Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas City
District II
JOSE C. PASTOR MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pallocan West, Batangas City
Title: Interactive Learning Activities as Preventive Measures for Classroom
Misbehavior
Author: Mhatiel M. Garcia-Jose C. Pastor Memorial Elementary School/District
II/SDO Batangas City
ABSTRACT
Rationale, Purpose/Objective: Teachers often point to misbehavior as a significant
hindrance to teaching and learning. Teachers define classroom misbehaviors as
behaviors which are disruptive to classroom order such as making nonverbal noise,
disobedience, talking out of turn, non-punctuality, hindering others to do their task
and physical aggression. So the researcher decided to construct interactive learning
activities which can make students to be busy thus avoid and lessen classroom
misbehaviors.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The concepts of the descriptive-qualitative
research design through observation and interview were applied in this study.
Findings: This research tried to identify the benefits and the effectiveness of the
different interactive and manipulative learning activities to teaching and learning. The
results showed that these activities were highly effective because the number of
pupils misbehaving decreased. It also showed that manipulative activities such as
clock model, diorama of butterfly life cycle and number puzzles were most effective.
The worksheets such as bingo cards, Sudoku, crossword puzzles, flashcards etc.
were more effective while the exit slips and think-pair-share were effective.
Home of the Blessed…
School ID: 109615
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas City
District II
JOSE C. PASTOR MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pallocan West, Batangas City
Research Limitations/Implications: This study is limited on the different interactive
materials prepared by the researcher.
Originality/Value: The findings could be used as bases for the teachers to provide
adequate and meaningful learning activities that may be a great help in their
teaching.
Key Words: misbehaviours, interactive, manipulative, disruptive, learning activities
INTRODUCTION
Behavior refers to everything that people do. On the other hand, misbehavior
is a behavior which is not appropriate to the setting or situation in which it occurs.
The problem of how to discipline and improve students’ behavior in the classroom is
a permanent problem and a point of interest especially with the students nowadays
who are very hard to deal with. A classroom composed of 30 to 32 students with
diverse personalities will really test the teacher’s patience, for the teacher needs to
cope with students of distinct personalities. A teacher has to think of ways on how to
react properly and positively when problems occur because one rule may not be
applicable to all.
Student misbehavior is a problem affecting schools’ reputation and the entire
class. These problems in the class can distract the lessons of the teacher especially
the teaching and learning process of the school. The researcher found out that
incidents like misbehavior have “escalated to a level where students have a difficulty in
learning and teachers have a difficulty in teaching”.
Home of the Blessed…
School ID: 109615
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas City
District II
JOSE C. PASTOR MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pallocan West, Batangas City
Students learn through their participation in the attainment of knowledge by
gathering information and processing it by solving problems and articulating what
they have discovered. Interactive teaching is all about instructing the students in a
way they are actively involved with their learning process. There are different ways to
create an involvement like this. Most of the time it’s through teacher-student
interaction, student-student interaction, the use of audio, visuals, video and hands-on
demonstrations and exercises. As you encourage your students to become active
members of your class, thinking on their own, using their brains, resulting in longterm memory retention not only the students' knowledge will improve, but their
interest, strength, knowledge, team spirit and freedom of expression will increase as
well which will result to positive learning environment.
BRIEF REVIEW OF LITERATURE
The following bodies of literature offer discussions related to misbehaviours,
interactive learning activities, manipulative activities, disruptive behaviour.
1.Student misbehaviour . It can be referred to as the actions and inactions of
students that distract the learning continuum in the classroom. Most often these
behaviours are negative attitudes such as students’ failure to participate
in activities, disrespect, excessive sociability, partial or negated participation, etc.
Misbehaviors can be as simple as talking in class, yawning loudly, or texting on a cell
phone. In more serious cases, problem behavior can involve aggression, immorality,
or defiance of authority which may threaten the safety of both students and teachers.
Home of the Blessed…
School ID: 109615
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas City
District II
JOSE C. PASTOR MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pallocan West, Batangas City
Classroom misbehaviour may also relate to academic achievement through
teachers’ instructional practices. Instructional quantity, structure, and pedagogical
approach are three instructional dimensions associated with student achievement
and may be influenced by misbehavior (McKee, Rivkin, & Sims, 2010).
According to Panda (2019) the misbehavior in the classroom cannot always
be blamed only on students. Very often, this conduct can be attributed to poor
methods of instruction or failure to involve students into learning. The task of
educators is to create an environment in which students feel themselves a part of the
class. They must see themselves as active participants of educational process.
Finally, teachers should remember there are ways of influencing the behavior of
students without the use of coercive power.
