Techniques use by Science, Technology and Mathematics (STM) teachers for controlling undesirable classroom behaviours in Anambra State secondary schools

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Notes FAQ Contact Us ERIC - Institute of Education Sciences Collection Thesaurus Advanced Search Tips Peer reviewed only Full text available on ERIC Back to results Peer reviewed Peer reviewed PDF on ERIC Download full text ERIC Number: EJ1103963 Record Type: Journal Publication Date: 2016-Jun-10 Pages: 10 Abstractor: As Provided ISBN: N/A ISSN: EISSN-1990-3839 Techniques Use by Science, Technology and Mathematics (STM) Teachers for Controlling Undesirable Classroom Behaviours in Anambra State Secondary Schools Chinelo, Okigbo Ebele; Nwanneka, Okoli Josephine Educational Research and Reviews, v11 n11 p1025-1034 Jun 2016 This study investigated the techniques used by secondary school Science Technology and Mathematics (STM) teachers in controlling undesirable behaviours in their classrooms. It adopted descriptive survey design in which 178 Anambra State teachers teaching STM subjects in senior secondary were involved in the research. Two sections of questionnaire used for data collection were validated and coefficients of internal consistency found to be 0.82 and 0.79. Data collected were analyzed using mean, percentage and t-test. Findings revealed that: Teachers always use traditional techniques science classroom; there is a significant difference in the mean rating of experienced and beginning teachers on their use of various techniques for controlling students' behaviours in favour of experienced teachers and male and female teachers do not differ significantly in their use of various techniques. It was recommended that beginning teachers should face orientation on use of the techniques. Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, STEM Education, Student Behavior, Secondary School Students, Classroom Techniques, Teacher Surveys, Questionnaires, Experienced Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Differences, Gender Differences Academic Journals. e-mail: err@academic.journals.org; e-mail: service@academicjournals.org; Web site: http://academicjournals.org/journal/ERR Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research Education Level: Secondary Education Audience: N/A Language: English Sponsor: N/A Authoring Institution: N/A Identifiers - Location: Nigeria Facebook Twitter Department of EducationInstitute of Education Statistics Privacy | Copyright | Contact Us | Selection Policy | API Journals | Non-Journals | Download | Submit | Multimedia | Widget