Characteristics of Effective Behavior Managers

How do successful teachers improve classroom behavior?

Effective behavior management is a priority for successful teachers, and this article will give you to tools necessary to implement and develop the characteristics that make a difference in the classroom. Make yourself, and your students, happier and more productive with these tips from experts at the Council for Exceptional Children.

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Characteristics of Effective Behavior Managers

Effective behavior managers:

Respect their own strengths and weaknesses as seriously as those of their students.
Understand that social-emotional growth is a never-ending process.
Clearly communicate rules, goals, and expectations.
Respond to behaviors consistently and predictably.
Discriminate between issues of responsibility and problem ownership.
Exhibit high degrees of empathy and self-efficacy.

Behaviors teachers exhibit that contribute to successful classroom management include:

having materials organized
using a pleasant tone of voice
being aware of multiple elements of group functioning simultaneously
being able to anticipate possible problems and react quickly to avoid them.

High levels of self-efficacy have a positive effect on behavior management as well as academic achievement. Teachers who exhibit high levels of self-efficacy use more positive reinforcement, prefer to work with the whole group, and persist with students who are experiencing difficulty, rather than ignoring or giving up on them. The teacher's ability to be empathetic can also be associated with student success. Empathetic teachers report experiencing less stress and exhibit the following qualities: