Student Misbehaviors: Which Ones Really Trouble Teachers?

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A few years ago, Jason Okonofua, a psychology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has experimented with K-12 teachers. Two group teachers were given a record of the student's bad behavior, but one group thought that they are reading students with a stereotype black name (Darnell or Deshawn), the other group students are hard white Jack who thought he had a name (Greg)). When reading a teacher about Darnell or Deshawn, he hopes to punish him more severely, expecting that he will be interrupted in the future, and he is more likely to think he is a "trouble maker".

Student cheating is one of the most troublesome reality not only in today but also in the United States as well as in other parts of the world like Jordan (Qwaidat and Hamdi, 1997). The increase in student fraud is becoming a serious problem and has increased dramatically in the past few years. The absence of positive data on cheating in high school students in Jordan is one of the main reasons the problem persists. Not only is the student's bad behavior not only serious problems for parents, teachers, principals, administrators, educators, but also extends to other parts of society as a whole and to the productivity level of developing countries I deserve it. This problem is causing serious concern about the quality and employability of public high school graduates nationwide.