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Based on responses from 21 College of Business (COB)
Faculty members, the following disruptive student behaviors are the most
commonly observed infractions within our College. This is not to say
that these behaviors occur every day; moreover, you may find some
comfort/discomfort that your colleagues are encountering the same types
of behavior. Promoting professional behavior in our individual
classrooms benefits us all including the students once they join the
workforce.
Next week’s tip will list student responses to the
same question, “What are the five most disruptive student behaviors in
the classroom?” Interestingly, three of the student’s top six behaviors
did not make the faculty list of disruptive behaviors at all.
Curious?? The Master Teacher Workshop on Wednesday will cover both
faculty and student responses plus strategies for dealing with these
behaviors (via the use of video vignettes). In addition, student were
also asked to list the most five disruptive faculty behaviors. These
behaviors will also be discussed in this week’s workshop.
College of Business Most Disruptive Student
Behaviors in the Classroom (listed in order of frequency of mention)
- Side discussions (13)
- Arriving late/leaving early (11)
- Inappropriate laptop use (10)
- Cell phone issues (including text messaging) (10)
- Newspapers/Sudoko (6)
- Sleeping in class (4)
- Failure to prepare for class (2)
- Yawning loudly (1)
- Trashed classrooms (1) 10.
- Smells (1)
- Dishonesty (1)
- Packing up early (1)
- Debating grades in class (1)
- Untimely bathroom breaks (1)
- Using class time to ask personal questions (e.g.,
make-up exam) (1)
- Getting a large class to quiet down before starting
(1)
- Dirty looks L (1)
- Inappropriate emails to students & faculty (1)
- Not showing up for class (1)
- Inappropriate language (1)
- Male students (most often, majors from another
college) whose behavior (in class or in office hours) is unprofessional
and/or condescending (e.g., gender issues, “business-people-aren’t-as
bright-as-our-major-people” attitudes, arguing about how business
classes are run so differently from their other classes) (1)
- Showing up for class …it is very disruptive when
they show up. J (1…thank you, Ernie!!)
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