The role of teacher-student relationship on performance in mathematics of the eleventh graders in the Cape Coast metropolis: Critical friendship perspective

Drawing on Critical Friendship as a theoretical base, an investigation was carried out to find out what components of teacher-student relationship would make a difference in the performance in mathematics of the eleventh graders in the Cape Coast Metropolis. A sample size of 2,575 students was rando...

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Main Authors: Florence Christianah Awoniyi, Paul Kwame Butakor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Cogent Education
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2021.1908690
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description Drawing on Critical Friendship as a theoretical base, an investigation was carried out to find out what components of teacher-student relationship would make a difference in the performance in mathematics of the eleventh graders in the Cape Coast Metropolis. A sample size of 2,575 students was randomly chosen to fill a questionnaire on teacher-student relationship and write an achievement test in mathematics. Findings revealed that trust, fear and lack of respect negligibly and statistically correlated with achievement scores; unhealthy context and challenge correlated negligibly (but not statistically); while support did not correlate. The sub-constructs jointly shared a variance of approximately 8% with achievement scores. With a focus on developing critical minds and democratic future leaders, there is a need for pre-service and in-service training on the teacher-student relationship. Awareness about the teacher-student relationship in the learning of mathematics may be created through debates among students in schools.
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spelling doaj.art-a64006fc2ca646d2a954c3ffe5edf8f62023-09-03T04:26:23ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2021-01-018110.1080/2331186X.2021.19086901908690The role of teacher-student relationship on performance in mathematics of the eleventh graders in the Cape Coast metropolis: Critical friendship perspectiveFlorence Christianah Awoniyi0Paul Kwame Butakor1School of Education and Leadership, University of GhanaSchool of Education and Leadership, University of GhanaDrawing on Critical Friendship as a theoretical base, an investigation was carried out to find out what components of teacher-student relationship would make a difference in the performance in mathematics of the eleventh graders in the Cape Coast Metropolis. A sample size of 2,575 students was randomly chosen to fill a questionnaire on teacher-student relationship and write an achievement test in mathematics. Findings revealed that trust, fear and lack of respect negligibly and statistically correlated with achievement scores; unhealthy context and challenge correlated negligibly (but not statistically); while support did not correlate. The sub-constructs jointly shared a variance of approximately 8% with achievement scores. With a focus on developing critical minds and democratic future leaders, there is a need for pre-service and in-service training on the teacher-student relationship. Awareness about the teacher-student relationship in the learning of mathematics may be created through debates among students in schools.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2021.1908690critical friendshipmathematicsperformancesenior high schoolteacher-student relationship
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critical friendship
mathematics
performance
senior high school
teacher-student relationship
title The role of teacher-student relationship on performance in mathematics of the eleventh graders in the Cape Coast metropolis: Critical friendship perspective
title_full The role of teacher-student relationship on performance in mathematics of the eleventh graders in the Cape Coast metropolis: Critical friendship perspective
title_fullStr The role of teacher-student relationship on performance in mathematics of the eleventh graders in the Cape Coast metropolis: Critical friendship perspective
title_full_unstemmed The role of teacher-student relationship on performance in mathematics of the eleventh graders in the Cape Coast metropolis: Critical friendship perspective
title_short The role of teacher-student relationship on performance in mathematics of the eleventh graders in the Cape Coast metropolis: Critical friendship perspective
title_sort role of teacher student relationship on performance in mathematics of the eleventh graders in the cape coast metropolis critical friendship perspective
topic critical friendship
mathematics
performance
senior high school
teacher-student relationship
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