The+Jones+Model

In Jones' model of classroom discipline, he emphasizes these things:


 * - using effective body language**: posture, eye contact, facial expressions, signals and physical proximity


 * - providing incentives that motivate good behavior:** Jones said students respond well to being rewarded with fun activities, like watching a movie or having free time for group activities like games.

- **providing efficient individual help to students during independent work time**: In his research, Jones found that teachers spent four minutes at each students' desk while helping them during seat work. This consumes a lot of time. Don't re-teach to each student that requests help! Instead, teachers should make sure they spend no more than 20 seconds at each student's desk. In those 20 seconds, a teacher should be able to quickly find anything that the student has done correctly and mention it. Next, a teacher should give a straightforward hint or suggestion that will get the student moving in the correct direction. The teacher should then leave the student's desk.

Teachers lose a lot of instruction time because students are off task or distracting others. Most time is lost because students are talking to each other without permission. Another reason is just plain goofing off-- making noises, daydreaming, etc. By emphasizing the above techniques, Jones argued that lost teaching time can be salvaged.

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