The Relationship between Pupils' Classroom Misbehavior and Psychological Suzhi: An Observational Study

Abstract

Abstract: The present study aims at investigating the current situation of students' classroom misbehaviors and exploring the relationship between classroom misbehaviors and psychological quality. The Teacher-Pupil Observation Tool was used to observe and code the classroom misbehaviors of 117 4th-6th graders in Tongnan district of Chongqing. The observed students also completed the Simplified Pupil's Psychological Suzhi Questionnaire. Results: 1)T-POT is effective and feasible in the study; 2)Off-task is the most common classroom misbehavior for pupils; 3)There exist gender and grade difference in the performance of classroom misbehavior of the pupits; 4)After controlling variables such as gender, grade and classroom environment, students' psychological quality could negatively predicted classroom misbehaviors significantly.

Key words: pupil, classroom misbehavior, psychological suzhi, observational study

摘要： 为科学、客观的了解小学生课堂问题行为的现状并探讨与心理素质的关系,采用Martin等人提出的T-POT观察范式对重庆市潼南区某小学4-6年级117名学生的课堂问题行为进行录像、编码,并施测小学生心理素质问卷简化版。结果表明：（1）T-POT观察范式在本研究中具有适用性;（2）任务偏移是小学生最常见的课堂问题行为;（3）小学生课堂问题行为的表现存在显著的性别、年级差异;（4）在控制了年级、性别、班级环境变量后,心理素质能够显著负向预测课堂问题行为。

关键词: 小学生, 课堂问题行为, 心理素质, 观察研究

CLC Number:

B844

Wu Lili, Zhang Dajun, Cheng Gang, Hu Tianqiang. The Relationship between Pupils' Classroom Misbehavior and Psychological Suzhi: An Observational Study[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2017, 15(1): 12-19.

武丽丽, 张大均, 程刚, 胡天强. 小学生课堂问题行为与心理素质的关系：一项观察研究*[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2017, 15(1): 12-19.

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