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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Dr. Jasmina Delceva – Dizdarevik, Institute of Pedagogy, Faculty of Philosophy
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University-Skopje, Macedonia
E-mail : jdelceva@yahoo.com
Received: February, 20.2014.
Accepted: April, 04.2014.
Original Research
UDK 371.12:005.32(497.7)
Abstract. This paper is aiming to discover the We live in a world of constant change.
paths that enable teachers to manage their work with If we want to be in step with the needs of the
students in the classroom. To be an efficient teacher means XXI century, we need to apply changes to the
to know with what and how to motivate students to learn. education system as well.
Teacher as an efficient classroom manager needs to have Therefore, the subject of this paper
skills to plan and prepare the education process, know would be answering the questions of orga-
how to organize the teaching and how to guide the class. nizing the teaching process, and the teachers’
An efficient teacher moreover needs establish positive ability for different kinds of organization.
classroom climate and working discipline. Also, teacher We are inevitably faced with the ques-
should be able to evaluate the progress of the students tion of renovating schools. This is а recurring
and self-evaluate his own work. question because it is essential for public edu-
In order to examine classroom management skills cation. “In this country, there are thousands of
of teachers in Republic of Macedonia, a research has buildings where people have no phone and no
been made for teachers in primary schools in Republic cable TV. We call them schools.” (Dryden, G.,
of Macedonia. Instruments which will be used in order and Vos, J. 2001: 24).
to complete the research and analyses are the following: The goal of every school is to be the
questionnaire for teachers and educational policy analy- best, to be failure-free and to make possible
ses in our country in order to discover whether there is that every child learn it is own talents and
concrete strategy for promotion and implementation of capabilities.
classroom management on local and national level. The new generations of children grow
Analyses of results show that there is a deficit of up surrounded with digital media. That is
classroom management skills among teachers, which why constantly updating teaching programs is
is due moreover to some lapses in initial education of essential for students to obtain different kinds
teachers. of knowledge. They should be in the focus
Keywords: Classroom, Teachers, Management of attention: there should be changes in the
skills. way we grade students, education should be
computerized, but most importantly changes
should be applied in the classroom itself, in
INTRODUCTION they way we manage it and in the way we
organize classes.
This last decade has brought positive, as Learning is in essence, the most inter-
well as negative changes in many aspects of esting game in life. All children believe this
human life. The question of improving every- before we convince them otherwise - that it’s
day life has thus become crucial. With the so very difficult!
called phenomenon of democratization, the But if we want to implement this in edu-
individual searches for solutions of improv- cation, we have to modernize teaching meth-
ing his own life. A good analysis is needed in ods. In order for a teacher to be successful, he
order for this to become possible, an analysis has to bear in mind that every child is a person,
not only of society as a whole, but of human an individual with it is own learning method.
resources who’d have the capacity to manage Every learning method should be respected,
it as well. because there is no such thing as a bad learn-
ing method. Recognizing one’s own method
Corresponding Author of learning is the key to successful education
Jasmina Delceva – Dizdarevik, Institute of Pedagogy, and work.
Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius Univer- Besides that, the teacher should provide
sity-Skopje, Macedonia every student with the possibility of choice
E-mail : jdelceva@yahoo.com and the responsibility for his own education.
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The teacher, being the key for the teach- The atmosphere in the classroom is
ing process, should be able to establish a posi- work oriented, but also relaxing and pleasant
tive school atmosphere. Such an atmosphere (Jankovski, D. 2002: 49).
is described as purposeful, active, relaxed In theory, school management is com-
and motivational. With a positive educational prised of time for (Morgenstern, J. 2000:
atmosphere and a mutual trust between teach- 41):
ers and students all problems and difficul- - Planning;
ties are easily surmounted. Additionally, the - Studying;
teacher is responsible for setting the expecta- - Theory;
tion rate of student success. - Development of the teaching program;
A positive school atmosphere has the - Decision making;
following characteristics: - Use of appropriate techniques;
- Openness, which implies encourage- - Evaluation models.
ment of all independent, creative but also 1. The management of a classroom is in
skeptical thought. essence, about being capable of putting time
- Support, friendship, cohesion and to good use. To implement this in the lessons
closeness between all the active participants in is very important. Wasting the time of the stu-
the educational process. dent usually results in lack of respect (Pet-
- Equality, which implies the division of kovski, K., and Aleksova, N. 2004: 73).