2. Classroom Management. Classroom managements are something that refers to
all of the necessary things that a teacher does to organize students, space, time, and
materials so that learning can occur efficiently. This management includes fostering
students’ full participation, plus their overall commitment and contribution in the
productive classroom activities that are being carried out in the active working
environment. Becoming a skilled and talented skilled classroom manager and
facilitator allows a teacher to be adequately prepared in any kind of situation that may
inhibit and affect the learning process of the students (Dreikurs, 2013).
According to Nagler (2015) classroom management is intended to provide
students with more opportunities to learn all of the things that a teacher does to
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Region IV-A CALABARZON
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JOSE C. PASTOR MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pallocan West, Batangas City
organize students, space, time, and materials so that students´ learning can take
place. Students should be able to carry out their maximum potential, which allows
students to develop appropriate behavior patterns. Teachers must deal with
unexpected events and have the ability to control student behavior, using effective
classroom management strategies. Effective classroom management and positive
classroom climate construction are essential goals for all teachers. Everything a
teacher does has implications for classroom management, including creating the
setting, decorating the room, arranging the chairs, speaking to children and handling
their responses, putting routines in place (and then executing, modifying, and
reinstituting them), developing rules, and communicating those rules to the students.
3. Disruptive Behavior. According to Unlu. V. (2017) Disruptive behaviour can be
presented by learners in a number of ways, ranging from wanting control and
power in the classroom, being consistently late, talking when they shouldn’t be,
arguing with the teacher unnecessarily, challenging the teacher on certain
issues, ignoring instructions, etc.
There is no simple way to distinguish and define disruptive behavior. It
encompasses a wide register of expressions, terms and concepts. It can express
itself in different forms and can be caused by several reasons (Odegard, 2019).
Children who exhibit troublesome behavior, throughout history and in diverse
literature, have been referred to by a variety of labels such as behavior disorder,
emotional disturbance, disruption, maladjustment, deviance, misbehavior, and/or
children with social and emotional problems, or emotional and behavioral disorders.
Home of the Blessed…
School ID: 109615
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Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas City
District II
JOSE C. PASTOR MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pallocan West, Batangas City
These behaviors are typically school related, and may inhibit the student’s
own learning, other students’ learning and the school as an educator. The behavior
displayed might also violate the norms and rules of the social environment (e.g.
classroom) and therefore be perceived as disruptive.
4. Interactive learning activities. Telling is not teaching and listening is not learning.
Whereas students often lose interest during lecture style teaching, interactive
teaching styles promote an atmosphere of attention and participation. Studying in
relax, informal and friendly environment is more exciting from student point of view.
Studying with interactive activities is not only a fun, but it is a great source of learning
especially when these activity or game are incorporates with specific educational
components and outcomes. It is accepted by almost teacher communities all round
the world that Interactive learning activities provide enjoyment for students as well as
numerous benefits in terms of developing a learning habit, understanding skills
responding and questioning skills. Instead of the conventional teaching methods
which can, at times, be somewhat dull and boring especially for the young ones,
teachers can choose to teach engineering students through interactive learning
sessions. Institutions, universities can even promote the use of interactive activities
to encourage the student and teacher‘s interest towards it (Khandve P. 2016).
5. Manipulative activities. Manipulatives help students think, reason, and solve
problems, and also make learning fun – were also present in this study’s findings.
Overall, responses showed that students were more excited about learning when
they had the opportunity to use manipulatives and to become truly engaged in the
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lesson. Several problems and criticisms of this argument were also apparent in the
results of this study. One problem that was expressed by study participants is that
manipulatives require a need for greater classroom organization and management.
Additionally, participants suggested that student excitement is determined by and is
different for every student in the classroom.
According to teachers perceive manipulatives as helpful tools that assist
children in gaining a more concrete understanding of academic content. The findings
of this study also suggest that teachers generally perceive the kinesthetic
experiences provided by these manipulatives as being important assets to student
comprehension,
engagement,
and
excitement
in
the
classroom.
Although
manipulatives do not benefit every student, teachers seem to perceive them as being
helpful tools and necessary components of best teaching practices in their
classrooms (Berkseth, 2013).
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. What are the common classroom misbehaviors?
2. What classroom management strategies are utilized to address pupils’
misbehavior?
3. How effective are the learning activities prepared as preventive
measures for classroom misbehavior?
4. What interactive learning activities may be prepared as preventive
measures for classroom misbehavior?
Home of the Blessed…
School ID: 109615
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas City
District II
JOSE C. PASTOR MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pallocan West, Batangas City
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
This paper employed the descriptive- qualitative research design through
observation and interview. It involves collections of qualitative information which are
later described, analyzed, and examined. This design often utilizes survey methods
to collect data. Through the use of a questionnaire for interview and focal group
discussion data was used to gather all the data needed for this study.
