Department :Mathematics 1st year, Roll No :18 INTRODUCTION • Developing positive teacher- student relationship , Meaning of student engagement in classroom learning activities, measuring students engagement in classroom learning activities, motivation healthy classroom management are involves in Teacher- student RelationshiP. MEANING OF TEACHER STUDENT RELATIONSHIP
• The concept of teacher student relationship points
out how every student feel the teacher ‘s emotional support to him • If the student feels that his teacher is emotionally close to him and has more concern to him, we can infer that there is a positive relationship between the two. THINGS NOTICEABLE IN A CLASSROOM WITH POSITIVE STUDENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIP • Teacher feeling his presence in the midst of his students as a pleasurable experience. • Students do not hesitate to seek help from the teacher and ask him to clear their doubts. • The teacher gently hints at his knowledge, now and then ,about the students prior knowledge, their interests,stage of emotional development, family background and academic attainment. • Teacher encouraging students to behave according to the ethos of the society, such as addressing every one with respect, avoiding harsh words and behaving in such a manner as to show their regard and respect to teachers and elders. • Teachers, while putting questions to the students allows some time for them to answer and also provides them some cues to answer. • Teacher helps students to reflect on their thoughts and learning. • Teacher never showing his irritation to the students. • Teacher not getting angry with his students and refrain from scolding or beating them. • Teacher interacts more with shy students as well as aggressive students in the class and that too individually. • Teacher is well aware of what he expresses to the students, both explicitly and implicitly. • Teacher shows keen interest in having cordial relationship with students and tries to promote the same among the students also. • Teacher treats all students with dignity. • Teacher always calls his students by their names. • Teacher shows no discrimination among the students and treats all of them equally. • Teacher has enormous faith and high expectations of his students NEED FOR MAINTAINING GOOD TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP:
• In classrooms, where good teacher student relationship
is absent, there is every danger of both students and teachers mental health getting affected. • In classrooms, where there is no good teacher student relationship, some students may exhibit maladjusted behavior and also disrupt the classroom activities. • The positive/healthy relationship prevailing between the teacher and students increases students self motivation in learning. • When there is good classroom relationship between the teacher and students, the students understand the teacher ‘s expectation from them of high level of learning and accordingly put in more effort on their part. • Teachers who enjoy good relationship with the students are able to increasingly involve their students in classroom learning activities. • If there is no good teacher-student relationship, then students learning outcomes may get severely affected. • Students entering the classroom where there is no cordial teacher-student relationship, increases their anxiety and mental stress.