IMPACT OF TEACHER STUDENTS’ RELATIONSHIP ON STUDENT’S MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL

Abstract

Students that have positive relationships with their teachers feel encouraged and supported to learn. Students are more engaged when they have a positive relationship with their instructor; they work more in class, persevere, take guidance and criticism, handle better with stress, and pay more attention to professors. A positive teacher-student connection enhances classroom management and the atmosphere, making it favorable, comfortable, and safe for self-learning and self-discovery. A quantitative research study was conducted to determine the impact of the teacher-students’ relationship on the students’ motivation and academic achievement in public sector universities of Karachi. A sample size of 150 students and 20 teachers were selected by Stratified random sampling design along with a purposive design was adopted to collect the data of teachers and students from 5 public sector universities of Karachi. The collected data were analysed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS-20). T-test and regression analysis were used to test the hypothesis and to find the results of the study. The results of study indicated that there was a significant impact of teacher-student relationship on the students’ motivation and academic achievements. The study also indicated that teacher-student relationship creates self-confidence in the students.