A Preliminary Investigation of Teacher-Reported, Classroom-Level Adversity and Teacher–Student Interactions

2021 ◽  
pp. 106342662110202
Author(s):  
Kristen L. Granger ◽  
Michael D. Broda ◽  
Jason C. Chow ◽  
Nicholas McCormick ◽  
Kevin S. Sutherland

Early elementary-aged students with and at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) tend to develop negative interaction patterns with their teachers. This preliminary study examines the extent to which symptoms of teacher burnout and teacher reports of classroom adversity are associated with the likelihood of negative interactions between teachers and students with and at risk of EBD. We conducted observations to assess teacher–student interactions in individual and group settings, and teachers reported on burnout and classroom adversity. This study included 10 teachers and 15 of their students with or at risk of EBD. High levels of classroom adversity increased the likelihood of negative teacher–student individual interaction. High levels of classroom adversity modified the relation between personal accomplishment and negative teacher–student interactions in group settings. Findings suggest teachers may need additional support for engaging in high-quality interactions with students with and at risk of EBD, particularly in classrooms facing high levels of adversity, and inform intervention design and implementation.

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-157
Author(s):  
Siti Nurhasanah ◽  
Abdurrahman Abdurrahman ◽  
Doni Andra ◽  
Kartini Herlina

This study aims to describe the views of teachers and students in Islamic schools regarding Augmented Reality (AR) assisted learning to facilitate student involvement in learning, as well as increase teacher-student interactions in the learning process during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study uses a mixed method with a qualitative-quantitative explanatory design. The data collection technique used a questionnaire involving 31 respondents, 3 teachers, and 3 students as resource persons in three Islamic high schools in Lampung Province. The results of the study show that AR-assisted methods have the potential to increase teacher-student interaction by implementing a Learning Management System (LMS) that suits their needs and learning facilities. The results also show that AR provides an effective learning experience, because it displays 3D images so that it is easily accepted by students and makes students interested in learning during online learning. Therefore, the use of AR in learning has the opportunity to increase learning interactions between teachers and students.


ELT Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 418-427
Author(s):  
Kari Sahan

Abstract At many universities, English serves as a lingua franca (ELF) between teachers and students for whom English is not their L1. Despite the spread of English-medium instruction (EMI), empirical research on the nature of teacher–student interactions in EMI classrooms remains limited. This study examines the use of ELF in EMI engineering classes at a university in Turkey to explore how teachers and students use code-switching as a communicative strategy in classroom interactions. Data were collected and analysed using a qualitative approach. Nearly 14 hours of classroom observation data were collected from three lecturers and analysed according to patterns of classroom interaction and language use. The findings suggest that teachers and students prioritize communicative efficiency over an adherence to monolingual, NS norms in classroom interactions. Pedagogical implications are discussed for ELT specialists tasked with preparing students for academic study in English and supporting content lecturers in EMI settings.


1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy M. Roller

In this article I report six case studies of interactions between less proficient readers and their teachers during oral reading and rereading. The questions were: Does children's reading accuracy determine teacher-student interaction patterns? Are there additional factors that explain differential interaction patterns? I determined whether the focus of teacher-student interactions shifted from decoding to meaning as accuracy rates improved with successive readings. Results indicated that a clear shift to a meaning focus occurred for one of five cases for which there were data. In the remaining cases, teacher-student interaction did not shift from decoding to meaning as accuracy improved. In one case, accuracy remained below a threshold level for achieving a meaning focus. For the others, the decoding focus decreased as accuracy improved but the shift from decoding did not lead to a focus on meaning. Children's control of meaning and teachers' focus on fluency goals, were influenced by the teachers' pursuit of alternative instructional goals. Accuracy was a critical factor in achieving meaning-focused teacher-student interactions in these case studies; however, the nature of text material and teachers' instructional goals also influenced the nature of teacher-student interactions.


2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per-Åke Rosvall ◽  
Carina Hjelmér ◽  
Sirpa Lappalainen

Vocational education has a historical legacy of being low-status and aimed at producing skilled workers. Students with low marks in comprehensive school are still often guided to the vocational educational track. In this article we examine how mathematics teaching in a vocational educational context is framed (henceforth VET). Therefore, our aim with this article is to explore how teacher responses come into play in school mathematics classes, and the teacher–student interactions within those practices. The empirical material is based on educational ethnographic research, i.e. classroom observations and interviews, conducted in three upper secondary institutions, two in Sweden and one in Finland. The results indicate that both teachers and students seem to remain in what might be called their ‘comfort zones’, i.e. that pedagogic practices tend to strengthen the idea of a vocational learner as being practically oriented; using their hands instead of their heads and in need of care and surveillance. The analysis focuses on mathematics teaching rather than on the content and was chosen because it is associated with general qualifications and the notion of lifelong learning. In this respect it exemplifies the growing tension in VET between workplace and academic knowledge.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Eddie Denessen ◽  
Annelies Keller ◽  
Linda van den Bergh ◽  
Paul van den Broek

Through classroom interactions, teachers provide their students with different opportunities to learn. Some kinds of interactions elicit more learning activities than others. With differential treatment of students, teachers may exacerbate or reduce achievement differences in their classroom. In addition, differential interactions may contribute to teacher expectation effects, with teachers treating their high-expectation students more favourably. This study investigated how differential teacher-student interactions are related to students’ mathematics achievement and teachers’ expectations. In eight fourth-grade classrooms in the Netherlands, interactions between teachers and students (N = 152) were observed in maths lessons. Data regarding teachers’ expectations about their students and mathematics achievement tests scores were collected. Analyses indicated that there were relations between teacher expectations and teachers’ classroom interactions. Teachers gave more direct turns and more directive feedback to their low-expectation students, who were also the students who performed low in maths. After controlling for actual achievement, it appeared that students for whom the expectations were lower than could be expected based on their performance received more direct turns and directive task-related feedback. These results point to the existence of teacher expectation effects.


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