APPLICATION OF CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AS A TOOL FOR ENHANCING TEACHING AND LEARNING IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE

Abstract

The study explored the Application of classroom management techniques as a tool for enhancing teaching and learning in public secondary schools in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Two Research questions and two Research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised 32 inspectorate officials, 48 principals and 1567public secondary schools’ teachers from Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A sample size of 6 inspectors, 10 principals and 306 teachers were sampled using simple random sampling technique, making the total of 322 respondents used for the study. The researchers developed instrument titled “Classroom Management Techniques Questionnaire (CMTQ)” was used for data collection. The reliability co-efficient of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha statistics and a reliability coefficient of 0.87 was obtained. Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, Mean and Standard Deviation) to analyse the research questions, while Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. Findings revealed that there was low application of discipline in public secondary schools in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Differences exist in the application of classroom arrangement in public secondary schools in the study area. Recommendations were made to include that teachers should develop a positive attitude towards all the students and show trust in their actions and intentions. Seminars and workshop should be organized for teachers in order to improve their skills in managing their classroom.