Pedagogens inverkan på elevgruppens beteende i klassrummet

Sammanfattning:   My goal with this essay was to find out what makes certain teachers more successful than others to hold good and well functioning classes. This is important because this in turn affects the learning of the students. I wanted to find out what factors people within the world of research have pointed out as important aspects when creating a good teaching situation, with focus laying on the teacher’s behaviour in the classroom.   In my investigation I have used qualitative research, observing two upper secondary school classes, for a total of nine lessons during a two-week period. In my observations I wanted to see if the class as a whole was behaving differently when interacting with different teachers. I have used the unstructured observation, meaning that I have not been looking for specific behaviours’, but rather been taking notes freely about the events in the classroom. Afterwards I have tried to interpret the content of my notes, analyse the events in the classroom and tried to spot patterns in the events.   The results of earlier investigations show that the teacher’s attitude and behaviour has a great influence on the behaviour of the students in the classroom. It has been shown that teachers who show commitment and joy, are prepared and structured previous to the classes, shows leadership as well as establishes clear norms and rules in the classroom are likelier to succeed at holding good and well functioning classes. The empirical investigation showed differences in the behaviour of the two observed classes. One of the classes showed clear variations in behaviour when attending the classes held by different teachers, the other class on the other hand did not show significant difference regardless of the teacher’s attitude or behaviour. The factor that appears to be the most significant one seems to be the teacher’s ability to use and adapt their role as leader to the class need for control.   Keywords: Functioning classes, leadership, influence, behaviour.