A Comparative Study of Classroom management Skills of Male and Female Teachers in the Senior Secondary Schools Fools of Na Nakamte and Sire Towns
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1998-05
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to compare classroom management skills between male and
female teachers. It was also attempted to assess the influence of certain variables namely
teachers' job experience, age and attitude, and class size on classroom management skills. FivepOint
observers' and students' ratings of teachers comprising various categories were used to
assess teachers' managerial skills. The subjects included 18 purposely selected teachers (9
males and 9 females) and 360 randomly selected students taken from Darge and Sire Senior
Secondary Schools, in East Wellega Zone. Furthermore, teachers' personal file, self-report
inventory and structured interviews were used to obtain data pertaining to the independent
variables considered in the study. The data were then analysed using a t-test, Pearson Product
Moment Correlation Coefficient and multiple regression mode. The results of the analyses
indicated that there is no significant difference between male and female teachers in over ali
categories of classroom management skills at 0.01 level. However, when the categories are
seenseparatly, female teachers were found to be sif;nificantly higher in the categories of
communication and democratic leadership than their male counterparts. From the independent
variables, teachers' attitude was found as a strong and positive predictor of classroom
management skills regardless of sex. On the other hand, class size was found as a negative
factor in teachers ' managerial skills. Based on the findings, possible recommendations were
made.
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A Comparative Study of Classroom management