EDUCATION FACULTY STUDENTS’ CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT SKILLS: IMPLICATIONS FROM AN APPLICATION

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine classroom management skills of education faculty students. This study is a qualitative one designed as a case study. The study took place in classroom management courses at a faculty of education of one of the state universities in Turkey in the academic year of 2019-2020. The participants were identified through purposive sampling method. 3rd grade education faculty students taking the classroom management course were selected as participants. The application took nearly three months. The data were collected through a rubric developed by the researcher, field notes and participant feedbacks. The data were analyzed through content analysis. the data from the observation notes and participant feedback interviews were coded and the results, including the results from the scoring of the rubric, are presented with frequencies and percentages. The results showed that education faculty students have difficulty especially about introduction to lessons, using the space in the classroom and some issues concerning communication skills like speaking, speaking in public, intonation, breath and voice control. Beside these the students performed between poor and average about motivating and engaging students, making eye contact, using body language, interacting and establishing effective communication with the class and providing feedback. They also had difficulty with using the time efficiently.