First-year primary teachers’ classroom management strategies: Perceptions of use, confidence, and effectiveness

Figures & data

Table 1. Reliability of subscale variables from the factor analyses results.

Subscale Variable	Frequency	Confidence	Success
Prevention	.901 (7)	.925 (7)	.918 (7)
Differentiation	.895 (3)	.912 (3)	.888 (3)
Rewards	.875 (3)	.923 (3)	.922 (3)
Minor Corrections	.941 (9)	.945 (9)	.940 (9)
Intrusive Corrections	.836 (5)	.861 (5)	.887 (5)

Table 2. Comparison between male and female newly qualified teachers’ behaviour management strategies.

Frequency/Confidence/Success	Subscale Variable	Gender	Mean	SD	P	ηp^2
Frequency	Prevention	Female	3.75	0.84	.522	.003
		Male	3.89	0.99
	Differentiation	Female	3.73	1.19	.974	.000
		Male	3.74	1.01
	Rewards	Female	3.94	1.18	.052	.025
		Male	3.42	1.24
	Initial Correction	Female	3.69	1.06	.982	.000
		Male	3.70	1.26
	Intrusive Correction	Female	1.84	1.01	.439	.004
		Male	2.02	1.14
Confidence	Prevention	Female	3.88	1.02	.583	.002
		Male	4.01	0.91
	Differentiation	Female	3.55	1.17	.379	.005
		Male	3.78	1.01
	Rewards	Female	4.11	1.21	.108	.017
		Male	3.67	1.32
	Initial Correction	Female	3.74	1.09	.645	.001
		Male	3.86	1.30
	Intrusive Correction	Female	2.21	1.15	.068	.022
		Male	2.69	1.30
Success	Prevention	Female	3.84	0.99	.783	.001
		Male	3.90	0.93
	Differentiation	Female	3.79	1.18	.585	.002
		Male	3.93	1.10
	Rewards	Female	3.95	1.24	.086	.020
		Male	3.47	1.27
	Initial Correction	Female	3.57	1.08	.853	.000
		Male	3.62	1.26
	Intrusive Correction	Female	2.65	1.32	.167	.013
		Male	3.07	1.46

Table 3. Comparison of the age of newly qualified teachers’ behaviour management strategies.

Frequency/Confidence/Success	Subscale Variable	Age	Mean	SD	P	ηp^2
Frequency	Prevention	<25	3.78	0.99	.070	.036
		25>	3.81	0.85
	Differentiation	<25	3.73	1.18	.039*	.044
		25>	3.83	1.08
	Rewards	<25	3.87	1.25	.330	.015
		25>	3.87	1.11
	Initial Correction	<25	3.65	1.15	.208	.021
		25>	3.85	0.88
	Intrusive Correction	<25	1.91	1.02	.523	.009
		25>	1.79	1.10
Confidence	Prevention	<25	3.89	1.04	.073	.036
		25>	3.97	0.86
	Differentiation	<25	3.56	1.17	.052	.040
		25>	3.74	1.09
	Rewards	<25	4.07	1.30	.177	.024
		25>	4.01	1.08
	Initial Correction	<25	3.73	1.18	.249	.019
		25>	3.81	0.97
	Intrusive Correction	<25	2.33	1.19	.231	.020
		25>	2.11	1.18
Success	Prevention	<25	3.83	1.02	.139	.027
		25>	4.02	0.80
	Differentiation	<25	3.80	1.19	.162	.025
		25>	3.94	1.11
	Rewards	<25	3.85	1.32	.324	.015
		25>	4.04	1.10
	Initial Correction	<25	3.54	1.59	.134	.027
		25>	3.74	0.93
	Intrusive Correction	<25	2.80	1.30	.319	.016
		25>	2.51	1.47

Table 4. Frequency use of behaviour management strategies.

	M	SD
Prevention	3.72	.95
Rewards	3.80	1.18
Differentiation	3.69	1.12
Initial Correction	3.64	1.05
Intrusive Correction	1.85	.93

Table 5. Confidence of behaviour management strategies.

	M	SD
Prevention	3.85	.99
Rewards	3.99	1.23
Differentiation	3.55	1.10
Initial Correction	3.70	1.09
Intrusive Correction	2.26	1.09

Table 6. Success of applying behaviour management strategies.

	M	SD
Prevention	3.90	.97
Rewards	3.91	1.24
Differentiation	3.86	1.13
Initial Correction	3.42	1.07
Intrusive Correction	2.69	1.26