The Role of the Teacher in Classroom Management
CHAPTER ONE
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The objectives of the study are;
- To examine the function of teacher in classroom management.
- To identify the effectiveness of classroom management on student achievement in secondary school
- To find out how classroom management influence development setting
- To identify the problem militating against classroom management
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction
The value of education has been reflected not only in the subjects taught and achievement levels reached but also in the learning environment. The environment has both reflected and influenced the behavior of the students and it has been affected by events within and outside of the school. Most educators and researchers have agreed that the total environment should be comfortable, pleasant, and psychologically uplifting; should provide a physical setting that pupils find educationally stimulating; should produce a feeling of well-being among its occupants; and should support the academic process.
The major aspect of the classroom climate that has fallen under the control of the teacher is that of classroom management and discipline. As might be expected classroom climate which motivated learning and afforded the students the opportunity to be actively and meaningfully engaged in academic activities influenced the positive rating of teacher’s classroom management hence the relation to their performance in chemistry. Classroom management has referred to all the planned or spontaneous activities and interactions that have occurred within a classroom. Recently, a growing interest has emerged in the area of classroom management. The classroom environment is a large part of classroom management that will either encourage the students to succeed or hamper their abilities and cause more failures. The classroom environment is different from the classroom management because the later deals with how the students feel in the classroom while classroom management focuses on procedures, routines, and expectations, the classroom environment focuses on the relationships between the students and teachers, as well as how the students feel amongst their peers in the classroom. Classroom management is the heart of teaching and learning in school setting. A well-managed classroom can provide an exciting and dynamic experience for everyone involved. Unfortunately, good classroom management implies not only that the teacher has elicited the cooperation of the students in minimizing misconduct and can intervene effectively when misconduct occurs but also that worthwhile academic activities are occurring more or less continuously and that the classroom management system as a whole is designed to maximize student engagement in those activities, not merely to minimize misconduct. Many times, by encouraging behavior that is more positive and uplifting in one classroom, the behavior will carry on into other classrooms, taking the safe environment further than one classroom. Student achievement as well as emotional and social outcomes can all be positively affected by a safe, positive learning environment. When teachers do not tolerate disrespect both among the students and between the students and teacher, they set the standard for their classroom and the students will feel more encouraged to participate and take risks in the classroom. Because of this, setting the classroom environment is often just as important as establishing classroom management strategies.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to the roles of teachers in classroom management
Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
Population of the study
Population of a study is a group of persons or aggregate items, things the researcher is interested in getting information on the roles of teachers in classroom management in secondary schools. 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Ibadan local government area, Rivers state was selected randomly by the researcher as the population of the study.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was on the roles of teachers in classroom management. In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of teachers in classroom management in secondary schools
Summary
This study was the roles of teachers in classroom management in secondary schools. Four objectives were raised which included: To examine the function of teacher in classroom management, to identify the effectiveness of classroom management on student achievement in secondary school, to find out how classroom management influence development setting and to identify the problem militating against classroom management. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Ibadan. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made principals, vice principals administration, senior staffs and junior staffs were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
Effective classes are managed by effective teachers. Teachers who provide leadership, a secure environment in which students can achieve academic success. The study has revealed that teacher qualifications need to be supplemented with frequent professional development workshops and seminars for teachers. This is because it is a teacher’s ability to effectively manage a classroom that contributes to academic performance rather than a teacher’s highest qualification. This explains why ‘more experienced teaches have students performing better in academics than of less experienced teachers; certainly because with time they have effected classroom management. Teachers rely more on corporal punishment of instilling discipline in classroom. Thus there is need to expose students to disciplinary methods that eliminate the root causes of disruptive behavior like guiding and counselling. In cases where dozing in the classroom is high and leaving classroom during is quite often, teachers should take their own initiative to engage students more in the process of learning so as to eliminate boredom during classroom lessons.
Recommendation
- Future studies can be conducted to different cultures to analyze the generalizability of results.
- By using experimental and longitudinal designs this study may be extended.
- The new researcher may research on different other management strategies which are used in learning environment with students’ academic achievements.
- This study may be conducted on school or university students.
- Moreover, for applicability of our study can be ensure by explore research across nationwide exploration of our study can be made possible if dimensions of this study suitable to others regions and culture as it is very important over the world.
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