Teachers’ Attitudes Towards The Contribution of Lesson Planning On Classroom Management: The Case of Selected Public Pre-Schools in Ilemela Mwanza, Tanzania.

Nkwabi, Masome (2020) Teachers’ Attitudes Towards The Contribution of Lesson Planning On Classroom Management: The Case of Selected Public Pre-Schools in Ilemela Mwanza, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study aimed at investigating teachers’ attitudes towards the contribution of lesson planning on classroom management in the selected public pre-schools in Ilemela Mwanza, Tanzania. Specifically, the study intended to find out teachers’ lesson preparation and planning before teaching; teachers’ implementation of their lesson plans on classroom management, and find out teachers’ attitudes towards contribution of the lesson planning on classroom management. The theory that guided the study was the Assertive Discipline Approach that was developed by Lee Canter in the 1970s. The study used qualitative and quantitative approaches to collect and analyse data. Specifically, data collection was conducted through the use of classroom observation, teachers questionnaire, teachers interview and document review, while data analysis used qualitative and quantitative techniques. Data was processed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). As far as lesson planning is concerned, the study found out that 78.3% of teachers do plan and prepare their lessons before teaching. Whereby, 8.3% teachers encounter some difficult during implementation of their lesson plan. In relation to lesson planning 87.0% of teachers agreed that, this aspect is more useful towards planning classroom management in public preschools. The study has concluded that pre-primary teachers agreed on the importance of lesson plan in classroom management .Findings of the study recommends that pre-primary school teachers should assisted to acquire different knowledge and skills in preparing, planning and implementing their lessons.

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