Abstract:

Undesirable student behaviours are one of the main factors that prevent effective classroom management and teachers’ works. These behaviours prevent both student learning and formation and maintenance of effective learning-teaching environment by teacher. The aim of this research is to identify frequency of undesirable student behaviours according to teacher’s views. Research is in style of the descriptive scanning model. Population of the research is constituted by 1450 teachers from 56 schools in Batman in 2012-2013 academic year. The sample of the research is constituted by 590 teachers from 34 schools. The scale used in this research is developed by researcher. The frequency of  undesirable student behaviours in middle schools is “sometimes” for “interpersonal relations” and “classroom behaviours”, and “rarely” for “harming behaviour”. Results show significant difference in teachers’ views depending on gender, grade and school but there is no significant difference depending on branch. In order to decrease frequency of  undesirable student behaviours, experts should train school administration, teachers, students and parents, besides there should be more opportunities for social, sport and extracurricular activities. 

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