Avoid the bully wherever possible. Don’t give him or her a chance to bully you by preventing run-ins between the two of you. Think ahead about where you usually run into the bully. Avoid those places. Try taking a different Read more…
Remember that old schoolyard jingle, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? That was not and certainly is not the truth today. Three-quarters of all children say they have been bullied or teased.[1] Bullying Read more…
Dear Teachers, I just want to share my happy moments with you.. Actually i started this website for my own preparation , and got inspired due to teachers interest and support for this website. My pedagogy test was on 14th Read more…
View All Theories I know what you’re thinking. “How the hell am I supposed to do all of these” or “which ones should I use” or “I’m more confused than ever!”. That’s how I felt when I was doing my Read more…
View All Theories Rudolf Dreikur proposed the theory that mutual respect should be the basis for discipline and that this mutual respect motivates learners to display positive behaviours. He believed students have an innate desire to feel like an accepted Read more…
View All Theories Assertive discipline is a structured system to enable teachers to manage their classrooms. It focuses on the teacher developing a positive behaviour management strategy rather than being dictatorial. Canter’s proposition is that the teacher has the right Read more…
View All Theories Developed by the American psychologist Carl Rogers in the 1980s, facilitative learning is a humanistic approach to learning. Humanism. Humanism was developed to contrast cognitivism and behaviourism. Both Rogers and Maslow (see above) based their work in Read more…
View All Theories Operant Conditioning. Operant conditioning is based on Thorndike’s “Law of Effect” (1898), in which it is proposed that behaviours that are followed by positive responses are likely to be repeated and those that are followed by negative Read more…
View All Theories In 1985 Dugan Laird stated in his book ” Approaches to Training and Development ” that learning occurs when the senses are stimulated. He quoted research that found that 75% of an adult’s knowledge was obtained by Read more…
View All Theories The Peter Principle was developed by American educational theorist Laurence Peter and was explained in the book “The Peter Principle” that Peter wrote with his colleague, Raymond Hull. Originally the book was supposed to be a satirical Read more…