Review of Literature

Classroom Management - Effective Tools for Novice Teachers

Theme 1: Classroom Management Strategies for Novice Teachers

- Sima Sardar Hasan (2021) emphasizes the significance of classroom management
strategies for novice teachers, including student motivation, lesson planning, and re-
establishing disruptive behavior.
- Novice teachers need to adapt these strategies into their teaching style for effective
teaching.
Theme 2: Effective Classroom Management
- Mitchell, Hirn, and Lewis (2017) highlight the importance of effective classroom
instructional and behavior management for student academic and social success.
- Inclusion of evidence-based practices and effective in-service educator professional
development is recommended.
- Systemic strategies that schools can adopt to support teacher learning are addressed.
Theme 3: Challenges in Classroom Management
- Edwin G. Ralph (1994) explores the self-reported classroom management practices of
beginning teachers.
- Classroom management is vitally connected to effective teaching and learning.
- The study points out the challenges faced by novice teachers in classroom
management and suggests ways to improve the link between practicum and practice.
Theme 4: Impact of Classroom Management Training
- Nancy K. Martin (2006) investigates the impact of classroom management training on
classroom management style and differences in attitudes towards classroom
management between novice and experienced teachers.
- Classroom management training can influence teachers' attitudes and beliefs towards
classroom management style.
Theme 5: Teacher Preparation Programs
- Dolores Carr (2013) examines the effects of teacher preparation programs on novice
teachers regarding classroom management, academic preparation, time management,
and self-efficacy.
- The type of teacher preparation program does not play a significant role in the
effectiveness of classroom management.
- Raises questions about the standards for teacher preparation programs and the
responsibility for reform and improvement.
Theme 6: Support Structures for Novice Teachers
- Kitty B. Warsame (2011) evaluates the effectiveness of novice teacher induction
support structures.
- Strong school support can compensate for the lack of university support.
- Suggests the need for stronger school supports in induction programs for new
teachers to reduce attrition rates
Theme 7: Classroom Management Beliefs and Practices
- Lauren D. Florin (2011) assesses classroom management beliefs and practices
among urban kindergarten teachers.
- All teachers perceive themselves to be authoritative and believe their styles positively
impact students' social and academic skills.
- Authoritative teachers have higher social skills but not academic skills in students.
Theme 8: Effective Classroom Management Practices
- Stephanie L. Kenney (1994) identifies effective classroom management practices
among teachers in elementary special education computer-use classrooms.
- The impact of computer-assisted instruction depends on how computers are used
within the classroom contexts and the quality of the teacher's instructional methods.
Theme 9: Classroom Management Self-Efficacy and Teacher Retention
- Jenny McDonough (2019) investigates the relationship between classroom
management self-efficacy and new teacher retention.
- Classroom management self-efficacy differs based on training modes.
- Significant correlation between self-efficacy and retention intentions.
Theme 10: Self-Efficacy and Stress in Novice and Experienced Teachers
- Allison Serceki (2021) examines the relationship between novice and experienced
teachers' self-efficacies and stresses.
- Workplace well-being and stress are significantly correlated with context-specific
efficacies.
Theme 11: Novice Teachers' Classroom Management Self-Efficacy Beliefs
- Türkay Nuri Tok and Şükran Tok examine novice teachers' classroom management
self-efficacy beliefs.
- No significant difference in classroom management efficacy beliefs based on the
school of graduation or gender.
- Male novice teachers have higher levels of classroom management efficacy beliefs
than female novice teachers.
Theme 12: Novice Teacher Beliefs and Commitment to the Profession
- Heather Ann Michel (2013) explores novice teacher commitment by examining teacher
beliefs, pre and early teaching experiences, feelings of effectiveness, and community
context.
- Teaching context plays a crucial role in mediating novice teachers' beliefs,
effectiveness, and commitment to the teaching profession.
- Structural supports such as protected collaboration time, administrative support, and
support staff support are critical factors in retaining novice teachers.
Theme 13: Predicting and Perceiving Novice Teacher Effectiveness
- Kristen Carlson (2020) aims to predict novice teacher effectiveness through
performance assessment and examines how novice teachers perceive teacher
effectiveness.
- Correlations between various factors are analyzed using quantitative assessment data
from a teacher preparation program.
Theme 14: Novice Teacher Well-Being and High-Stakes Testing Stress
- Laura Elizabeth Dawes Baker (2020) investigates the relationship between novice
teachers' high-stakes test stress, well-being, and intent to return to school.
- Perception of school connectedness influences stress related to high-stakes testing.
- Better training for novice teachers is needed to increase retention and create an
optimal educational environment.
Theme 15: Novice Teachers' Perceptions of Classroom Management
- Shawn M. Bielicki (2014) explores novice teachers' perceptions of classroom
management and their impact on job satisfaction and retention.
- Additional teacher training, development of a peer network, and support for emotional
aspects of the job are needed.
Theme 16: Novice Teachers' Perceptions of Their First Year of Teaching
- Rebecca Bingham Rees (2015) investigates first-year teachers' perceptions of their
first teaching year.
- Challenges, successes, preparedness, and implementation of developmentally
appropriate practices are explored.
- Instruction and assessment, teachers' experiences, and classroom organization,
management, and procedures are significant aspects.
Theme 17: Novice Teachers' Acquisition of Work-Related Information
- Kyoung-Ae Kim (2011) explores the types of work-related information that novice
teachers seek out and learn during their initial years of teaching.
- Catalysts and barriers to gaining and using work-related information in different school
settings are examined.
Theme 18: Assessment of Teachers Using Teaching Standards
- Emejidio C. Gepila Jr. (2020) examines the teaching competence of teachers in the
Philippines using the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST).
- Teachers' self-assessment of managing the learning environment and coping with
learners' diversity is investigated.
- Improvement in managing learners' diversity and continuous efforts to enhance
teachers' competence are needed.
Theme 19: Efficacy Beliefs of Beginning Teachers and School Organizational
Health
- Gisela S. Saenz (2013) explores the relationship between teachers' sense of efficacy
and school organizational health.
- School health dimensions predict teachers' sense of efficacy, with a strong academic
emphasis being particularly influential.

These themes highlight the importance of classroom management strategies, effective

practices, challenges faced by novice teachers, the impact of training programs, support
structures, self-efficacy beliefs, and perceptions of classroom management. The
literature also emphasizes the need for continuous improvement, collaboration, and
support to enhance classroom management and retain novice teachers