CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
Education in Nigeria has become an expansive industry that has acknowledged the existence not only as a tool for nation building, but a source from which citizens realize their aims and their yearnings (Omirin, 2015). Obviously the mission of every nation in the world in modern times is that education be used as a tool for social change. Nations that have developmental plans bring about a new thinking pattern (Oyedeji, 2015), new philosophy, new orientation, and new social order, for such a change is education. Ofojebe et al (2017) opines that Educational service in the policy document helps to facilitate the implementation of educational policy for the attainment of policy goals and the promotion of effectiveness of the education system. He further stated that Education will contribute highly in the national development plan because it is the most important instrument of change as any fundamental change in the intellectual and social outlook of any society.
Secondary school is one of the levels of the education system in Nigerian. Secondary education is the education children receive after primary education and before the tertiary stage, (Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) 2013). The importance of secondary education is geared towards providing all primary school leavers with the opportunity for education of a higher level irrespective of sex, social status, religious or ethnic background (Oboegbulem, 2011). It also inspires students with a desire for self-improvement and achievement of excellence. It provides technical knowledge and vocational skills necessary for agricultural, industrial, commercial and economic development (FRN, 2013). The underlying principle here is that secondary schools should be able to provide quality to all those who can benefit from it. The realization of these aims and objectives hinges in many variables such as good classroom management, adequate teachers, availability and adequate utilization of teaching and learning materials, infrastructural facilities and school inspection and supervision.
Meanwhile, it is the functionality of secondary school managers to realize these goals and objectives. A principal plans, organizes, directs, controls, and supervises at the school administrative level; teachers are responsible for the administration of the classroom, (Omemu, 2015). Classroom teachers are known as classroom managers because of their roles in managing learning activities, instructional procedures, the prevailing attitudes, feeling and atmosphere in the classroom. Consequently, for effective management the classroom teacher must employ classroom management practices to achieve educational objectives (Oboegbulem, 2011). Classroom management plays an important role in the teaching and learning process. It is a veritable tool in the process of passing instructions from the teacher to the students. The success of any educational system is a function of the effectiveness of classroom management (Nwankwo, 2018). Classroom teachers are managers and so ought to be in control from the beginning of the lesson to the end so as to ensure that the students benefit from the interactive business that transpires in the classroom situation. This to a greater extent would enhance smooth coordination and responses on the part of both the teacher and the learner. Effective classroom managers create orderly, safe environments where students feel valued and comfortable. Supporting this view, Akpakwu (2016) stressed that effective classroom managers provide a structured, caring environment that meets students’ personal and academic needs. Such classroom managers are perceived as authority figures in the classroom. However, ineffective classroom managers are poor planners. They do not start class on time, become side tracked easily, use limited teaching strategies, and create a disorganized expectation, (Akiba et al, 2012).
Classroom management involves how the teacher works, how the class works, how the teacher and students work together and how teaching and learning happen. For students, classroom management means having some control in how the class operates and understanding clearly the way the teacher and the students are to interact with each other (Akpakwu, 2016). For both teachers and students, classroom management is not a condition but a process. Classroom management could pose a problem to the teacher, if he lacks the competence to create the setting, decorate the room, arrange the chairs, speaking to children and listen to their responses, putting routines in place and then executing, modifying and reinstating them, developing rules and communicating those rules to pupils. The action performed by a teacher on each of these variables mentioned above will determine the academic achievement and behaviour of the students. Discipline is a function of the interaction between teacher and student that brings about self-control and respect for authority (Ajayi, 2012). It entails creating and keeping rules based on reciprocal understanding limits that must not be breached. Poor classroom management may influence the academic performance of students negatively. It is therefore important that teachers learn to effectively manage their classrooms for a greater output.
The academic performance of students these days have given many people serious concern, especially secondary school graduates. This could be as a result of indiscipline exhibited by students in the classroom such as lateness to classroom, noise making, and so on. Hence the need for classroom management that encompasses teachers‟ efforts to oversee the activities of the classroom including student‟s behavior, interaction and learning.
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Statement of the Problem
Classroom management is the heart of any educational system. No curriculum Planning is complete without implementation and evolution, both of which are mainly carried out in the classroom. Most of the class activities take place while students are seated. The seating arrangement is therefore very important to suffer the kind of neglect being experienced by many secondary school students. It is obvious that classroom management control in our secondary schools lack proper control and order. This is more so in public schools in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The managerial demands on the classroom teachers are very high. It is against this background that this work aims at investigating the classroom management practices for improving students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Purpose of the Study
The main purpose of this Study is to investigate the classroom management practices for improving students’ academic performance in secondary schools. Specifically, the study sought to:
- Assess the Influence of Classroom Discipline Practices on secondary school Students’ Academic Performance in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
- Find out how instructional supervision affects secondary school students’ academic performance in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
- To evaluate the influence of classroom instructional methodologies on students academic performance in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
- Determine the influence of supportive feedback on students academic performance in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Significance of the Study
The significance of this study are stated below:
The findings will enlighten the head teachers and other teachers of schools on classroom management skills that would lead to improvement of students’ academic performance. This is because the factors affecting classroom management were reviewed and their effects were brought to light.
The ministry of education (MOE) will also benefit from the findings of this study in that the results obtained will be useful in the formulation of policies and the improvement of the already set policies, towards the improvement of learning and the betterment of education system at large.
The findings would also enlighten school head teachers on matters pertaining classroom management practices in order to address the problem of how to improve learners’ achievement in national examinations. This was an important step towards the improvement of the general academic performance and the overall educational outcome.
Scope of the Study
The study is centered on finding out the classroom management practices for improving students’ academic performance in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Research Question
The following research questions guided the study.
- What are the Influence of Classroom Discipline Practices on secondary school Students’ Academic Performance in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
- In what ways do instructional supervision affects secondary school students’ academic performance in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
- What are the influence of classroom instructional methodologies on students academic performance in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
- What are the influence of supportive feedback on students academic performance in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
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