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            Effective Classroom Management and Control 
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                 EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL 
                                      BY 
                            Dr. M.B. Taiwo & Dr (Mrs) O.A. Opadokun 
             
            Introduction 
                 The classroom can be described as the smallest and lowest unit in the school where the teachers 
            and the students interact. Their mode of interaction goes a long way in re shaping the course of education 
            towards better performance and improved outcome. Therefore, an enabling environment should be created 
            for the teacher to be able to effectively manage his/her classroom. Unless classrooms are competently 
            managed, both conventional instructions and innovative practices associated with our educational system are 
            likely to be greatly undermined. The secret or formular of a successful classroom environment can be seen 
            when teachers who, while teaching are able to monitor students' progress, anticipate their behavioural 
            problems and provide meaningful options in handling these problems. As a matter of fact, routine classroom 
            managerial actions are crucial to teaching, because in their absence, the classroom may function very 
            inadequately. It is on the basis of this, that this paper attempts to examine the major issues involved in 
            effective classroom management and control in the school system. 
            Concepts 
            The major concepts in this tope are three: Classroom, Management and Control  
             
            Classroom 
                 The classroom as earlier described is the smallest and lowest unit in the school where the teachers 
            and the students interact. It can also be described as a room, in a given educational institution termed a 
            school, where teaching and learning takes place. The greatest pan of educational activities occurs in this 
            room'. Usually, there cannot be any meaningful activity going on in any school without classrooms as it is a 
            place where learning experiences are coordinated and various types of instructional efforts are housed. 
            Management 
                 Management has been defined by various experts in various ways. To some, it 
            is  a  way  of  leading  other  people;  while  others  see  it  as  a  means  of  coordinating 
            people's  activities.  Adesina  (1980)  sees  management  as  the  mobilisation  of  both 
            human  and  material  resources  in  order  to  achieve  the  objectives  for  which  an 
            organization is established. 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Dr. M. B.  Taiwo 
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                     Control 
                             Control can simply BE described as taking decision about how something is to 
                     be done. It means making someone or something do what one wants or behave in the 
                     way one wants people to behave. 
                     Classroom Management 
                             Classroom Management can be rightfully described as the art of carefully 
                     preparing  and  presenting  actions  that  are  preliminary  to  teacher-pupil  class 
                     interaction, class grouping intended to create favourable conditions that will facilitate 
                     instructions  e.g.  giving  understandable  directions  or  requests  to  follow  certain 
                     procedures  or  desist  from  disruptive  behaviour.  According  to  Akubue  (1991) 
                     Classroom management can also be described as the orchestration of classroom life 
                     which includes curriculum planning, organising procedures and resources, arranging 
                     the environment to maximise efficiency, monitoring students' progress, anticipating 
                     potential problems, preventing latent misbehaviour and remedying overt disruptive 
                     behaviours. Classroom management also include; 
                          Actions  that  aim  at  regulating  the  social  behaviour  of  pupils  like  directing 
                           questions  at  an  inattentive  pupil,  using  positive  reinforcement  or  applying 
                           punishment as a remedial control measure. 
                          Actions that assert the authority of the teacher, e.g. responses to requests, or 
                           unilateral decisions on what pupils should do. 
                             Classroom management, at its most routine level concerns a large variety of 
                     straightforward activities  such  as  simple  clerical  duties,  ordering,  maintaining  and 
                     distributing classroom materials and routine custodial caring for students' behaviour. 
                     Classroom  management  focuses  on  encouraging  and  establishing    student-control 
                     through a process of promoting positive student achievement and behavior in this 
                     light,  academic  achievement,  teacher  efficacy,  teacher  and  students  behavior  are 
                     directly linked with the concept of classroom management 
                                
