The Kounin Model Jacob S. Kounin
By: Tracy Eilerman EDE 702 Summer 2002
Jacob Kounin • Focuses on preventive discipline -techniques and strategies designed to prevent the occurrence of discipline problems in the first place. • Good classroom management depends on effective lesson management.
Kounin’s Principle Teachings • Teachers need to be attentive to all aspects of the classroom. • Effective teachers keep students attentive and actively involved. • Teachers should be able to attend to two activities at the same time. • Activities should be enjoyable and challenging.
Kounin’s Key Ideas The Ripple Effect Withitness Overlapping Effective Transitions Group Focus Satiation
The Ripple Effect • The "ripple effect" occurs when the teacher corrects a misbehavior in one student, and this positively influences the behavior of other nearby students.
Withitness • Awareness of what is going on in all parts of the classroom at all times.
Overlapping • Being able to attend to two or more issues at the same time.
Effective Transitions • Keeping lessons moving with avoiding abrupt changes.
Group Focus • The ability to keep members of the class or group paying attention to the task
Satiation • Being satisfied or having enough
Teachers can reduce satiation by: Providing a feeling of progress Offering challenges throughout the lesson Being enthusiastic Adding VARIETY to the lesson
For more about Jacob Kounin’s theories, check out his book: Discipline and Group Management in Classrooms