Classroom Management and Loss of Time at the Lesson Start: A Preliminary Study

Lesson starts are transitional events which may cause management problems for teachers. In this study 131 lesson starts of equally many teachers were observed in primary and secondary schools in Finland. The results indicated that, in general, the problems were minimal. However, for various reasons...

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Published inEuropean journal of educational research Vol. 2-2013; no. volume2-issuse4.html; pp. 167 - 170
Main Author Saloviita, Timo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Eurasian Society of Educational Research Association 15.10.2013
Subjects
Behavior Problems
Classroom Environment
Classroom Observation Techniques
Classroom Techniques
Finland
Foreign Countries
Lesson Observation Criteria
Likert Scales
Performance Factors
Secondary School Teachers
Time Management
Finland
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Summary:Lesson starts are transitional events which may cause management problems for teachers. In this study 131 lesson starts of equally many teachers were observed in primary and secondary schools in Finland. The results indicated that, in general, the problems were minimal. However, for various reasons lesson starts were delayed by an average of about six minutes. Calculated on this basis, the total loss of instructional time in the whole school year was about five weeks of schooling. No statistically significant relationships were observed between disturbances in the classroom and any background variable studied including grade level, classroom type,(special or mainstream), group size, presence of classroom assistant, sex of the teacher, weekday, time of day of the lesson, or subject of the lesson. In order to maximise instructional time more attention should be paid in future to starting lessons promptly.
ISSN:2165-8714
2165-8714
DOI:10.12973/eu-jer.2.4.167