Antisocial Behavior In The Classroom

As young children might get disruptive at times, effective classroom management is an important aspect in any preschool setting. Classroom management refers to the broad range of skills and techniques applied by teachers in a classroom setting to ensure that the students remain organized, disciplined, concentrated and productive (edglossary, 2014). Even though teachers can lessen behaviours that prevent learning from taking place by applying certain classroom management strategies, it is necessary for them to ensure that these strategies will not have detrimental effects on the development of a child. With such effective strategies being implemented in a preschool setting, meaningful learning can occur.

State the behaviour Osman has demonstrated

Antisocial behaviour refers to rowdy actions that are characterized by overt and covert aggression and purposeful hostility towards others. Antisocial behaviour can be divided into two parts known as presence of antisocial and absence of prosocial behaviour (JRank Psychology Encyclopedia, n.d). Absence of prosocial behaviour refers to the act of not wanting to cooperate or help others (Alleydog, n.d.) while the presence of antisocial refers to the act of showing anger or aggression towards others. Many children tend to show signs of antisocial behaviour during their development, but their levels of antisocial and prosocial behaviour may vary. As for Osman, he is showing high levels of antisocial and prosocial behaviour. Osman’s lack of interaction with the other children is a concern. According to the Parten’s theory of social play, a four year old like Osman should be engaging in associative play instead of solitary play (Tomlin, 2008). He also displays signs of low self-esteem and it is believed that children with antisocial behaviour tend to have lower self-esteem compared to other

Environmental factors such as family functioning and observational learning might be the cause of Osman’s inappropriate behaviour. Observational learning is a type of learning that happens from watching, retaining and imitating the model (Cherry, 2016). Osman might be placed in an environmental whereby aggressive behaviour has been seen taking place, causing him to imitate the aggressive behaviour, thinking that it is acceptable. His aggressive behaviour might also be due to excessive exposure to violent media (Taylor, Nellist, n.d.). Research shows that the impact of violent media exposure can be lessen if there is a reliable adult beside them to inform them of the right and wrong behaviours (Fried, Reppucci, Woolard, 2000). However, as Osman’s parents are both working full-time, there is probably no reliable adult to guide Osman whenever he is exposured to such