EFFECTIVE CLASS ROOM COMMUNICATION &

MANAGEMENT

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COMMUNICATION METHOD
Note: Better media of communication will be more effective

MEDIA OF
COMMUNICATION ON
TEACHER (SPECIAL STUDENT
WRITRING, OHP,
DEMONSTRATION ETC.)

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Communication Skills for effective teaching

Eight C’s for effective communication are

• Contents of the Subject
• Clarity in teaching or communication
• Capabaility of the person who communicates
• Credibility of a communicator
• Channels of communication
• Creativity in communication
• Consistency in terms of teaching
• Continuity (regularity

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MAJOR ASPECTS OF COMMUNICATION

• Evaluation
• Motivation
• Experimentation
• Self assessment of a teacher

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Dimensions of effective communication

• Clarity in mind (with proper plan)

• Purpose of communication (objective)

• Summarization

• Teacher to be empathetic

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Dimensions of effective communication

T – tact, tenacity
E – Enthusiasm and Energy
A – Aptitude, Adaptability, Ambitious and Ability to Achieve
C – Communication Skills, Clarity, Counselling
H – Humble, Honest, Holistic
E – Enterprising and Efficiency (to inculcate special
qualities like time management etc., which will be
helpful to in other aspects
R - Resourcefulness

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 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Classroom managements relates to
controlling the learning situation, directing
the learning for the students and coping
with uncertainties. It can be defined as
“managing the classroom situation to
ensure that an atmosphere is generated
where the most effective learning takes
place from all of the students”

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 Five main areas of importance in
classroom management
1. Arousal : to ensure that students are motivated
and ready to learn
2. Expectancy:making sure that students know
what is required of them and what they will be
able to do after learning
3. Incentive:ensuring students know how
achievements will be rewarded
4. Disciplinary:ensuring that the work of a group
is not disrupted
5. Employment:ensuring that students are
gainfully employed in a variety of activities

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 Suggestions for class-room management

Arousal

• Use novel strategies for a change and to break up any

monotony
• Create interest through relevance
• Change the stimulus frequently between verbal,
whiteboard, OHP and charts
• Have frequent breaks and change of activity to combat
fatigue. Ensure that individuals do not become
overexcited.
• Get to know the personality characteristics of your
students (extroverts and introverts) as soon as possible
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 Suggestions for class-room management

Expectancy

• Tell students the objectives of what is to

be learned
• Always praise student achievement
• Have high expectations of your students
• Avoid the use of “punishment”

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 Suggestions for class-room management

Incentive

• Ensure all students know they are to be

assessed.
• Make work relevant to individual needs.
Tell students why they are studying a topic
and how it will be of benefit to them.

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 Suggestions for class-room management

Disciplinary

o Establish effective rules for class conduct

o Never use sarcasm or humiliate a student
o Address the management problem rather
than attacking a student
o Show concern for individuals and get to
know their interests
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 Suggestions for class-room management

Employment

 Ensure a sense of individual

achievements
 Provide activities that are relevant to the
achievements of the lesson’s objectives

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 How to control the class
• Control should be no more than a simple
feedback system, concerned with a comparison
of actual with planned performance
• Unless the teacher satisfies the students the
class cannot be controlled
• To satisfy the students, teacher need to know
the requirements of students
• Essential requirements for a good teacher to
control the class are,

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 Essential requirements for a good teacher to
control the class

o Knowledge of the subject

o Attention of the teacher towards the individual students
o Confidence
o Flexibility
o Fair treatment
o Incentives or encouragement to students
o Friendship relationship with the students
o Evaluation (feedback)
o Punctuality by teacher
o Creating a healthy environment for students to provide
suggestions
o No humiliation
o Positive response towards students etc.
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 How to control the class
• Teacher should recognize attending and
non-attending behavior of the students in
the class
• Teachers should be available outside the
classroom to clarify the doubts of
students, if any
• The class can be controlled by,

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 How to control the class
• Establishing rapport with the students
• Giving examples
• Review of previous class
• Conclusion at the ends of the session
• Plan before entering the class (lesson plan)
• Preparation of topics in a sequence manner
• Effective rules and regulations should be
established to conduct a class

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 How to control the class
• Teacher has to communicate in such a manner
that all the students perceive in the right way
• Teachers should be learner oriented center
rather than teacher oriented center
• Teacher should emphasize the value of
punctuality in the later life
• Teacher should learn various techniques to
control the classroom, which make the learning
successful
• Be careful with the use of punishments

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