A teacher’s second period class is proving to be repeatedly disruptive during classroom instruction. Several interventions by the teacher have proven ineffective. The teacher decides to implement a system where every time he must stop class due to a student disruption, a check mark is placed on the board. If there are fewer than seven checkmarks at the end of the week, the students get 20 minutes of free time in the classroom. Why is this intervention likely to be more successful than the teacher’s previous attempts?

OPTE: 6-12 is part of the Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators (CEOE). CEOS include a wide variety (including subject tests) of exams to help prospective and current educators acquire the certification needed to teach in Oklahoma public schools. 

Secondary school teachers in Oklahoma must be qualified to teach grades 6-12. You can prove your qualification for this age range by passing the OPTE: 6-12.