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DISRUPTIVE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOURS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS: INTERVENTION IMPERATIVE
| Abstract: It seems that at all levels of education especially primary school level, classroom disruptive behaviors are considered to be a very serious problem to their educators. This is because the society attached great value to discipline and this discipline must be imparted into the children at very tender stage in life .These disruptive behaviours which exist within the classrooms if viewed closely are normal developmental behaviors of children but if not addressed properly will pose a great problem to teaching and learning .This is the challenge that faced this study which examined the causes of classroom disruptive behaviours among primary school pupils in Nsukka East Local Education Authority and intervention measures needed. It is expected that the result of this study would be useful to all stakeholders in education in their efforts to put an end to the problems of pupils’ indiscipline in the society in general and classroom disruptive behaviours in particular for the achievement of national educational goals .The study used descriptive survey research design. A sampled population of ninety- nine (99) teachers was drawn using stratified random sampling technique. The instrument used for collection of data was a 30 item researchers constructed questionnaire titled “Disruptive Classroom Behaviour Questionnaire”( DCBQ). The questionaire was validated by two professionals in department of Early Childhood and Primary Education of Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka .Mean and standard deviation were used for the collation of data generated. The study found out that all the stake holders in education contributed in one way or the other in causing classroom disruptive behaviours among primary school pupils. The findings among others indicated that administrators lack of provision of conducive learning environment, the teachers not using age appropriate teaching methods, the pupils not modeling the required conduct and parents not providing required learning materials for the children among others are some of the causes. The researchers therefore concluded that for classroom disruptive behaviours to be prevented and controlled, all stake holders should join hands together .The researchers in line with the findings recommended among others that, the government through the school administrators should provide conducive learning environment for both the pupils and the teachers and the parents should ensure that their children are provided with adequate learning materials. |
| Keywords: Inclusion, Blindness, Low Vision, Visual Impairment, Regular Class |
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