Classroom Management Strategies and the Reduction of Academic Stress amongst Secondary School Students in the Mifi Division Bafoussam I , Cameroon

This research is titled ‘classroom management strategies and the reduction of academic stress amongst students in the Mifi Division Bafoussam I , Cameroon'. The research problem focuses on how classroom management strategies helps in the reduction of academic stress. The principal objective of the study was to investigate the efficiency classroom management strategies and the reduction of academic stress amongst students. The main research question asked was ‘To what extent does classroom management strategies influences the reduction of academic stress amongst students. Following research objective, the research question was formulated to guide the study. This research question was later transformed into research hypothesis. The main research hypothesis was to whether there is a significant relationship or not between classroom management strategies and the reduction of academic stress amongst students. Theories used were Maslow's Hierarchy of needs, Skinner's Operant conditioning theory and Lazarus's Cognitive theory. The survey design was used in carrying out the study. The simple random sampling technique was used to select the participants. Data was collected using the questionnaire and an interview guide. The sample size was made up of 291 students. The instrument used to collect data was the questionnaire. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The inferential method used was the Spearman's correlation test. The results obtained for the hypothesis shows that there is a significant relationship between teachers' use of motivational skills and the reduction of academic stress amongst students with a correlation value of 0.924. From this result, it was concluded that classroom management strategies influences the reduction of school stress amongst students. Consequently, some recommendations have been put forward to address the problem of academic stress amongst students. It was recommended that teachers acquire techniques that will capture the attention and interest of learners. Fonkeng Epah George | Etah Bate-Arrah Ayuk "Classroom Management Strategies and the Reduction of Academic Stress amongst Secondary School Students in the Mifi Division (Bafoussam I), Cameroon" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-5 , August 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd50466.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/50466/classroom-management-strategies-and-the-reduction-of-academic-stress-amongst-secondary-school-students-in-the-mifi-division-bafoussam-i-cameroon/fonkeng-epah-george