Question

How have you handled conflicts with students over grades and assignments?

Answer 1

Grading provides students with feedback on their own learning, and helps to identify their strength and weakness in learning and where they can improve. Grading also provides feedback to instructors on their students’ learning. There by the teachers also can improve their method of teaching.

Create assignments that have clear goals and criteria for assessment. The better students can easily understand and can perform better.

In many situation a teacher have to face conflicts with students over grades and assignments.

A good teacher can handle the conflicts.

Qualities of a good teacher

· Approachable, enthusiastic, caring, active

· Ability to inspire students, guiding and counselling students, possessing special skills and abilities in teaching, ability to judge students fairly, have knowledge and management skills

· Leadership qualities, continuously evaluate students

· Self-analysis & ability to accept criticisms positively

· Interpersonal relationships with the students.

· Professional competence

· Personal qualities

Strategies for Dealing with a Student having conflict

· Remain calm and polite; keep the temper down.

· Maintain eye contact; speak clearly without raising voice.

· Defuse the situation by offering to talk privately during a break or in a quiet place.

Managing Teacher-Student Conflict

• There's nothing wrong with a little conflict.
• Listen to the students side
• Encourage them to speak with the teacher.
• Coach them to voice concerns
• Establish a working relationship.
• Navigate through difficult situations.
• Call in the reinforcements.

Teaching Strategies to Keep Struggling Students Working

• Teach Students Perseverance.
• Give the time to think for the students
• Do Not Take "I Don't Know" for an Answer.
• Teach Time Management.
• Be Encouraging and motivating.
• Teach Students to Move On

How to Handle Student Grade Complaints

• Empathize, demonstrate acknowledgement, and show appreciation first.
• Provide a response based on students queries.

Re-inforcement

Behaviors which are rewarded are more likely to recur. So the teacher has to make sure to give positive feedback, verbal or written, highlighting the desirable behavior, instead of the shortcomings, as and when demanded, so as to reinforce the student’s desirable behavior

Threat & punishment

Threat & punishment have variable and uncertain effects upon learning. They may make the punished response more or less likely to recur or they may setup avoidance tendencies which prevent further learning.