PERCEPTIONS OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS ABOUT FACTORS INFLUENCING CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

Every teacher has to use different management techniques in classroom to maintain discipline and create a cordial environment for effective teaching.Professional development in classroom management is equally important for senior and new teachers. This study was designed to get an insight about the perceptions of prospective teachers about influential factors of classroom management. Participants of the study were graduates of three teacher training institutions with Master degrees in Education. Most of the respondents strongly agreed that classroom environment and student teacher interaction are the important factors influencing classroom management. Female prospective teacher differ in intensity with male counterparts in their perceptions. This study leads to the fact that there should be more focus on developing classroom management skills among the prospective teachers through supervised practice.