PERADENIYA NATIONAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
ELEMENTS OF EDUCATION & SCHOOL
MANAGEMENT
Classroom Management
Mr J.Jeyaharan
Lecturer
Pera NCoE
Peradeniya
competency : 8.0
Engages in classroom management as an
effective teacher
competency level : 8.1
Investigates the fields areas and relationship
related to classroom management
Introduction to Classroom Management
• What is Management ?
• Management is doing what is to be done in
the proper way.
• Management : Manage
Men
Tactfully
Management can be taken as a way to control
people tactfully.
A few definitions of Management
Management is a social process of controlling the
activities in an organization/institute efficiently and
effectively to achieve the specific aims/targets of that
organization or institute.
Management is the coordination of all resources
through the process of planning, organizing, directing
and controlling in order to attain stated goals.
Question
Define the term Management from scholars
David .A.Statt ‘s & S. Venkataiah’s point of view.
Process of Management
Effectiveness Efficiency
Achieving the Getting the maximum
expected aims benefit from the available resources
P-Planning
O-Organization
D-Directing
C- Controlling
Classroom Management
• Classroom management is defined as the methods and
strategies a teacher/an educator uses to maintain a
classroom environment that is conducive to student
success and learning.
• Classroom management is a term used by teachers to
describe the process of ensuring that classroom lessons
run smoothly despite disruptive behaviour by students.
The term also implies the prevention of disruptive
behaviour
• Classroom management is the process by which teachers
and schools create and maintain appropriate behavior of
students in classroom settings
Classroom management refers to the wide
variety of skills and techniques that teachers
use to keep students organized, orderly,
focused, attentive, on task, and academically
productive during a class.
Classroom management can be defined as
the actions teachers take to establish and
sustain an environment that fosters students’
academic achievement as well as their social,
emotional, and moral growth
Importance of classroom management
• Effective classroom management:
In addition to being highly knowledgeable in the subject matter, teachers also
need to know how to manage classroom dynamics effectively
Establishes and sustains an orderly environment in the classroom.
It helps create a conducive learning environment
It helps avoid waste of time and energy/To manage time situationally
Increases meaningful academic learning and facilitates social and emotional
growth.
Decreases negative behaviors and increases time spent academically
engaged.
Classroom management creates a set of
expectations used in an organized classroom
environment.
Or to maintain a positive classroom atmosphere
It includes routines, rules and consequences.
Effective classroom management paves the way
for the teacher to engage the students in learning.
Another great importance in classroom
management is the grouping of students for
different activities and learning purposes.
To manage classroom resources effectively
Main features of classroom management
• Planning
• Organization
• Leading
• Evaluation
Activity :
Discuss the main features of classroom
management given above.
Various fields of classroom management
Activity
Citing examples explain in brief the fields of
classroom management given below.
• Physical features/ setting
• Human
• Time
• Student behavior
Activity
• Discuss the management role of the class
teacher
• Discuss the role of a primary teacher in
classroom management.
• “The proper understanding of effective
classroom management is necessary for a
teacher”. Do you agree with this statement?
Justify your answer citing suitable examples
based on a secondary class teacher.
