Recently Colorado State University faculty and students were asked the question: “What are the five most disruptive classroom behaviors.” Below are their responses in ranked order.

The Five Most Disruptive Student Behaviors

	Faculty Perspective	Student Perspective
1	Side discussions--chatting with neighbors	Side discussions—chatting with neighbors
2	Arriving late/leaving early	Cell phone issues (including text messaging)
3	Cell phone issues including text messaging	Group project issues
4	Newspapers/Sudoko	Over-the-top Participators
5	Sleeping in class	Inappropriate laptop use
6	Failure to prepare for class	Food Issues—loud eating and smelly food
7	Yawning loudly	Unprepared for class
8	Packing up early	Arriving late/leaving early
9	Debating grades in class	Distracting professor with off topic questions
10	Getting a large class to quiet down before starting	Tapping/clicking pens