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Most of the time they use their cellular phones, iPods or any other electronic devices during class discussions. There are times that students have unexcused exits during class discussions like leaving to retrieve a soda or other snack items, leaving to engage in a conversation whether it is person – to – person or by phone, leaving before class is finished for any reason without prior permission from the instructor, etc. Other examples of disruptive behavior in the classroom are talking while the instructor is talking, talking before being recognized by the instructor like blurting out information, sleeping in class, reading a newspaper, doing homework from another class, arriving late on class especially on test dates, persistent tardiness, threatening to physically harm an instructor or student through verbal or body gestures, and a lot more. Teachers begin to have problems due to the misbehaviour of the students and it is important for them that they should know how to handle the disruptive behavior of the student in the
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While the latter may become disruptive when it is repetitive or persistent, it usually is best addressed by example and influence. Disruptive student behavior is detrimental to the academic community because it interferes with the learning process for other students, inhibits the ability of instructors to teach most effectively, diverts university energy and resources away from the educational mission, and may indicate a significant level of personal problems or distress on the part of the disrupter.
Common Types of Disruptive Classroom Behavior
Grandstanding:
Use the classroom for them by monopolizing class discussion, speaking protractedly and bombastically on favorite subjects with no regard to relevancy to the discussion.
Sleeping in Class:
While passively disruptive, it sends a message to the other students about the quality of the class or teaching. It is disrespectful to the instructor and the other students.
Prolonged Chattering:
Small cliques of 2-3 students who engage in private conversations or pass notes to each other.
Excessive Lateness:
Students who not only come in late, but make an entrance speaking to friends, walking in front of the professor, arranging their
While the latter may become disruptive when it is repetitive or persistent, it usually is best addressed by example and influence. Disruptive student behavior is detrimental to the academic community because it interferes with the learning process for other students, inhibits the ability of instructors to teach most effectively, diverts university energy and resources away from the educational mission, and may indicate a significant level of personal problems or distress on the part of the disrupter.
Common Types of Disruptive Classroom Behavior
Grandstanding:
Use the classroom for them by monopolizing class discussion, speaking protractedly and bombastically on favorite subjects with no regard to relevancy to the discussion.
Sleeping in Class:
While passively disruptive, it sends a message to the other students about the quality of the class or teaching. It is disrespectful to the instructor and the other students.
Prolonged Chattering:
Small cliques of 2-3 students who engage in private conversations or pass notes to each other.
Excessive Lateness:
Students who not only come in late, but make an entrance speaking to friends, walking in front of the professor, arranging their