Participants’ Background RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
32 Participant B mentioned several aspects of classroom management. She
argued it was not only how the teacher handled the students but also managed the classroom situation as shown in Excerpt 3.
Classroom management, in my opinion, is the way to handle the students in the class. It is not only about handling the students, but also managing
the classroom situation. Excerpt 3 In Excerpt 4 and Excerpt 5, she gave an additional explanation about what
she had mentioned previously. She explained in detail about what classroom management was.
For example, classroom management is students’ seating arrangement, and
time allocation. How many times for explanation, exercise, and games. It is how to manage the class. Excerpt 4
Classroom management is about time allocation, how to deal with noisy students, and managing the learning situation. Excerpt 5
In Excerpt 6, Participant C stated that classroom management was how
teacher managed students so that the classroom situation became conducive. If I am the teacher, it is how the teacher manages the students so that the
situation becomes conducive. Excerpt 6
Participant D defined classroom management as how teacher organized the classroom in order to prepare the learning activity in the class as shown in Excerpt
7. Classroom management is how to manage time and the students in the
classroom. The point is how you prepare the learning activity in that class. Excerpt 7
She added two other aspects in classroom management namely material
and lesson delivery as mentioned in Excerpt 8. The first is managing time, the second is materials, the third is lesson
delivery, and the fourth is how to deal with students. Excerpt 8
33 Meanwhile, Participant E mentioned classroom management included
classroom situation, students’ engagement, and how teacher accessed his or her
students easily as shown in Excerpt 9. In my opinion, classroom management such as classroom situation, how
the students are engaged, and how the teacher can touch or have interaction with the students easily. Excerpt 9
In Excerpt 10, she gave another aspect of classroom management. This
aspect was managing students’ seating arrangement.
Therefore, management that is used is also manag ement of students’
seating arrangement. Excerpt 10 The conclusion of
the participants’ responses was they believed that there were various aspects which should be managed in classroom management. It was
not only related to teaching needs, but also how to deal with students. Each participant mentioned more than one aspect in classroom management. Some of
the aspects were students’ seating arrangement, time allocation, lesson delivery, students’ engagement, materials, and classroom situation.