Exploring the Relationships of Teacher-Student Interactions on Student Motivation and Achievement
Shirley D. Dangan
Discipline: Education
Abstract:
Teachers who take time to create classroom environments that promote positive cultures can motivate students to channel their energies and desires to reach their goals. Using Vroom's Expectancy Theory as the theoretical framework of this study, the researcher explored the extent to which teachers and students differ in their perceptions of teacher-student interactions and their relationships to student motivation and achievement. Based on the expectancy theory, individuals are motivated by the desire to experience positive instead of negative outcomes. In this study, the researcher conceptualized the importance of classroom environments that promote healthy teacher-student interactions. Descriptive-correlational method was used to find out the extent of relationships between and among the variables included in the study. A sample of 175 (55%) teacher education students and 11 (61%) teachers were Article history: Received: 16 Feb 2025 Revised: 01 Sept 2025 Accepted: 09 Oct 2025 Published: 30 Oct 2025
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