LEARNING BEHAVIOUR

Improving Student Learning Behaviour

Improving Student Learning Behaviour

The study of IT student learning is only really beneficial when examined in real-life settings. Students have their own, sometimes reactionary ideas about what affects the quality of their learning. Teachers face several challenges while teaching young children. One of the major challenges teachers need to adjust to while teaching in the early years of IT teaching is to be able to effectively manage the behaviour of students in IT classroom setting. Teachers need to have realistic expectations of the appropriate behaviours that students can display in the classroom to ensure that effective and conducive learning takes place.

Teachers spend most of their time in classrooms with students. Thus, it is important that they are able to successfully ascertain behaviour management strategies that will ensure classroom environments that are nurturing and marked with high levels of achievement. (Charles, C, 2006, pg 205) Therefore, it can be seen that behaviour management is an extremely imperative aspect in both the life of the teachers and students.

Reasons Behind The Behaviour

According to research, being able to successfully manage the behaviour of students in the early years ensures good academic learning to occur as there is a relationship between intellectual outcomes and behaviour. (McInerney, D, 2008 pg 108) There are three reasons for this. The first is that a student who is responsible would adhere to certain student requirements such as paying attention and completing work on time. (McInerney, D, 2008 pg 108) These are qualities fundamental to great academic achievement. Secondly, students who behave well will develop positive interactions with teachers and their peers. (McInerney, D, 2008 pg 108) Having a good relationship with the teacher will enhance a student's learning process as teachers seem to give less attention to students who misbehave. (McInerney, D, 2008 pg 108) Furthermore, a strong rapport among peers, especially peers who value education augments students' motivation to achieve. (McInerney, D, 2008 pg 108) Thirdly, students who are motivated to behave in an appropriate and socially responsible manner will be motivated to engage well in their academic work. (McInerney, D, 2008 pg 109)

Instilling discipline and good learning skills in students is also essential. These lifelong skills which when imbibed at an early age will help the students to become good citizens in the future who will be disciplined in their working and adult life. Furthermore, having effective behaviour management strategies in place will result in a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and development as well as result in students understanding and developing appropriate behaviour.

Hence, teachers need to be aware of a range of strategies and skills for responding to students' inappropriate behaviour and managing their behaviour in the classroom. Firstly, teachers need to realise the cause of misbehaviour among the students in the classroom. There may be a few reasons as to why misbehaviour may occur. Misbehaviour and discipline problems tend to occur when students are not engaged in activities that are absorbing or ...