Classroom Management



Classroom Management

 

Classroom management

-       Administration or direction of activities with special reference to problems involving discipline, democratic techniques, us of supplies and other materials, the physical features of the classroom, general housekeeping and the social relationships of the pupils and teachers.

 

Principles

Cause of disciplinary problems

1.    Teacher should plan activities that are suited to the classroom conditions

2.    Teacher’s disciplinary policies must be in accordance with the school policies

3.    Teachers must observe some routinary procedures to save time and energy

4.    Teachers must take into consideration the needs and conditions of their students

5.    Teachers must utilize positive rather than negative approach in dealing with children.

 

1.    Teacher’s personality: lack of knowledge of the subject matter, poor decision making

2.    Physical factors: health conditions of the child

3.    Individual factors: individual difference due to family and community background

4.    Social factors: adjustment to the group

5.    Emotional factors

6.    School environment