                     Classroom  management  when  put  in  a  wider  context  can  be  regarded  as  the 
                     orchestration  of  classroom  life  which  includes:  curriculum  planning,  organizing 
                     procedures  and  resources,  setting  the  tone  of  the  class  environment  to  maximise   
                     learning,   monitoring  students' progress and anticipating potential problems, teachers 
          Effective Classroom Management and Control 
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          who,  while  teaching  are  able  to  monitor  students'  progress,  anticipate  their 
          behavioural problems, and provide meaningful  options  in  handling these problems.   
          It  is  important  to  note  that  Classroom  management  recognizes  the  fact  that 
          instructional competence counts very little if pupils are not ready to learn or if the 
          class is not disciplined. This explains why Classroom management is a critical part of 
          a  teacher's  function.  Akubue,  (1991).  Simply  put,  having  your  classroom  under 
          perfect control brings the joy back to teaching. Knowing how to keep a classroom not 
          only controlled but on task and attentive is the most crucial skill a teacher can have, 
          without which no effective teaching can take place. If must however be noted that 
          knowledge  of  subject  matter  alone  is  not  enough  to  achieve  effective  classroom 
          management  and  control.  Some  good  classroom  management  techniques  are 
          discussed below to help teachers in achieving success. 
          Classroom Management Techniques 
             In achieving good Classroom management and control, Farrant (1976) opines 
          that the classroom manager must pay attention to two qualities, namely; authority and 
          efficiency. 
          Authority: Authority is very important so as to avoid chaos resulting from unruly 
          activities of pupils in the class. To command respect and have authority in the class, 
          the following must be considered by the teacher:- 
          Dignity: The  classroom  manager  must  be  able  to  maintain  his  dignity  by  avoiding 
          achieving cheap popularity among his students. 
          Consistency:  The  classroom  manager  must  be  just  and  fair  in  dealing  with  the 
          students. 
          Firmness: The classroom manager must always be certain in his decisions. Right from 
          the first day in class, the teacher should not appear to be too easy, otherwise, the 
          students will take him / her for granted and play different pranks. Also, the teacher 
          should always avoid delaying giving reward and punishment. Discipline problems are 
          listed as the major concern for most new teachers. What can teachers expect and how 
          can they effectively handle discipline problems? Classroom management combined 
          with an effective discipline plan is the key. 
           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Dr. M. B.  Taiwo 
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            Judicious  use  of  reward  and  punishment:  The  classroom  manager  should  always  use 
            reward  and  punishment  as  corrective  measure  and  rewards  should  be  used  to 
            acknowledge  success  and  efforts  and  also  as  incentives.  Both  punishments  and 
            rewards should be moderately given. The students could be made to earn five points 
            for simply abiding by the classroom rules and completing the assignment given. If 
            they  went  above  the  call  of  duty,  or  if  they  worked  following  the  teacher's  high 
            expectations they should be given bonus points. The teacher would also deduct points 
            based on poor behaviour. Students could receive one warning before the deducted 
            points. By the end of the week, students could earn up to two hundred and fifty points 
            and they would all find this very interesting. 
             
            Self Criticism: The classroom manager should try and see himself as the pupils see him. 
            He should be aware of his strong and weak points He should always avoid personal 
            mannerism as this might make him/her a subject of ridicule. 
             
            Efficiency: This refers to the measure of the classroom manager. The following can help 
            the classroom manager to be efficient. 
             
            Tidiness:  The  classroom  manager  should  always  put  things  in  their  right  places. 
            There should be a fixed place for everything needed in the classroom to keep the class 
            tidy.  Being  organized  is  a  major  classroom  management  technique that is  difficult to 
            master. Since the beginning of any college degree program you are drilled that teacher must be 
            flexible and you need to roll with the unexpected. It's hard to stay organized when  unexpected 
                                           
            events occur. The best you can do is to organize your lessons in a  neat form and keep your grade 
            book up to date (so that you don't have stacks of un-graded papers cluttering the class). Three major 
            suggestions are also made thus: 
              a)  Keep all of your teachers' edition texts in one location so that when/if you need to fill in an 
                unexpected event you can quickly flip to something interesting in the text. 
              b)  Set up filing system that has one red (or bright colored) folder for any and all assessments that you 
                do for your class. 
              c)  Always have a back up assignment ready for an emergency. 
            Organise all routine matters: Make rules for all routines in the class e.g sharing books in the class, 
            cleaning the chalkboard etc. Set Student expectations at the beginning of every lesson, activity, or special 
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