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Classroom dynamics: teaching a diversity of students

Vak
2024-2025

NB Language spoken in course is English

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 course first focuses on children and youth who experience difficulties with social/ emotional and behavioral functioning in school. Methods for structuring the environment to improve the functioning of these students in school are discussed. The focus then turns to the role of teacher-student interactions in fostering social / emotional and behavioral functioning, by focusing on the consequences of teacher behavior for student behavior and student’s social evaluation by peers.

Timetable

For the timetable of this course please refer to MyTimetable.

Attendance

Attendance is mandatory. If you miss a lecture, it is your responsibility to get the information.

Mode of instruction

Lectures and work groups.

Assessment method

Two open book exams. Each exam will count for 50% of the grade. Both exams need to be passed (5,5 or higher) in order to pass the course. If you earn a failing grade (onvoldoende) on one of the exams, the grade for the other exam cannot be carried over to the next year. Students who do not earn a passing grade on one or both of the exams will be given a chance to do a resit (herkansing). Specific guidelines about the exams (including the use of the internet / AI) will be provided in the course syllabus.

Brightspace

Brightspace will be used.

Reading list

  • Scott, T.M., Anderson, C.M., & Alter, P. (Eds.) (2014). Managing classroom behavior using positive behavior supports. (International Edition) Essex, England: Pearson. ISBN 13: 978-1-292-04148-3

  • For more literature see Brightspace.

Registration

Education
Students must register themselves for all course components (lectures, tutorials and practicals) they wish to follow. You can register in My Studymap up to 5 days prior to the start of the course. The exception here is that first-year bachelor students are assigned and registered for all components in the first semester or academic year by the administration of their bachelor programme. The programme will communicate to these students for which course components and for which period the registration applies.

Exams
It is mandatory for all students, including first-year bachelor students, to register for each exam. (You do this via registering for the work groups.) This is possible up to and including 10 calendar days prior to the examination. **You cannot take an exam without a valid pre-registration . **

Carefully read all information about the procedures and deadlines for registering for courses and exams.

Students who take this course as exchange students or external guest students will be informed by the education administration about the current registration procedure.

Contact information

Prof. dr. C. Espin and Prof. dr. T. Mainhard.