CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES OF TEACHERS AT CHENGDU UNIVERSITY, SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to 1) study classroom management competencies of teachers and 2) to compare classroom management competencies of teachers at Chengdu university, Sichuan province, China as classified by genders, educational levels. The study methodology was a quantitative research. The conceptual framework of this study was applied from Mark’s study. The population consisted of 15,000 teachers. The sample size of 390 teachers was determined by Taro Yamane/ formula. The instrument used in the study was a 5-rating scale questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, frequency, mean, and standard deviation. The research results revealed that 1) classroom management competencies of teachers at Chengdu university, Sichuan province, China was at a much level. When considering each aspect from high to low showed that classroom environment management, classroom order management, classroom activity management, and management of classroom routines were at low level respectively. 2) The comparative results on classroom management competencies of teachers at Chengdu university, Sichuan province, China showed that teachers with different genders and educational levels showed no difference on classroom management competencies with a statistically significant level of .05.