How Proactive are you in Class?

Question

A

B

1. How do you start class?

Say quietly,“Hello”  Then start in a loud voice.

Say loudly,“Hello!”  Then pause and whisper.

2. How do you get attention after group work?

Give a 2-minute warning.

Say, “All eyes on me.”

3. How do you deal with misbehaviour in the first session of the year?

Come down like a ton of bricks.

Treat the misbehaver gently.

4. Which is truer?

The group is the group's group.

The group is the person-in-charge's group

5. You notice resistance to your proposal in a group. Do you...

Acknowledge the resistance?

 

Defend your proposal?

6. To make a productive group more cohesive do you..

Make longer pauses?

Speed up your input?

7. If a group likes to socialise. Do you...

Make eye contact and  listen more?

Increase productivity?

8. In group work do you...

Allow students to choose partners?

Organise the groups yourself?

9. To organise a group activity do you...

Write instructions before explaining?

Write instructions after  the explanation?

10. To get attention during class do you...

Pause and stare.

Drop your voice and  pause.

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