INFLUENCE OF CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROCESS; IMPLICATION FOR INNOVATION IN EDUCATION

This paper examined influence of classroom management on instructional process and its implications in post primary education in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. A sample of 100 teachers was drawn from a population of 261 teachers in five selected government owned post primary schools. Three research questions based on classroom management and effective instructional process (CMEIPQ) was the main instrument adopted. The percentage and mean are the statistical tools employed to analyze data collected from the respondents. Mean score above the criterion mean score of 2.50 were accepted while Mean score below the criterion mean score 2.50 were rejected. It was discovered that classroom management has great implication for effective delivery in the instructional process having a grand mean total of. Effective classroom management was also discovered to provide a calm environment for effective teaching and instructional process in post primary schools, while ineffective poor classroom management affects the instructional process negatively and this was traced to some certain factors such as, poor seating and setting arrangement, teachers inability to handle discipline any problems faced in the classroom, teachers been non-professionally trained, lack of teachers preparation, also lack of student concentration were seen to be another factor among many others. In light of this, ICT complaint strategies were recommended so as to enable learners from the comfort of their homes in some cases so as to eliminate issues such as poor seating and setting arrangement which are avoidable in this digital age.