TEACHERS' CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE AND LEARNERS' BEHAVIOR IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS

Abstract: This study primarily aims to assess the teacher’s classroom management competence and learners’ behavior in rural and urban areas. It utilized the descriptive-comparative method. The results of the study provided an insight into what classroom management strategies practiced by the teacher has best positive effect on the learner’s behavior in the rural and urban classroom settings. Furthermore, it seeks to determine the if the teacher’s training and ability has an impact in managing a class of diverse personalities. The results revealed that the teachers are capable and skilled in dealing with different behaviors of students. Additionally, teachers in the urban and rural areas have been evaluating their management strategies to fit it the student’s needs and always practice management strategies such as the learner-centered approach that helps them in improving their student’s behavior. Moreover, the results also show that Students in the urban and rural area had similar set of problematic behaviors but may vary only on the prevalence due to geographical factors, urban students are more vulnerable to bad influences brought about by the many distractions of the city, such as computer gaming shops and other recreations while rural area students can be easily monitored by parents and teachers in and out of the school. Lastly, a teacher’s set of capability and skills affects his/her classroom management strategies as well as these strategies affects the learners’ behavior in elementary schools in the rural and urban areas. Keywords: learners’ behaviour, classroom management strategies, teacher’s training, skills affects. Title: TEACHERS’ CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE AND LEARNERS’ BEHAVIOR IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS Author: Urchel L. Omambac, Susan S. Bentor, Elvira S. Pecajas International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning ISSN 2394-9686 Vol. 9, Issue 3, May 2022 - June 2022 Page No: 47-62 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 11-June-2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6634371 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/TEACHERS’%20CLASSROOM%20MANAGEMENT-11062022-1.pdfInternational Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning, ISSN 2394-9686, Novelty Journals (Publisher), Website: www.noveltyjournals.co