NB Language spoken in course is Dutch unless English-speaking students participate
Description
Students’ schools and classrooms are their daily learning environments. The social interactions that occur in these environments – including interactions among students and between students and teachers – affect students’ social, emotional, and behavioral functioning. This course focuses on the effects of students’ learning environments on their social / emotional and behavioral functioning in school. The social and emotional functioning of students in general is discussed first. The focus is on motivation for school, and on how teacher-student interactions can undermine or foster student social / emotional functioning. Specific attention is paid to individual and group differences. The focus then turns to children and youth who experience difficulties with social/ emotional and behavioral functioning in school, and because of their difficulties, are unable to access the natural reinforcers in their environments. Methods for arranging the environment in a way that it leads to improvements in the functioning of students with behavioral difficulties in school are discussed.
Timetable
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory.
Mode of instruction
Lectures and work groups
Assessment method
Brightspace
Brightspace will be used.
Reading list
Terrance M. Scott, Cynthia M. Anderson, and Peter Alter. Managing classroom behavior using positive behavior supports. Pearson.
For more literature see Brightspace.
Registration
Course
Students need to register for lectures in uSis. It is not possible to take a course without a valid registration.
Exam
The assessment in this course consists of papers. Registration via uSis is not required.