Tokat İlmiyat Dergisi

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Conducting the classroom life regularly and preventing negative behaviors in the classroom depends on effective classroom management. Because the skill of effective classroom management is the most important factor which determines teaching success. This study, which is a descriptive research model in the questionnaire model, aims to determine the perceptions of the teacher candidate theology students regarding classroom management skills. The study group of the research consists of 3rd and 4th grade students studying at Sivas Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Theology in the 2019-2020 academic year. As a data collection tool, the "Classroom Management Competency Scale of Pre-service Teachers" developed by Elçiçek, Kinay, and Oral (2015) was used in the study. The perceptions of the teacher candidates participating in the study about their classroom management skills do not differ according to gender and the type of high school they studied. As a result of the research, it was determined that the perceptions of the students of the Faculty of Theology, who are teacher candidate, about their classroom management skills are at a "sufficient" level. Among the five sub-dimensions of classroom management, in the factors of Teaching Management, Relationship Management and Time Management, the average of evening education students is higher than formal education students. According to the averages of the factors of physical order, teaching management and relationship management, it was observed that the average of 3rd-grade students was higher than the 4th-grade students in these three factors. It has been determined that teacher candidates who live with their families have a higher level of skill perception regarding physical order.