Interpersonal adaptation in teacher-student interaction

Interpersonal adaptation in teacher-student interaction

Pennings, H.J.M.
Brekelmans, M.
Sadler, P.
Claessens, L.C.A.
van der Want, A.C.
van Tartwijk, J.

2018

Teacher-student relationships play a crucial role in the quality of teaching and learning. Daily interpersonal interactions in classrooms are the building blocks of teacher-student relationships. With the aim to add to insights on teaching and learning, we specifically explored interpersonal adaptation in daily interactions. Adaptation, i.e., how people respond to each other's actions and reactions, is a defining characteristic of interactions. We studied 35 classrooms in secondary education. Although the degree and nature of interpersonal adaptation was in general consistent with interpersonal theory, degree of adaptation varied considerably between classrooms. In classrooms with a more preferred teacher-student relationship, behaviour of teachers and the adaptation to the behaviour of their students was more in accordance with professional standards, compared to classrooms with a less preferred relationship. Conceptualizations and results of the present study contribute to theory on teacher-student interaction, as well as the practice of teacher professional development (e.g., video coaching).

Training
Teacher-student interaction
Adaptation
Interpersonal theory
Continuous coding
Time-series analysis

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:30695f21-c8d6-4733-95ca-9016c46e32d7

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2017.09.005

787978

Elsevier, Amsterdam

Learning and Instruction, 55, 41-57

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