Zuria Mahmud,
Salleh Amat,
Noriah Ishak.
Faculty of Education,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
Bangi, Selangor
Date: 25 October 2001
Time: 4.30-5.00
This paper presents a qualitative study conducted to seek understanding
of the experience of a trainee teacher in dealing with a problematic classroom.
Three aspects of the teacher’s experience are identified: (i) the behavior
of the students in the problematic classroom, (ii) the effect of the students
on the teacher’s behavior and attitude, and (iii) the efforts of the teacher
in dealing with the problematic students. Three methods of data collection
are used in this study namely in-depth interviews, documentation, and observation.
Results show that the teacher managed to establish good classroom interaction,
hence improving students’ behavior. The trainee teacher’s attitudes
towards teaching also developed positively as a result of her success in
dealing with the problematic students..