Influence of Classroom Management on Students Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Nyang’hwale District in Geita Region, Tanzania
Abstract
Description
This study sought to examine the influence of classroom management on student’s academic
performance in secondary schools in Nyang’hwale District. In order to come up with hard and
tangible findings, this study employed mixed research approach and descriptive survey research
design. The study was guided by three research objectives: to identify challenges facing
teachers when managing their classes, to determine the relationship between classroom
management and students’ academic performance and to find out strategies which could be
used to overcome the challenges facing teachers in classroom management. Heads of school,
teachers and students were involved in this study, where by stratified sampling and simple
random sampling were employed to get 40 students and 56 teachers and purposive sampling
used to obtain 4 heads of school from 4 selected secondary schools. Data was collected through
questionnaires, interviews, document analysis, and observation. Pilot study was done in order
to measure the validity and reliability of the instruments for the purpose of revise the questions
and removing ambiguity .The collected quantitative data were coded and analyzed by using
SPSS version 20 and presented by using descriptive statistics like tables, frequencies and
percentages. Qualitative data were analyzed based on themes and its categories. Ethical
consideration was observed through granted a written permission from department and research
permit from RAS and DED. Also the study ensured the safety of respondents in participation
and acknowledged all sources used in the study. The study identified that overcrowded classes,
lack of physical facilities, lack of strategies to manage students, sitting arrangements and lack
of teaching and learning materials all these are challenges which facing teachers in classroom
management also the study revealed that some teachers did not respond their daily duties like
creating safe learning environment, maintain proper communication, facilitating availability of
teaching and learning materials, guidance and counseling and time management affect
academic performance. The study recommended that teachers should have different teaching
facilities which will enable to control their classroom management by choosing the best
management guide lines, heads of school should visit classrooms to see the teaching process in
order to make evaluation also curriculum planners should consider teachers of each subject
when their planning to change curriculums for different subjects also government should
provide seminars and training to teachers ,building classrooms and providing teaching and
learning materials. By doing so it will help to reduce the problem of managing the classroom.
Keywords
Classroom Management