Teacher-Pupil interaction and pre-schooler's social behaviors : a comparison among child centers under The Community Development Department, Department of Health and The Religious Affairs Department
Abstract:
The purpose of this research were to observe and analyze the teacher-pupil interaction and pre-schoolers social behavior and to compare those behaviors of Child Centers under the Community Development Department, Department of Health and the Religious Affairs Department. In addition, it was to study the relationship between teacher-pupil interaction and pre-schoolers social behavior. The subjects, obtained by simple random sampling were 13 Child Centers under the Community Development Department, 6 Child Centers under Department of Health and 5 Child Centers under the Religious Affairs Department, one classroom from each Center Two observation scales were used to collect data. First, teacher-pupil interaction observing scale, modified from Flanders Interaction Analysis Category. Teacher-pupil interaction data for each classroom was taken 40 minutes each day for 5 days. Second, pre-schoolers social behavior observing scales was used to collect data from 10 pre-schoolers for each classroom by observing each pre-schooler for 10 minutes each day for 5 days. The data collected were then analyzed by the SPSS program (Statistical Package for Social Sciences): The ANOVA subprogram was employed for comparison of teacher-pupil interaction and pre-schoolers social behavior of those in the Child Centers under the Community Development Department, Department of Health and the Religious Affairs Department. The Crosstabulation subprogram was used to find the relationship between teacher-pupil interaction and pre-schoolers social behavior. Results: 1. There were no differences in teacher-pupil interactions when compared among Child Centers under the Community Development Department, Department of Health and the Religious Affairs Department, most of the observed behaviors included pupils verbal response and teachers verbal response. The teachers explanation both verbally and non-verbally was the only teacher behavior that was found statistically different at .05 level among the groups compared. Child Centers under the Community Development Department had the mean 192.2819, Department of Health had 191.7211 and the Religious Affairs Department had 62.3917. 2. There were no differences in social behaviors when compared among Child Centers under the Community Development Department, Department of Health and the Religious Affairs Department, most of the behaviors found were: playing and talking with peer, working and playing together. Only the behavior of using of other belongings without asking for permission, and the behavior of acceptance when the others disturbance or hurting. Whereas the behavior of using of other belonging without asking for permission had the mean of 3.5205 in Child Centers under the Community Development Department, 3.4198 in Child Centers under the Religious Affairs Department and behavior of acceptance when the others disturbance or hurting had the mean of 2.6077 in Child Centers under the Community Development Department, 2.2296 in Child Centers under Department of Health and 5.0655 in Child Centers under the Religious Affairs Department. 3. There were relationships between 12 pairs of teacher-pupil interaction and pre-schoolers social behavior, most behaviors had positive. The relationship found indicated that, if a teacher frequently used her direct influences: ordering and lecturing, the pupils responses would dependency. Moreover, if the teacher frequently accepted and supported ideas and initiation of the pupils, the pupils responses would frequently ordering, directing, and advising.