The evaluation of class management strategies of preschool teachers in classroom activities

Abstract

Classroom management strategies of teachers are of particular importance for carrying out educational activities effectively, enhancing academic and social achievement of children, and enabling children to acquire life skills. The purpose of this study is to examine classroom management strategies of preschool teachers in classroom activities through observation. The participants of this study were six preschool teachers in Ankara. The classroom management strategies of preschool teachers were observed by "unstructured and nonparticipant observation" technique. Content Analysis was used for data analysis. The research findings show that the number of negative expressions used by teachers is higher than that of positive expressions they used. Most of the teachers using negative expressions were holding an associate's degree.