The Influence of Classroom Management on Students’ Disruptive Behaviour in Public Secondary Schools
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the contribution of ICT use in the
management of public secondary schools, a case of Nzega district. Three objectives
guided the study (i) to identify methods of classroom management in public secondary
school (ii) to examine the effects of classroom management towards disruptive behavior
in public secondary school (iii) to assess strategies to improve classroom management
towards disruptive behavior in public secondary school. The descriptive survey research
design was used to collect data from the selected population in which both quantitative
and qualitative data collection approaches were employed. A total of 150 respondents
participated in the study. Questionnaires were used to collect data from teachers and
students. The interview guides were used to collect data from Heads of Schools, Ward
educational officers, and district education officer. SPSS version 20 package was used to
analyze quantitative data in which statistics such as frequency, percentage, tables, and
figures were presented. Content analysis was used to analyze Qualitative data from Heads
of Schools, Ward educational officers, and district education officer. The study finds that
some schools use punishment as a method of improving student behavior, moreover, the
study revealed that there is a low understanding of the strategies used to improve
students‟ behavior, furthermore, the study revealed that there is lack of training to
teachers on classroom management on students disruptive behavior. The findings of the
study concluded that teachers should get training on the methods used in managing the
classroom. Moreover, the study recommends that stakeholders and government should
create policies that would create awareness to teachers on how to manage the classroom
properly and motivate students in learning.
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Education