Classroom Management Styles and Teaching Performance of Secondary School Teachers in Some Selected Provincialised Schools of Kamrup District

Abstract

Classroom teaching is a complex task in a complex environment and the classroom teacher is charged with lots of functions to perform in the teaching and learning process. One of the most challenging functions of the classroom teacher is classroom management and control. The teacher’s effectiveness in teaching is assessed by his ability to use varied classroom management techniques to control students towards meaningful and effective learning during instruction. For effective teaching and learning the classroom environment needs to be free from all forms of disturbance. The academic achievement of the students mostly depends upon the ability of the teacher to provide instructions effectively. The present study was mainly conducted to find out the styles of teaching used by the secondary school teachers in the provincialised colleges of Kamrup district. This study also tried to find out if there was a relationship between classroom management styles and teaching performance of the teachers. The sample for the study consisted of 81 secondary school teachers selected from 9 provincialised schools of Kamrup district. The results of the study indicated that no significant relationship existed between the Classroom Management Styles and teaching performance of the secondary school teachers.