INTEREST AND SELF EFFICACY OF TEACHERS AS CORRELATES OF THEIR CLASSROOM BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT SKILLS IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NSUKKA EDUCATION ZONE

Adene, Friday Mamudu and Offordille, Edmund Ebere and Ishiwu, I. U and Magbo, Eberechukwu Blessing (2019) INTEREST AND SELF EFFICACY OF TEACHERS AS CORRELATES OF THEIR CLASSROOM BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT SKILLS IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NSUKKA EDUCATION ZONE. In: REVIEW OF EDUCATlON. University of Nigeria Nsukka.

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Abstract

This study investigated the relationships between teachers' interest and self efficacy on their classroom behaviour management skills. The study adopted co-relational design and was guided by four research questions and four hypotheses. The sample consists of 447 junior secondary school teachers in Nsukka educational zone of Enugu State. Three instruments were used to collect data for the study - Teachers Interest Inventory (Tll), Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSEC) and Teachers' Classroom Behaviour Management Scale(TCBMS) - which were developed by the researchers and validated by three experts. The internal consistency reliability estimate was determined using Cronbacli alpha method and an internal reliability coefficient of 0.85, 0.90 and 0.85 were obtained for TCBMSS, TIS and TSEC respectively. Data gathered for the study were analyzed using linear regression analysis and the hypothesis were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Findings reveal significant relationships between teachers' interest, teachers' efficacy in teaching profession and their classroom behaviour management skills. Based on the findings the following recommendations among others were made that educative workshops and seminars should be organized from time to time to educate teachers 011 the need to boost their interest and efficacy ill their teaching profession as it will help ill handling behaviour problems often encountered in the classroom.

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education
Depositing User:	mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 16:51
Last Modified:	27 Sep 2021 16:51
URI:	http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/3160

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