Understanding and Managing Behaviors in a Learning Environment Unit Reference Number
D/618/2819
Unit Title
Understanding and managing behaviours in a learning environment
Unit Level
5
Number of Credits
6
Guided Learning Hours (GLH)
20
Total Qualification Time (TQT)
60
Mandatory / Optional
Optional
Sector Subject Area (SSA)
13.1 Teaching and lecturing
Unit Grading Structure
Pass/Fail
Unit Aims The unit aims to enable learners to manage behaviors in a learning environment. It includes understanding the characteristics and impact of behaviours in the learning environment, related legislation, and organisational policies. It also includes promoting behaviours that contribute to a purposeful learning environment, managing disruptive behaviours, and evaluating own practice in managing behaviours in a learning environment. There is a requirement for assessed observations of practice for this unit.
Learning Outcomes, Assessment Criteria and Indicative Contents Learning Outcomes – the learner will:
Assessment Criteria – the learner can:
Indicative Content
1. Understand the characteristics and impact of behaviours in a learning environment.
1.1 Analyse behaviours that can occur in a learning environment. 1.2 Analyse potential factors contributing to behaviours in a learning environment.
• Group behaviours, e.g. group dynamics, hierarchies, group size, control, shared ownership, Tuckman’s group formation, Belbin’s team roles, respect and valuing each other, mixing skills and abilities, opportunities for working with others, peer teaching, behaviour agreement.
1.3 Analyse the impact of behaviours on a learning environment.
• Environment: location, layout, lighting, ventilation, risk assessment, appropriately maintained, equipment checks, appropriately experienced and qualified staff, positive use of authority, action against discrimination, actively engaging, structured and purposeful. Meeting regulatory, legal and awarding organisation requirements; evolution and development of inclusive learning; technologies to enable inclusive learning, theories and models of communication, application of theories and models of behaviour management to teaching and learning, theories and models of behaviour management as this relates to individuals and groups, theories of learning and their applications, application of learning theories to teaching and learning, application of theories and models of communication to education and training. Theories of teaching and learning: e.g. Laird’s Sensory theory; Bloom’s Domains of learning; Gagne’s Conditions of learning; Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs; Kolb’s Experiential theory; the Peter Principle; Skinner’s
2. Understand legislation and organisational policies relating to managing behaviours in a learning environment
2.1 Analyse legislation relating to managing behaviours in a learning environment. 2.2 Analyse organisational policies relating to managing behaviours in a learning environment.
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