Scribd
Upload
418 views4 pages

Pop Quiz On Bullying

The document is a pop quiz on bullying with 10 true/false questions. The answers suggest that while bullying is common, affecting around 20% of students, it is often not reported to teachers. Bullying occurs both inside and outside of school and involves verbal, physical, and relational forms. Both boys and girls engage in bullying, though it may look different between genders. Most victims are bullied by a small number of peers rather than large groups. With intervention, bullying behaviors can change over time.

Uploaded by

Jhonny Bravo
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
418 views4 pages

Pop Quiz On Bullying

The document is a pop quiz on bullying with 10 true/false questions. The answers suggest that while bullying is common, affecting around 20% of students, it is often not reported to teachers. Bullying occurs both inside and outside of school and involves verbal, physical, and relational forms. Both boys and girls engage in bullying, though it may look different between genders. Most victims are bullied by a small number of peers rather than large groups. With intervention, bullying behaviors can change over time.

Uploaded by

Jhonny Bravo
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

Pop Quiz on Bullying

True or False?

T or F 1. Studies suggest that fewer than


10% of children are involved in
bully/victim problems in
elementary school or middle school.

T or F 2. Children are more likely to be bullied in middle school than


elementary school.

T or F
3. Most bullying is physical in nature.

T or F 4. Girls bully just as much as boys; they just do it differently.

T or F 5. Most victims of bullying report they are bullied by a large


number of their peers.

T or F 6. The vast majority of children who are bullied tell a teacher


or other member of the school staff.

T or F 7. Bullying is just as likely on the way to and from school as


during school hours.

T or F 8. Most students who observe bullying don’t think they should


get involved.

T or F 9. Once a bully, always a bully.

T or F
10. Children who bully are loners with low self-esteem.

Source: Glenn Berry, Missouri Center for Safe Schools


Answers to Quiz:

1. False:
Melton et al. (1998) study of 6,500 students in grades 4-
6 in South Carolina showed that 20% of students reported
bullying others “several times” or more frequently during
the school term and 23% reported being bullied “several
times” or more frequently.
Findings from Finkelhor et al (2005) on National
Estimates for Children 2-17 showed 13.7 million children are
physically bullied, 15.7 million children are teased or
emotionally bullied and 2.4 million are sexually harassed.

2. False:
Percentage of victimized students (Norwegian study of
10,800 students; Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2004):
Grade Boys% Girls%
4 20.2 18
5 17.6 16.3
6 12.7 14.4
7 12.5 10.6
8 10.3 6.7
9 9.9 9.5
10 6. 4.6

3. and 4. False:
(Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2004)
Similarities:
 Both boys and girls engage in frequent verbal
bullying
 Girls and boys are equally likely to engage in
relational bullying

Source: Glenn Berry, Missouri Center for Safe Schools


Differences:
 Boys are bullied primarily by boys; girls are bullied
by boys and girls
 Boys are more likely to be physically bullied
 Girls are more likely to be bullied through social
exclusion, rumor-spreading, cyber bullying, and
sexual comments

5. False:
Most children report being bullied by “2-3 others” or
“mainly one” peer (Olweus Bullying Prevention Group,
2004)

6. False:
Hoover (1992) found many students do not report being
bullied and older children and boys are less likely to
report victimization.
Why don’t children report?
 2/3 of victims felt that staff responded poorly
 6% believed that staff responded very well

7. False:
Common Bullying Locations:
48% hallways
32% in class (teacher absent)
29% in gym class / locker rooms
27% in class (teacher present)
24% in lunch room
17% in bathroom
15% on bus
16% on the way to and from school
8% at the bus stop

Source: Glenn Berry, Missouri Center for Safe Schools


J. Unnever et al., (2001) survey of 2,472 students in
grades 6-8, Roanoke, VA

8. False:
When students in grades 4-6 were asked “What do you
usually do when you see a student being bullied?’
38% nothing, because it’s none of my business
27% don’t do anything but think I should help
35% try to help
Melton et al. (1998)

9. False:
Bullying behaviors and victimization experiences are
relatively stable over time if there is no intervention,
BUT, appropriate intervention can change behaviors.
(Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2004)

10. False:
Bullying is about power or strength. Students who bully
have followers and supporters. (Olweus Bullying
Prevention Group, 2004)

Source: Glenn Berry, Missouri Center for Safe Schools

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy