Understanding Behaviour for Classroom Practice
Overview
This unit prepares pre-service teachers to understand how children and young people display different behaviours within a learning environment and how to approach and negotiate these behaviours. They are introduced to the major perspectives of understanding and supporting behaviour and explore historical and contemporary theories and how these relate to principles, policies and practices. They explore the role and practice of external agencies and professionals in supporting children, young people, teachers and families. Pre-service teachers will be challenged to reflect upon their own belief system and how this relates to different contemporary approaches and models of behaviour management.
Requisites
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Differentiate behaviours displayed by students in learning environments and formulate reasons for these behaviours using behavioural and educational theories
- Critically analyse and apply appropriate theoretical frameworks and models for responding to a range of behaviours displayed in the learning environment
- Critically analyse different principles, policies and practices used for establishing and maintaining a productive learning environment
- Plan learning environments that adhere to positive models of behaviour management
- Create strategies for working inclusively and ethically with families, community and support agencies
- Clarify the role of external agencies and professionals in supporting teachers, children and families
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Workshop | 3.00 | 8 weeks | 24 |
| Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Various | 6.00 | 8 weeks | 48 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 6.50 | 12 weeks | 78 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Swinburne Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Various | 6.00 | 12 weeks | 72 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 6.50 | 12 weeks | 78 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Analysis | Individual | 30% | 3,6 |
| Essay | Individual | 30% | 1,2 |
| Portfolio | Individual | 40% | 4,5,6 |
Content
- Factors that influence behaviour in the learning environment
- Theories of learning and development and their relationship to behaviour
- Principles, policies and practices for establishing a productive learning environment
- Frameworks and models for understanding and responding to a range of challenging behaviours with children to adolescents
- Positive behaviour support principles and practice
- The climate of the learning environment
- Restorative practice (an introduction)
- Behaviour management techniques
- Behaviour intervention versus preventative behaviour techniques
- External organisations and agencies working with children to adolescents and their families
- Consideration of rights and ethics
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.