Iranian Journal of Medical Education

Introduction: Classroom management includes teacher’s actions to discipline, motivate and engage learners in learning process. If the instructor could not manage the class using classroom management techniques, his or her teaching process would not go well. The aim of this study was to review classroom management techniques. Methods: The databases of SID, Iranmedex, Irondoc, Magiran, Pubmed, Eric and Google Scholar were searched through from 1986 to 2014 using key words such as classroom management, discipline, motivation and classroom rules. Results: Classroom management techniques were classified in four categories: content management and presentation (teaching techniques, making learners focus, mastery of the subject, and conveying concepts), rule management (determining rules with the help of learners, time of determining rules, rule implementation, and violation consequences), equity and motivation management (equal treatment of individual learners, fair evaluation, and the role of equity in success and motivation), and relation management (identifying interests and talents of learners and effective and mutual instructor-learner communication). Conclusion: According to the reviewed results, one of the most important classroom management techniques is to determine and implement classroom rules with the help of learners. It is recommended that teachers develop classroom rules in the first session about using phone, class attendance, active participation, and tardiness with the help of learners.