Sampling
Subject of this qualitative study consisted of Ninety-one grade three pupils of Jose C.
Pastor Memorial Elementary School.
Data Collection and Analysis
After the approval of the topic, the researcher conducts an interview and observation.
In the interview three questions are created to be answers by the grade three pupils
of Jose C. Pastor Memorial Elementary School
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
1.Respondents Answer on the Common Classroom Misbehaviors
In the interview, the most common classroom misbehavior is determined.
Students having disruptive conversation, students refuse to carry out instructions,
students change seats and students speak foul language are the most common
classroom misbehavior according to the respondents.
Home of the Blessed…
School ID: 109615
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Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas City
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JOSE C. PASTOR MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pallocan West, Batangas City
This was supported by McKee, Rivkin, & Sims (2010) study which emphasizes
that “talking out of turn” and “out of seat” were viewed as the most common
misbehaviour in the classroom. “Talking out of turn” and “disrespecting teachers”
were rated as the most disruptive and unacceptable problem behaviours.
2. Respondents Response to the Classroom Management Strategies Utilized
To Address Pupils’ Misbehavior
Based on the interview conducted the respondents agreed that the classroom
management strategies practiced by the teachers to reduce the classroom
misbehaviors of pupils were the teachers approach the student who shows
misbehavior, teachers intervene when students talk at inappropriate times during
class, teachers remind students in classroom to follow the rules always and teachers
redirect the student to get back to task or follow rules when misbehaving. Results of
this study reveal that these strategies are greatly observed and often used by the
teachers to decrease the misbehaviors in the classroom. It was further supported by
the study of (Nagler 2015) that teachers must deal with unexpected events and have
the ability to control student behavior, using effective classroom management
strategies. Everything a teacher does has implications for classroom management,
including creating the setting, decorating the room, arranging the chairs, speaking to
children and handling their responses, putting routines in place (and then executing,
modifying, and reinstituting them), developing rules, and communicating those rules
to the students.
Home of the Blessed…
School ID: 109615
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas City
District II
JOSE C. PASTOR MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pallocan West, Batangas City
3. Respondents Response on How Effective the Learning Activities Prepared
As Preventive Measures For Classroom Misbehavior
INTERACTIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES
exit slips and
think-pairshare
Worksheets
(bingo cards,
Sudoku,
crossword
puzzles,
flashcards etc.)
Manipulative Learning
Activities (clock model,
diorama of butterfly life
cycle and number
puzzles)
Most Effective
More Effective
Effective
The results showed that these activities were highly effective because the
number of pupils misbehaving decreased. It also showed that manipulative activities
such as clock model, diorama of butterfly life cycle and number puzzles were most
effective. The worksheets such as bingo cards, Sudoku, crossword puzzles,
flashcards etc. were more effective while the exit slips and think-pair-share were
effective.
Home of the Blessed…
School ID: 109615
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas City
District II
JOSE C. PASTOR MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pallocan West, Batangas City
4.Proposed Interactive Learning Activities As Preventive Measures For Classroom
Misbehavior
Based on the findings, the researcher’s proposed An interactive learning
activities that will help both teachers and pupils. This study may help administrators
in providing information about the classroom misbehavior of grade three students
which will give them ideas on what appropriate strategies and discipline should
be implemented. As for the teachers, this study may help them in providing the
strategies that will help them in handling students with behavioral problems.
Students, they may realize the struggles their teachers are experiencing
every time they misbehave and somehow learn and realize the importance of
discipline.
Home of the Blessed…
School ID: 109615
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas City
District II
JOSE C. PASTOR MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pallocan West, Batangas City
Conclusions
1. It was found out that students quarrelling, teasing and wandering with
classmates around the classroom are the common classroom misbehaviors.
2. The respondents agree that the teachers who walk around in class prompting
the students to reduce improper behavior are friendly and approachable. They
intervene at inappropriate times during class, give individual attention to
problematic students and give them proper feedback when misbehaving affect
students behavior.
3. Interactivelearning activities such as manipulative activities, worksheets and
activity sheets are effective measures to avoid and decreased
classroom
misbehaviors.
Recommendations
In the light of the findings of the study, the following recommendations are offered:
1. The teachers are encouraged to use the prepared interactive learning
activities as preventive measures for classroom misbehavior.
2. For the teachers, they may provide adequate and meaningful learning
activities that may be a great help in their teaching.
3. A similar study may be conducted in other grade level.
Home of the Blessed…
School ID: 109615
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas City
District II
JOSE C. PASTOR MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pallocan West, Batangas City
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