TY - JOUR
T1 - Profiles of classroom behavior in high schools
T2 - Associations with teacher behavior management strategies and classroom composition
AU - Pas, Elise T.
AU - Cash, Anne H.
AU - O'Brennan, Lindsey
AU - Debnam, Katrina J.
AU - Bradshaw, Catherine P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Society for the Study of School Psychology.
PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - Although there has been considerable attention to the issue of classroom management and processes in educational reform models, there has been relatively limited research on these factors in high schools. The current study utilized observational data from 1262 classrooms in 52 high schools to examine teacher classroom management strategies and ratings of student compliance, engagement, and social disruption. Latent profile analysis (LPA) was conducted to examine specific patterns of classroom-wide student behavior in relation to teachers' use of classroom management strategies and classroom composition. The LPA revealed three distinct classroom behavioral profiles where students consistently met behavioral expectations (71%), inconsistently met expectations (23%), and were noncompliant (6%). Analyses indicated a functional association between patterns of student behavior and teachers' classroom management. In classrooms where students consistently met expectations, teachers provided more opportunities to respond and less disapproval and reactive behavioral management. Classrooms with noncompliant students had teachers who used the most disapproval and reactive behavior management. In addition, classrooms characterized as consistent had fewer males and more White students than classrooms characterized by inconsistent and noncompliant behaviors. These findings highlight the link between student patterns of behavior and teacher classroom management and have important implications for screening and professional development.
AB - Although there has been considerable attention to the issue of classroom management and processes in educational reform models, there has been relatively limited research on these factors in high schools. The current study utilized observational data from 1262 classrooms in 52 high schools to examine teacher classroom management strategies and ratings of student compliance, engagement, and social disruption. Latent profile analysis (LPA) was conducted to examine specific patterns of classroom-wide student behavior in relation to teachers' use of classroom management strategies and classroom composition. The LPA revealed three distinct classroom behavioral profiles where students consistently met behavioral expectations (71%), inconsistently met expectations (23%), and were noncompliant (6%). Analyses indicated a functional association between patterns of student behavior and teachers' classroom management. In classrooms where students consistently met expectations, teachers provided more opportunities to respond and less disapproval and reactive behavioral management. Classrooms with noncompliant students had teachers who used the most disapproval and reactive behavior management. In addition, classrooms characterized as consistent had fewer males and more White students than classrooms characterized by inconsistent and noncompliant behaviors. These findings highlight the link between student patterns of behavior and teacher classroom management and have important implications for screening and professional development.
KW - Classroom management
KW - High schools
KW - Latent profile analysis
KW - Observation data
KW - Student behavior
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsp.2014.12.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jsp.2014.12.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 25746823
AN - SCOPUS:84924254012
SN - 0022-4405
VL - 53
SP - 137
EP - 148
JO - Journal of School Psychology
JF - Journal of School Psychology
IS - 2
ER -