Disruptive Behavior of the Students in the Classroom at Elementary Level: Causes and Remedies

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to find out the causes of disruptive behavior among the elementary school students and to suggest remedies about it. The target population of the study consisted of 520 elementary-level students of 7th grade and all the Elementary School Teachers teaching at 34 elementary schools situated in Tehsil D.G. Khan. 328 students along with 29 teachers were selected by using cluster random sampling technique as a sample for this study. A Questionnaire on Disruptive Behaviour Scale (QDBS) was developed to collect data from the sampled respondents. A semi structured interview was also conducted with elementary school teachers in order to generalize the results of the study. The results of the study exhibited numerous causes of the disruptive behaviour like; inexperienced teachers, teachers’ less command over the subject matter, low teaching quality, poor and uncaring parenting, students’ emotional and mental problems. In the light of the conclusions, it is suggested to arrange collaborative training sessions for the teachers and the parents to reduce the disruptive behaviour of the students in the classroom.