Principles and Strategies of Teaching in
Medical Laboratory Science - Module 18:
Discipline
• Identify expectation clearly
• Be willing to say "I like that" or "I don't like that"
• Be persistent in stating expectations and feelings
• Use firm tone of voice
• Maintain eye contact
• Use non-verbal gestures in support of verbal statements
• Use hints, questions, and I-messages rather than demands or requests for appropriate
behavior.
• Follow-up with promises (reasonable consequences, previously established) rather than
with threats.
• Be assertive in confrontations with students; include the use of statements of expectation,
indicate consequences that will occur, and note why action is necessary. (Kelly, 2006) -
correct answer-Assertive discipline involves the use of the following behaviors. To be
effective they must be used consistently:
1. Acceptable and Effective
2. Unacceptable and Ineffective - correct answer-WAYS OF DEALING WITH DISCIPLINE
PROBLEMS: (2)
1. Scolding and harsh words as a reprimand will have a negative effect on the entire class.
2. Nagging and faultfinding, together with long "sermons" are repugnant and nasty.
3. Keeping a student in a "detention area" during or after classes as a penalty for
misbehavior is a waste of time and occasion for learning. The shameful experience is not
easy to forget.
4. Denying a student some privileges due to unnecessary hyperactivity can all the more
encourage receptions.
5. Assignments of additional homework compared to the rest can make them dislike the
subject.
6. Use of ridicule or sarcasm could humiliate and embarrass a student.
7. Grades for academic achievement should not be affected due to misdemeanor. - correct
answer-Unacceptable and Ineffective ways of dealing with discipline problems:
1. Teacher Reactions
2. Tangible Recognition
3. Direct Cost
4. Group Contingency
5. Home Contingency - correct answer-Five (5) effective disciplinary interventions backed up
by research:
1. Use verbal reinforces that encourage good behavior and discourage bad tendencies.
Medical Laboratory Science - Module 18:
Discipline
• Identify expectation clearly
• Be willing to say "I like that" or "I don't like that"
• Be persistent in stating expectations and feelings
• Use firm tone of voice
• Maintain eye contact
• Use non-verbal gestures in support of verbal statements
• Use hints, questions, and I-messages rather than demands or requests for appropriate
behavior.
• Follow-up with promises (reasonable consequences, previously established) rather than
with threats.
• Be assertive in confrontations with students; include the use of statements of expectation,
indicate consequences that will occur, and note why action is necessary. (Kelly, 2006) -
correct answer-Assertive discipline involves the use of the following behaviors. To be
effective they must be used consistently:
1. Acceptable and Effective
2. Unacceptable and Ineffective - correct answer-WAYS OF DEALING WITH DISCIPLINE
PROBLEMS: (2)
1. Scolding and harsh words as a reprimand will have a negative effect on the entire class.
2. Nagging and faultfinding, together with long "sermons" are repugnant and nasty.
3. Keeping a student in a "detention area" during or after classes as a penalty for
misbehavior is a waste of time and occasion for learning. The shameful experience is not
easy to forget.
4. Denying a student some privileges due to unnecessary hyperactivity can all the more
encourage receptions.
5. Assignments of additional homework compared to the rest can make them dislike the
subject.
6. Use of ridicule or sarcasm could humiliate and embarrass a student.
7. Grades for academic achievement should not be affected due to misdemeanor. - correct
answer-Unacceptable and Ineffective ways of dealing with discipline problems:
1. Teacher Reactions
2. Tangible Recognition
3. Direct Cost
4. Group Contingency
5. Home Contingency - correct answer-Five (5) effective disciplinary interventions backed up
by research:
1. Use verbal reinforces that encourage good behavior and discourage bad tendencies.
