Classroom Management Case Study

Chapter I

The Problem

Introduction

Every school has its own policies which stat the rules and regulations that they are implementing to control and manage the behaviors, attitudes, and activities of the students inside the school. This may enable them to become a responsible and discipline one. The administrators and teachers are responsible for monitoring and supervising the student 's behavior. The policies that the students are following will be taken into their classrooms.

Classrooms are found an educational institution of all kinds, from preschools to universities. The classroom attempts to provide a space where learning can take place uninterrupted by outside distraction (Wikipedia). It is where the enhancement of knowledge of the students

Classroom management is a term used by teachers to describe the process of ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly despite disruptive behavior by students. It also implies the prevention of disruptive behavior. It is one of the most difficult tasks or aspect of teaching for many teachers. This single skill has heavily contributed to teacher stress and burnout (Gordon, 2002, Jepson & Forrest, 2006), overall teacher efficacy(Caprarait al., 2003; Edwards it al., 2002), students achievement and teacher performance in the classroom (Edwards it al.,2002; Milner, 2002; Pavlov, 2007), and has commonly been a major concern of principals regarding new teachers (Principal Perspective, 2004; Williams). Classroom management plays a big role in a student 's classroom achievement because it is an essential part of the teaching and learning process. It refers to the methods, strategies that the teachers use to maintain a classroom environment that results in student learning success. Classroom management is also a process of organizing a conducive environment for the students, student’s engagement, and involvement and classroom

3.To what extent do behavioral policies of the school affect the classroom management skills of the pre-service teachers?

4.What are the problems/challenges encountered by the pre-service teachers as regards in classroom management?

Scope, Delimitation, Limitation of the Study

The main purpose of the study is to provide information regarding on what are the implications of behavioral policies of Batangas State University to the classroom management of the pre-service teachers. It also aimed to know the pre-service teacher’s ways and strategies on managing a classroom environment. The study considers the student’s personal information such as their name (optional) gender, age, and section.

The researchers limited to the study are the fourth year students enrolled in the second semester, the school year 2016-2017 of Batangas State University who are in the field as part of their curriculum and training to become professional teachers. Each of the respondents was given a questionnaire to answer. The students selected came from three sections to avoid prejudice of their perceptions.

In order to assure manageability of the collected data, the questionnaire only included multiple choice, checklist, Likert scale, ranking/rating questions and did not include open-ended response