Article Review Assignment (due date week 4 meeting)

Contents1. Overview....................................................................................................................................1

2. Description of methodology.........................................................................................................2

4. Evaluation....................................................................................................................................3

5. Discussion of implications.............................................................................................................3

Name: Nursheha Binti Mohd Hadzri

ID Number 2013780645

Title of Article :Primary school teachers’ views about pupil control ideologies andclassroom management styles

Name of the journal:

Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences

Volume : 4

Page number : 157-167

Year Publish : 2009

1. Overview

This journal is study about different classroom management styles. There are four-category classroom management styles which are authoritarian, authoritative, laissez-faire and indifferent. The determination of the present study is to define the connection between primary school teacher’s views about pupil control ideologies and classroom management styles. As we know, good classroom management is very important to create better study environment. In addition classroom management skills are related with pupil achievement.

Based on the current issues good classroom management had been measured in creating an effective learning environment. Classroom management skills by teachers are one of the main important elements of classroom management

styles. Other than that, teachers skills possibly will be based by theirs educational background, self-efficiency perceptions in different fields, individual and professional values and perspectives about education, people and teaching. Classroom management styles are related with pupils control in classroom via teacher.

This article used the Survey Model study try to answer the research questions, and also descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis were used as data analysis. From the four-category classroom management styles, the author said that primary teachers shown authoritarian classroom management style as their common style. The decision is followed by authoritative, laissez-faire and indifferent classroom management styles. Regarding to this article, the findings show that primary school teachers are nearer to custodial control ideology such as strict control, enforcement of orders, one way downward communication, and distrust towards pupils, cruel punishments and taking undisciplined behavior as personal offences.

The author also said that there is a correlation and sensible between custodial control and authoritarian classroom management styles. The findings of study shown that the more the custodial control ideology of participants follows, the more the authoritative classroom management styles are detected. According to custodial ideology, teachers are easier to control pupil and maintain the classroom rules by scolding based on restrictions (Willover,Eidell, and Hoy, 1967).

2. Description of methodology

This study used Survey Model to answer the research questions which are related between classroom management styles, pupil control ideologies and primary school teachers. This purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between classroom management styles of primary school teachers and their understandings about pupil control ideologies. Regarding to Survey Model this study try to find answers to the following questions:

1. What kinds of classroom management styles do primary school teachers exhibit?2. What do primary school teachers think about pupil control ideologies?

3. What kind of correlation exists between classroom management styles of primary school teachers and their views about pupil control ideologies?

This study consist 200 teachers from primary schools in Kutahya City Centre as a sample. The teachers were selected randomly. The author chosen applicants randomly and 53% of the applicants were female and 47% were male. The applicants chosen shown their ages reached from 22-61 and their experiences in teaching in the range of 1-39 years. Most of the participants were graduated from faculties of education. From the random samples the table below will be more specific description on sample:

Samples = 200 teachers chosen randomlyFrom primary school in Kutahya City Centre

Year : 2008-2009Sex Female : 53% Male: 47

Ages 22-61 22-61Experiences 1-39 1-39

Types of teacher Classroom teachers :59.5% Branch teachers: 40.5%

From the sample, data collection tools, data analysis, finding and result in this study, the author shown Survey Model (Question and Answer) format below:

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4. Evaluation a. Does the author adequately establish the significance of the research question(s)? b. Are the methods of data collection and analysis appropriate to the research

question(s)? c. Are the study's conclusions reasonable, given the methods of data collection and

analysis? d. Are there any significant methodological weaknesses in the study? e. Do you see any ethical concerns with this study?

5. Discussion of implications

What you learned from this study regarding research methodology and educational research in general.