CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AS A TOOL FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

Teaching-learning process is a set of activities through which educational objectives are achieved. However, many teachers lack adequate skills of managing the classroom in which the process occurs. This paper therefore examined classroom management strategies which could influence effective teaching and learning. The paper discussed the existing approaches to classroom management and proposed a stakeholder-and-teacher-factor model. The stakeholder- factor consists of government, parents, community and school administrators whose influence on classroom management is beyond teacher’s control. The teacher-factor consists of teacher’s personality, learners’ characteristics, curriculum, classroom climate, time, instructional resources and facilities, upon which the teacher has control. It was recommended that the teacher should be aware of the factors which he could not control and explore means of influencing them positively. He should also identify factors within his control and adapt them towards achieving teaching and learning effectiveness.