Case Study Scenarios (2500 words)
Select EITHER Option A or Option B:
A. Select two (one positive/one negative) examples of student behaviour that you have observed during your professional experience (or 5-Day Observation – Primary). The examples can be of individual students, or groups of students, or the whole class.
Or
B. Read the two (one positive/one negative) examples of student behaviour as outlined in the Scenarios (see below)
Using either Option A or Option B:
1. Provide a concise account of the classroom scenarios. Describe the student behaviours, what the teacher did to encourage these behaviours, and what the teacher did in response to the behaviours.
2. Discuss the developmental or contextual factors that could have contributed to the student behaviours.
3. With reference to the various behaviour management and motivational theories, explain the reasons for the behaviour of the students in each scenario and discuss how you, as a teacher, could encourage positive behaviour in the negative scenario.