Open AccessEffective Evaluation of Teachers’ Non-verbal Behaviour in Classrooms
Author(s) -
Mahrukh Shakir
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
research journal of social sciences and economics review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-9023
pISSN - 2707-9015
DOI - 10.36902/rjsser-vol1-iss3-2020(294-304
Subject(s) - immediacy , psychology , perception , scale (ratio) , proposition , sample (material) , mathematics education , pedagogy , social psychology , philosophy , chemistry , physics , epistemology , chromatography , quantum mechanics , neuroscience
This study attempts to develop a comprehensive scale or instrument for measurement or evaluation of teachers’ non-verbal behavior based on a review of a range of relevant literature. The theoretical proposition in literature argues that teacher's immediacy behavior directly influences students' motivation, which in turn influences students’ learning. Given the literature report of the high influence of teachers’ behavior on learners’ motivation and ultimately learning, it was deemed important to develop such a scale which could evaluate how teacher’s behavior affects students' motivation in a classroom setting, to the benefit of the relevant stakeholders. This could be better determined by students' motivation through their perceptions and interpretations of such behavior. To this end, a sample of 51 students, including 22 males and 28 females was drawn from a public sector university in Pakistan. Significance and conclusion of the study are drawn, and suggestions are put forth based on research made in this study.