9. Implication
The most prevailing disciplinary problem occurs in classroom is truancy that is coming late to classes followed by refuse to concentrate on or cooperate in activities conducted in classroom. These disruptive behaviours which take place in classroom are closely related to the attitude and personality of the students. Lack of moral values instilled and practiced among them contributes to this occurrence. Normally, the teachers would employ negative reinforcement approach in the form of warning (at a high level) as well as positive reinforcement approach in handling disruptive behaviours in classroom at national secondary schools. The teachers’ years of teaching experience influences the negative approaches exercised. There is a significant difference with reference to the three different negative reinforcement approaches (warning, scolding, and reprimanding) practised by the teachers in dealing with disruptive behaviours in classroom based on the teachers’ years of teaching experience. The findings of this study indicate that there is a difference in the approaches practised in managing disruptive behaviours in classroom between junior and senior teachers. The findings of this study are beneficial to administrators and teachers in schools as guidelines to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning process in classroom by effectively dealing with disruptive behaviours. Positive behaviour enhancement approach is suggested to be a pillar for managing students’ behaviour in school as past studies revealed that it has a positive impact on students’ psychological well-being. Besides, the findings are also of use to State Education Department and the Ministry of Education in planning and implementing programmes or courses to enhance teachers’ professionalism from the aspect of disruptive behaviours management in classroom.