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//__ THE REDL & WATTENBERG MODEL __// Group Dynamics and Behavior

REDL & WATTENBERG’S KEY IDEAS:

1. People in groups behave differently than they do individually.

2. Group Dynamics, defined as the generation of forces by and within groups, produce the group currents that strongly affect behavior.

3. Students adopt identifiable roles in the classroom.

4. Teachers are also cast into many different roles that affect student behavior.

5. Teachers should give students a clear say in helping set class standards and deciding how transgressions should be handled.

6. **// Diagnostic thinking //** is teachers’ best tool for resolving behavior problems. a. Forming a hunch about the cause of the misbehavior b. Quickly gathering facts about it c. exploring hidden factors d. taking action e. evaluation f. flexibility with other possibilities

7. When teachers identify problems in class behavior, they should make use of positive influence techniques. a. supporting student self-control b. offering situational assistance c. appraising reality

<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">8. ** PUNISHMENT ** IS A LAST RESORT IN DEALING WITH MISBEHAVIOR.