Preservice Teachers' Views on Students’ Negative Behaviors in the Classroom

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 2, 56 - 77, 29.12.2025

Avni Ünal , Emine Saklan

Öz

The aim of the research is to examine the views of preservice teachers on negative student behaviors they may encounter in the classroom. In this context, the preservice teachers were asked to express the two negative student behaviors that they think will be the most challenging in their future professional lives, the reasons for these behaviors and how they can manage them. The participants were preservice teachers studying third-year in the faculty of education of a university in the Black Sea Region. Data obtained from 127 preservice teachers was collected during the fall semester of the 2023-2024 academic year, using the purposive sampling technique. Inductive and deductive approaches were used together in the analysis and the findings were supported by frequencies and direct quotations. According to the results of the research, pre-service teachers evaluated behaviors such as disrupting the lesson, making noise, aggression, peer bullying, lack of attention, disrespect towards the teacher, opposition in class, disinterest in class and not participating in activities as the most challenging negative behaviors. Family and home environment, school and classroom conditions, individual characteristics and social changes came to the fore among the reasons for these behaviors. As a solution, proactive measures such as establishing positive relationships, effective teaching methods and structuring the classroom environment; Reactive strategies such as verbal and nonverbal intervention, seeking external support, and imposing sanctions were prominent. Overall, the findings indicate that prospective teachers felt the need for preventive and sensitive classroom management skills to manage negative behaviors.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Classroom management , Preservice teacher , Negative behavior , Misbehavior

Etik Beyan

In this study, all principles and regulations stipulated in the “Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions” were fully complied with. None of the actions defined under the section entitled “Actions Contrary to Scientific Research and Publication Ethics,” which constitutes the second chapter of the Directive, were committed. Name of the ethics committee that conducted the ethical review: Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Human Research Ethics Committees Date of the ethics committee decision: December 26, 2023 Reference number of the ethics approval document: 01-68

Destekleyen Kurum

None

Sınıfta Meydana Gelen Olumsuz Öğrenci Davranışlarına İlişkin Öğretmen Adaylarının Görüşleri

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı, öğretmen adaylarının sınıfta karşılaşabilecekleri olumsuz öğrenci davranışlarına ilişkin görüşlerini incelemektir. Bu kapsamda öğretmen adaylarından gelecekteki meslek yaşamlarında en çok zorlanacaklarını düşündükleri iki olumsuz öğrenci davranışını, bu davranışların nedenlerini ve nasıl yönetebileceklerini ifade etmeleri istenmiştir. Katılımcılar, 2023-2024 akademik yılı güz döneminde Karadeniz Bölgesi’nde yer alan bir üniversitenin eğitim fakültesinin üçüncü sınıfında öğrenim gören öğretmen adaylarından oluşmuştur. Sınıf yönetimi dersine kayıtlı 127 öğretmen adayına dönem sonunda açık uçlu üç soru sorulmuş ve elde edilen yazılı yanıtlar nitel olarak analiz edilmiştir. Analizde tümevarım ve tümdengelim yaklaşımları birlikte kullanılmış olup, bulgular frekanslarla ve doğrudan alıntılarla desteklenmiştir. Araştırma bulgularına göre öğretmen adayları; dersin düzenini bozma, gürültü yapma, saldırganlık, akran zorbalığı, dikkat eksikliği, öğretmene saygısızlık, sınıf içi muhalefet, derse ilgisizlik ve etkinliklere katılmama gibi davranışları en zorlayıcı olumsuz davranışlar olarak değerlendirmişlerdir. Bu davranışların nedenleri arasında aile ve ev ortamı, okul ve sınıf koşulları, bireysel özellikler ve toplumsal değişimler ön plana çıkmıştır. Çözüm olarak ise olumlu ilişkiler kurma, etkili öğretim yöntemleri ve sınıf ortamını yapılandırma gibi proaktif; sözlü-sözsüz müdahale, dış destek arama ve yaptırım uygulama gibi reaktif stratejiler öne çıkmıştır. Genel olarak sonuçlar, öğretmen adaylarının olumsuz davranışları yönetebilmek için önleyici ve duyarlı sınıf yönetimi becerilerine ihtiyaç hissettiklerini göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sınıf Yonetimi , öğretmen adayı , olumsuz davranış , istenmeyen davranış

Etik Beyan

Yapılan bu çalışmada “Yükseköğretim Kurumları Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Yönergesi” kapsamında uyulması belirtilen tüm kurallara uyulmuştur. Yönergenin ikinci bölümü olan “Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiğine Aykırı Eylemler” başlığı altında belirtilen eylemlerden hiçbiri gerçekleştirilmemiştir. Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi İnsan Araştırmaları Etik Kurulları Etik değerlendirme kararının tarihi: 26.12.2023 Etik değerlendirme belgesi sayı numarası: 01-68

Destekleyen Kurum

Yok

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