Evaluation of Teachers' Attitudes Regarding Unwanted Student Behaviors

Abstract

The aim of this study is to reveal teachers' attitudes towards undesirable student behaviors. Open-ended questions developed by the researcher as a data collection tool in the study were presented to physical education teachers. Using the interview method, which is one of the qualitative research methods, in the research, the data obtained from 20 teachers working in schools affiliated to Gaziantep Provincial Directorate of National Education in the 2017-2018 academic year were analyzed by content analysis method. As a result, the teachers stated that when there was a problem among the students, they solved it among themselves and verbally warned the students who were trying to disrupt the classroom order. In addition, they stated that they had different activities for students who were not interested in the lesson. In addition, it was concluded that the research group carried out activities in that direction by considering the individual differences of all students in terms of ensuring the unity of the class.