What Do You Mean "Think Before I Act"?: Conflict Resolution with Choices.What Do You Mean "Think Before I Act"?: Conflict Resolution with Choices -- Browning, Davis, & Resta This action research project, developed by a 1st-grade teacher, asks the question "Will physically and verbally aggressive students solve conflicts in a constructive (mathematics) constructive - A proof that something exists is "constructive" if it provides a method for actually constructing it. Cantor's proof that the real numbers are uncountable can be thought of as a *non-constructive* proof that irrational numbers exist. manner if provided models of pro-social alternative solutions?" Many of the children regularly witnessed verbal and physical aggression aggression, a form of behavior characterized by physical or verbal attack. It may appear either appropriate and self-protective, even constructive, as in healthy self-assertiveness, or inappropriate and destructive. in their neighborhoods and homes. When confronted with conflict, these children would resort to hitting, shoving, or yelling yell v. yelled, yell·ing, yells v.intr. To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm. v.tr. To utter or express with a loud cry. See Synonyms at shout. n. . At the beginning of the school year, the teacher introduced her children to a class meeting format. This was time designated for children to practice using pro-social skills by making decisions and solving problems together. Quantitative and qualitative qualitative /qual·i·ta·tive/ (kwahl´i-ta?tiv) pertaining to quality. Cf. quantitative. qualitative pertaining to observations of a categorical nature, e.g. breed, sex. data were collected on all of the students. Five students, however, were more closely observed during the project, because they had been previously observed having particular difficulty with problem solving problem solving Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error. . Findings indicate that the number of incidences of verbal and physical aggression decreased. Data suggest that once students were given the chance to analyze an·a·lyze v. 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. To separate a chemical substance into its constituent elements to determine their nature or proportions. 3. a conflict situation and think about how to solve it, they were able to generate more positive alternatives. Analysis indicated what type of conflict-resolution strategies were being used and identified which students were having the most difficulty when conflicts arose. Findings suggest when children were given appropriate models and time to think about alternative solutions, even young children were able to be effective problem solvers. |
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