Investigating the Assessment by Teachers about the Causes of Inattentive Classroom Behaviour of Secondary School Students

Abstract

Aim of the Study: Inattentiveness is a condition in which students are not able to pay attention to the instructions made by teacher. It is a serious behavioral problem and causes teachers become frustrated when they do not get required response from the students. The current study aims at exploring the underlying causes of students’ inattentive behavior in secondary classroom as assessed by teachers.

Methodology: It is a descriptive study and quantitative method has been employed in it. The total population is 617 secondary school teachers that are employed in two tehsils (Tehsil Kallar Syedan and Tehsil Gujarkhan) of Dist. Rawalpindi. Krejcie and Morgan’s (1970) Table of Sampling was utilized to calculated the sample of 237 teachers. Simple random sampling technique was utilized to derive the sample. A questionnaire was constructed as research tool.

Findings & Conclusion: The results of the study concluded that social status was not serious factor for inattentive behaviour; but, economic status of students, health problems (like depression, day dreaming, sleeplessness etc.), low academic and language development, poor environment in classroom (like noisy classrooms and overcrowded classrooms) and poor pedagogical techniques are serious factors that cause students’ inattentive behaviour in classroom.