JONAED

Classroom misbehaviour, one of the greatest hindrances to the achievement of classroom objectives has continued to increase in secondary schools Nigeria. Various classroom management techniques had been employed by teachers to control it, yet the ugly scenario had persisted. This study assessed the perception of male and female students on the influence of classroom management techniques used by teachers for the control of students classroom behaviour in secondary schools in Anambra state. It was guided by three research questions. Three null hypotheses were also tested. The study utilised the descriptive survey research design and was carried out in Anambra State. A sample of 2,430 students drawn from a total population of 48,625 senior secondary students in the 256 government owned secondary schools in the state were involved in the study. A 27 itemed questionnaire developed by the researchers was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by experts and the reliability ascertained using Cronbach Alpha. An overall reliability co-efficient of 0.75 was obtained and this was deemed high enough, thus the instrument taken to be reliable for the study. Mean scores were used to answer the research questions while t-test statistic was applied in testing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study showed among others that classroom rules, rote discipline and corporal punishment management techniques were perceived by male and female students as having influence on students’ classroom behaviour in secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings, recommendations were made which include that teachers should create a conducive classroom environment by employing appropriate management techniques for students’ classroom behaviour so as to enhance teaching-learning exercise.