TITLE:
Creating Positive Learning Environments: Antecedent Strategies for Managing the Classroom Environment & Student Behavior
AUTHORS:
Tachelle Banks
KEYWORDS:
Antecedent Strategies, Classroom Management, Behavior Management
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.5 No.7,
April
28,
2014
ABSTRACT: Teacher
conceptualization of behavior problems is important in determining what
strategies are used to prevent problematic classroom behavior. If teachers view
a student’s behavior as symptomatic of a poorly organized classroom, they may
seek ways of reorganizing the environment to maximize occasions for occurrence
of appropriate behavior and the prevention of behavior problems. That is,
teachers consider antecedent approaches and attempt to set the occasion for
appropriate behavior to occur. This article will describe approaches for setting
up antecedent classroom strategies designed to prevent problematic behavior and
subsequently enhance classroom management plans.