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management is seen as high priority for teachers to promote academic success Rubio, 2010; Rosas West, 2009. According to teaching practicum rubric, a good classroom
management means that the teacher gives attention and opportunity to all students equally, including the students who sit at the back row. The teacher also gives the
students a lot of opportunity to get involved in the lesson and motivate them to follow the lesson enthusiastically. In addition, Friedman as cited in Rosas West 2009 stated that
poor classroom management often causes misbehavior that interferes with teaching and learning, and procedures tremendous stress.
7. Use of Teaching Aids
According to
Klaus http:www.ehow.comabout_6317487_definition-teaching-
aids.html teaching aids are tools used by the teachers to help their students to understand more. Teaching aids can be visually, aurally, or both. In teaching practicum rubric, the
student-teachers should be excellent in using teaching aids. The teaching aids should support the teaching and learning process and help the students to understand the lesson.
The teaching aids used should be able to be seen or heard clearly by all students in the class. According to Gibbs and Habesaw 1992, teaching aids will help the teacher to
have a good interaction with the students. It also takes pressures off both the teacher and the students. As addition, teaching aids also help the teacher in explaining about abstract
thing so that the students can understand more about the materials explained.
8. Mastery of the Materials
Mastering the teaching materials is the important requirement that a good teacher should fulfill Rubio, 2010. Reynolds and Muijs as cited in Rubio 2010, considered a good
mastery of materials responses to the spontaneous and demanding students questioning. Moreover, with a good mastery of materials, the teacher can give the students additional
and meaningful information about the topic taught.
