EXAMİNİNG THE LEVEL OF CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE OF TEACHERS İN İNCLUSİVE CLASSROOMS

The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of classroom management knowledge of inclusive classroom teachers. Classroom Management Literacy Test (CMLT) which was developed by the researchers was used in the study. The data were collected by CMLT from 379 elemantary classroom teachers who had students with special needs in their classrooms. The findings indicated that the level of classroom management knowledge of the teachers was limited and homogeneous; in addition, demographic characteristics of the teachers such as age, experience and education were found to be effective variables on knowledge of the study group.