[An Evaluation Approach on the Impact of Students' Misbehaviours on the Learning Process in Classroom]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION1

Background1

Research Questions2

Reliability and Validity2

Generalisability3

Ethical Considerations4

CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE REVIEW6

Student Behaviour6

Relationship between behaviour and achievement6

Relationship between student behaviour and instruction9

Relationship between student behaviour and teacher management12

Classroom Climate14

Factors behind Student Misbehaviour15

Sociodemographic factors15

Educational factors16

Social factors17

Family factors18

CHAPTER 03: METHODOLOGY19

Research Design19

Literature Search19

Rationale for choice of Research Method20

CHAPTER 04: DISCUSSION21

Discipline21

Current Literature on Student Perceptions22

The Process of Developing a Well-Managed Classroom23

Importance of the Teacher-Student Relationship23

CHAPTER 05: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS26

Making a Change26

Student Misbehaviour26

Preventing Behaviour Problems27

Implications for Social Change28

Recommendations for Action29

Recommendations for Further Study30

REFERENCES31

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

Background

Strong consensus exists among educational researchers and school practitioners that student behaviour has a profound effect on all areas of a school's operation. A continuation of this connection, that undesirable student behaviour results in a plethora of issues and problems, has been reiterated and reinforced repeatedly in survey results, public opinion polls, and in educational Literature based on both research and practitioner experience. A general survey of the literature by experts in education reveals that the effects of student behaviour appear in a variety of different topics, but most commonly in the areas of student achievement and safe schools. The review of research in Chapter II shows the importance of student behaviour according to educational experts.

Student behaviour in the classroom, and the problems that can arise when a student misbehaves, are constant themes in literature about education. Discipline and student behaviour have an etiect on educational effectiveness in a variety of different ways; the most notable are in school safety and academic achievement. A very common topic in any discourse on school reform is the belief that improved student behaviour is a necessity to have a safe and secure environment for true student success. The literature available shows that there is a link between student success in school and the behaviours of not only the student, but other students in the class as well. Student misbehaviour disrupts the classroom for all students by taking away time that the teacher should be spending on instruction rather than dealing with discipline issues. The student who misbehaves also misses class time while in the office and serving the assigned consequence. There is also research, such as that of Jones, LignugarislKraft, and Peterson (2007), that supports the idea of a link between the demands placed on a student in a class and the likelihood that an inappropriate behaviour will occur. Their research indicates that problem behaviours occur more frequently when difficult material is presented, but that the teacher ...