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Jacob Kounin Theory

Jacob Kounin theory was that the teacher should have the ability to manage the students behavior through different strategies and techniques. The Teacher by designing an effective lesson plan, will be providing classroom management, and the key is not in dealing with misbehavior rather than preventing them before they occur. There are many ways to design an effective lesson where the teacher should be attentive and make sure that all the students are involved all the time in the lesson and the activities. The main key ideas in the Kounin Model are: 1. The ripple Effect 2. With-it-ness 3. Overlapping 4. Effective transitions 5. Group Focus 5. Satiation The most I like is the with-It-ness concept which is a term made by kounin to describe how the teacher is attentive. To him, the Teacher should be able to know what is going on in all areas of the classroom as if he/she is with all the students. Being that much attentive , as a teacher,and communicating that to the students throu...

Teacher strengths

T eachers     are     like     an     orchestra    leader,   directing and controlling the language behavior of  students.On the other hand, students are the imitators of the teachers model or the tapes they  supply of model speakers.They follow the teachers instructions as accurately as possible. Students shouldn’t    read   to   finish   the   given   task   only, but    they   should    read   for   pleasure   and   for   educating   their selves  and this  is   shown   in   many    periods    that   I   have    observed in some schools.   One of the teachers strengths is helping students when they stumble a bit in their repetition of the idea related to the lesson.In addition Positive reinforcement is important in helping the students develop...