Twenty-first century school systems around the world are challenged by a plethora ofproblems many of which tend to reflect societal ills. The greatest of these concerns isclassroom discipline.

            A substantial body of research has documented associations between academic behavior and academic performance..  A topic like this has relevance from an educational perspective that views behavior as a significant factor to obtaining optimal education. Public school have reported that there is a visibleincrease in the presence of physical violence, and a distressing and concomitantstudent indifference. Joining educators in the belief that discipline problems are ofparamount importance is the general public or the community in general.

            The fact that some students with apparently high scholastic aptitude do very poorly in high school while others with only mediocre ability do very well has presented a challenge to many educators.  It has been observed that hard working students with high IQs sometimes do not perform as well as their classmates with lower IQs Harvey (2007)

            Underlying student misbehavior is an internal lack of principles and charactervalues; a moral decline. This erosion of character traits in the young has brought theissues of morals and religion. And this situation has affected learning a big deal.

            Learning is defined as a knowledge or skill acquired through study or by being taught.  Learning is reflected in the way a child responds to environmental, social, emotional and physical stimuli and understands new information(Collins Concise Dictionary and Thesaurus of English Language (2002).  The keys to better learning and better academic performance in schools are good teachers, good study environment, curriculum, parents’ cooperation, quality books and the most important, the study habits.  Robinson’s (2005)

             Academic performance is a complex student behavior and underlies several abilities, like memory, previous knowledge or aptitude as well as psychological factors. This academic performance of students can be monitored by the schools which are communitieswho offers care to ensure that each and every student has a purposeful connection with at least one adult in the environment.

            Positive behavior can therefore be considered as a prerequisite for learning.  Thus, a student’s outlook, choice, his/her persistence in learning and how he/she relates to people that make up the school community must be considered.  A school is a big factor in helping mold the values education of a child.

Reference:

A.B.Dayan, and A.L. Tan . Understanding Behavior Bridging Cultures: Readings on an         emerging global psychology, De La Salle University Press, Inc. Manila,       

                        Philippines,Valenzuela, MM.(2000)

 

By: Lydio P. Mecayer