responsibility between teacher and student. 2. The development of concepts in the
Hence the big part that management theory of studying is of vital importance for
plays in education - in it we find both the guid- the effective planning in school management.
ance and the solutions contemporary educa- For example, if the class has not been appro-
tion systems need. priately planned, (if the concept has been too
Before we jump to analysis and organi- advanced or too simple) there is a higher prob-
zation of the teaching process, we will try to ability that students will behave improperly.
define management as a scientific discipline: 3. How to behave with problematic
“Management stands for a set of activi- students, when and how to praise students
ties (including planning, deciding, organizing, in the classroom, how to establish a system
leading and controlling) that focus on the use of rewarding students is usually picked up
of resources (human, financial, informational) through personal experience. Sometimes the
for the achievement of goals in an efficient situation is parallel or directly connected to
and effective way” (Gocevski, T. 2010: 5). school management planning.
This paper is about managing the class- 4. The development of the teaching pro-
room, so a more particular definition of school gram is still an important segment in class-
management is required: room management. It is necessary for every
The management of a classroom is a teacher to know how to outline his lessons
process that includes different activities done according to the goals of the school teaching
by teacher and student alike, but also teach- program. Many school systems don’t have
ing subjects that have to be aligned with both clear and defined teaching goals. It is essen-
the needs and abilities of the students, and the tial for every new teacher in the system to
previously established teaching goals. establish his work philosophy in the frame of
With this kind of organization, students the teaching program, regardless of previous
will be able to achieve results, individually experience.
and in groups. The right kind of management 5. Classroom management is easy if one
allows for a rational use of time and resources, is familiar with making decisions and sticking
for activities that complement teaching sub- to them. Many teachers can’t manage continu-
jects, and for efficiency in reaching the set ity in their work, although work principles are
goals. (Trajkov. B. 2007: 1-6). the most important for students.
The advantages of teachers who manage 6. The use of the multitude of appro-
their teaching process and priate techniques in the classroom creates
the classroom (Kelly, L. 1982: 167): an atmosphere stimulating to both teachers
1. Students are deeply involved in their and students. Not all students learn the same
activities and they do them with utmost care. way, some learn visually, others by hearing,
2. Students know what’s expected of some have difficulties reading, and some have
them and they are generally pleased with it. weakened hearing. Some are highly moti-
3. A relatively small amount of time is vated, some aren’t at all. Because of all this,
lost to confusion. there’s a need to present the same material in
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different ways, to make as many students as to bear in mind that the following phases are
possible receptive to it. This way, all students essential to the teaching process:
have the opportunity to learn. The ability to 1. Planning and preparing for the lesson;
use different teaching techniques make the 2. Duration of the lesson itself, along
lesson effective, and an effective lesson elimi- with performance;
nates the need for discipline.
7. In order for teachers to be effective 3. Establishing a positive climate in the
teaching managers, they should be capable of
short-term and long-term planning. Long-term classroom;
planning in this case would refer to a semester, 4. Establishing a working atmosphere
or a student`s year, or any other period of time and discipline;
that is adequate. Short-term planning refers to 5. Evaluation of progress and
the daily and weekly planning of lessons, most 6. Evaluation of one’s own work.
probably both. Good planning in a manager
means that he’s easily adaptable and ready to For all this to be realized successfully,
embrace teaching activities spontaneously. conditions should be met:
8. In the end, capable managers know 1. The teachers has to maintain a high
how to evaluate the situation in class. Con- level of attention in his students;
stant evaluation gives the possibility of analy- 2. He should encourage them and moti-
sis of information, and that makes for better vate them during the entirety of the lesson;
management programs. All these ways offer 3. Activities realized during the lesson
reciprocity, which is what helps a teacher in should be in accordance with the type of
his effectiveness. studying we are trying to achieve.
A teacher who is capable of managing These are the answers to the question
the curriculum should have skills. That means of the significance of management in the
that every teacher who wants to be efficient in classroom given by elementary school teach-
his work should know how to inspire students ers. 53% of the teachers gave an affirmative
to study, which in turn would result in achiev- answer, while the remaining 47% said they are
ing the previously set goals. not familiar with what it really stands for.
In order to be efficient, a teacher has To the question of how they plan the
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