
• one out of the mix and you probably
• guarantee that students will have
• difficulty learning.

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• Meta-Analysis is quantitatively combining the
  results
• from a number of studies and the meta-analysis
  of
• research over the past 30 years indicates that
• classroom management is one of the critical
• ingredients of effective teaching first in
  terms of
• its impact on student achievement.
• Marzano 2003

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4 Components of Effective Classroom Management

1. Rules and Procedures
2. Disciplinary Interventions
3. Teacher-Student Relationships
4. Mental Set (withitness and emotional
   objectivity)

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Component Effect Size ( Decrease in Disruptions)
Rules and Procedures -0.763 (28)
Disciplinary Interventions (Punishment and Reinforcement) -0.970 (33)
Teacher-Student Relationships -0.869 (31)
Mental Set -1.294 (40)