Affiliations 

  • 1 Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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Abstract

This study was aimed at identifying the relationship of teachers’ creativity fostering behaviour with 21st
century classroom management among teachers in normal daily government-aided secondary schools
in Sabah, Malaysia. The non-experimental study utilised the observation method by combining several
variable sampling techniques to obtain samples. Data was collected through a set of adapted
questionnaires administered to 439 teachers. The data were analysed using the IBM SPSS Statistical
21.0 software. Descriptive and inferential statistics such as percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test,
and Pearson correlation were used to analyse the data to answer the research questions. Descriptive
analysis teachers’ creativity fostering behaviour and 21st century classroom management being
practised at a high level. Findings of the study also showed a significant difference in the min score of
teachers’ creativity fostering behaviour and 21st century classroom management according to gender.
Pearson correlation test indicated a moderate positive linear relationship for teachers’ creativity
fostering behaviour with 21st century classroom management. The implications and suggestions for
further study are also discussed.