Classroom Management Techniques Used By ELT Teachers: A Comparative Study

Abstract

The present study entitled “Class-room Management Technique Used by ELT Teachers: A Comparative Study”. This study aimed to find out classroom management techniques used by private and government lower secondary level English teachers of Palpa district. The objectives of the study were to find out the techniques that were adopted by the teachers. The primary sources of the study were twelve teachers (6 government-aided and 6 private). The population was selected by using non random sampling procedures. Questionnaires and class observation checklists were used as the major tools of the study. It was found that government- aided schools’ teachers used techniques like use of teaching materials, motivation, use of lesson plan, group divisions, managing physical facilities etc. whereas private schools’ teachers were found using learning by doing methods, interaction with the students, use of punishment, use of gestures, use of group work, pair work etc. as the techniques of classroom management. This thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter one deals with the introduction which includes general background, review of related literature, objectives, significance of the study and definitions of the related terms. Chapter two includes the methodologies adopted for the study that includes sources of data, sample population and sampling procedure, tool for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study. In chapter three, analysis and interpretation has been presented in different diagrams, tables, pie charts, and graphs. The chapter four includes major findings and recommendations followed by references and appendices.