Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to analyse teacher-pupil interaction and pre-schooler's social behavior, to compare these behaviors among different pre-school education agencies in northern region and to find the relationship between teacher-pupil interaction and pre-schooler's social behavior. The researchers had developed a scale for observing teacher pupil interaction. The developed instrument was modified from the scale for analysing the verbal behavior in the classroom. The latter scale was so-called flanders interaction analysis category. The nonverbal behavior of both teacher and pupil was also added in the developed scale. The scale for observing pre-schooler's social behavior was developed. These two developed scales were applied to the sampling group teachers and pupils in six kindergarten classes, six head-start classes and six child centers in the northern region. The findings showed that 1. The result of classroom observation revealed that in the eighteen pre-primary classes in the northern region, the most frequent observed interaction behavior was teachers' explanation both verbally and non-verbally (x total = 196.608). 2. Teacher-pupil interation comparison among the pre-school education agencies in the northern region in most of all aspects were not different. 3. Pre-schooler's social behavior occured at the highest level was playing and talking to peer. 4. Pre-schooler's social behavior comparison among the pre-school education agencies in the northern region in most of all aspects were not different in all major items except one. 5. The relationship between teacher-pupil interation and pre-schooler's social behavior revealed significant correlation of 52 pairs of behavior. Teachers, warm and attentive behaviors would positively affect pre-schooler's socail behavior.