Effects of Classroom Transition Techniques on Students Behavior at Secondary Level

Adnan Shahzad, Dr. Shahzadi Se

Abstract

This paper was designed to investigate the effects of classroom transition techniques on the student’s behavior. The paper explores the different transition techniques use by the teachers in their classrooms and its effect on student’s behavior. The study was based on the mixed method approach. The population of the study was all Govt. Secondary school teachers and students in district Peshawar. Stratified sampling techniques were used for sampling of the study. The sample size of the study was 400 students and 20 teachers from 20 schools. The instruments used for data collection were questionnaire and observation check list. The data found that almost 90 % of respondent students reported that transition gives pleasure when it is completed along with friends. Nearly, 80.6 % of respondent students agreed, to the fact that transition helps to increase the engaged time which tend to control challenging behavior. During the observation majority of the teacher respondents were used transition techniques with less numbers of students which help to control the challenging behavior. Observation shows the majority of the respondent teachers have used clear instructions during the transition which help to reduce unpleasant behavior of the learners.