The Learning Killer: Disruptive Student Behavior in the Classroom

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Title:

The Learning Killer: Disruptive Student Behavior in the Classroom

Author(s):

Seidman, Alan

Source:

Reading Improvement, v42 n1 p40 Spr 2005. 7 pp.

ISSN:

0034-0510

Descriptors:

School Holding Power, Tests, College Faculty, Behavior Problems, Lecture Method, Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior, College Students, Surveys, Postsecondary Education

Abstract:

A recent survey examining student learning in the college classroom found disruptive student behavior to be a major learning inhibitor. Compounding this is the realization that most college faculty are ill prepared to handle this problem. This article discusses the results of the survey as well as identifies the various types of disruptive behavior that college faculty are likely to find. Some behaviors are covert (sleeping, arriving to class late, etc.) while others are more apparent and overt (talking during class and using cellular phones). Potential solutions to the problem are also discussed. Perhaps most important, however, is the impact disruptive students can have on student retention. An unsatisfactory learning environment has been linked to students leaving a university early. It is therefore imperative that faculty and administrators alike be both proactive and reactive here.

Abstractor:

ERIC

Number of References:

14

Language:

English

Number of Pages:

7

Publication Type:

Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

Availability:

Not available from ERIC
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Journal Code:

DEC2005

Entry Date:

2005

Accession Number:

EJ711792

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Database:

ERIC

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