logical conditions of the students and to promote
the social behavior, and to encourage the social
life among them in later stages. The international
disregard of the bad behavior by the teacher and
the non- verbal interference through gestures and
signals, and approaching riotous students’ seats
may decrease the behavioral problems.
The importance of the study emerged from
the fact that the above literature indicated that
classroom problems face the teachers, and try to
investigate those problems in order to come up
with solutions.
Statement of the Study
Nowadays, teachers face many challenges
such as: the spread of behavioral and academic
problems that threaten the educational system in
most of the schools. These problems have direct
influence on the learning process. The researcher
implements this study to review the
classroom behavioral problems and academic
problems that face school teachers in Tafila province.
The Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study was aimed to investigate
the classroom problems faced schools
teachers in Tafila province, and the proposed
solutions addressed for the academic year 2008-
2009.
The Importance of the Study
The researcher hopes that this study will serve
school principals to identify the behavioral and
academic problems that faced teachers in the
classroom, in order to find solutions to decrease
the effect of these problems on the level of teacher
participation and student achievement. It also
serves the educational administrations to make
decision to face the classroom problems through
teacher training programs.
The Research Questions
Q-1- What are the behavioral problems facing
school teachers in Tafila province ranked in
descending order?
Q-2- What are the academic problems facing
school teachers in Tafila province ranked in descending
order?