20 researchers got 304 usable responses. For those responses, the researchers
succeeded to find the top fifteen classroom management problems experienced by Teaching Assistants in the United States. Some of the problems were: 1 student
comes to class unprepared, 2 student arrives late for class, 3 student is eating andor drinking during class, 4 student packs up books before the class session is
to end, 5 etc.
b. Classroom Management: A Case Study
This research was conducted by Professor Fan Yi in Singapore. In this research, he aimed to prove that effective classroom management in an English
language class is meant to create a positive classroom climate for learning. To have that aim reached, the researcher conducted a case study by recording some
classroom management problems in the English language class and evaluating the strategies related to the problems.
The findings of the research showed that there were three major classroom management problems in the English language class. Those problems were: 1
tense class atmosphere, 2 poor motivation, and 3 poor participation. Furthermore, the researcher believed that remedial strategies are appropriate to
solve those problems.
c. A Qualitative Study on Classroom Management and Classroom Discipline Problems, Reasons, and Solutions: A Case of Information Technology
Class
This qualitative study was conducted by Mehmet Erdogan, Engin Kursun, Gulcin Tan Sisman, Ali Gok, and Ismail Yildiz in Turkey 2010. This research
21 aimed to find the classroom management problems faced by Information
Technology teachers and to reveal the underlying reasons and the possible solutions to the problems. The subjects of this study were 14 school
administrators, 14 teachers, and 17 parents. The data were collected through an interview.
After the data were analyzed, it could be concluded that the classroom management problems faced by Information Technology teachers in Turkey were
about lack of motivation, breaking the rules and routines, and lack of hardware in classrooms Erdogan et al., 2010. Meanwhile, classroom environment, classroom
size, insufficient time management, a lack of rules, and a lack of teachers‟
management skills became the underlying reasons of those problems. Furthermore, the possible solutions tothe problems were related to the
improvement in teacher qualification, giving punishment, ignoring misbehavior, understanding reasons behind the problems, and meeting with parents.
B. Theoretical Framework
The aims of this research are to find the ELESP practice teachers ‟ problems in
managing classroom during the School Practice Program and to find the possible solutions to those problems. The researcher gives the explanation of the
theoretical framework used in the research as follows in order to show the contribution of each theory in the theoretical description part.
Theory of an effective teacher put on the theoretical description is used to strengthen the research background, which mentions that
teachers‟ ability to
