EFFECTS OF TEACHERS - STUDENTS RELATIONSHIP ON STUDENT’S PERFORMANCE AND INTEREST IN LEARNING MATHEMATICS

Abstract

The study investigates how the relationship between students and teachers help in stimulating students interest in learning thereby leading to improved students outcomes in mathematics. A descriptive survey research design was adopted, with two hundred students randomly selected from five different schools. Data were analyzed using mean, grand mean. It was established that the teachers have important role in developing, nurturing and maintaining good relationship with their students. Teachers are required to foster positive relationship with their students to create a conducive environment (classroom) for teaching and learning activities and also meet students’ developmental, emotional and academic needs.  Recommendations include: (i) encouraging mentorship in school so that mentors will know and meets the needs of the students and hence encourage and improve students interest in mathematics,(ii) qualified and sound minded teachers should be employed in order to develop, nurture and maintain good relationship between the teachers and students,(iii) seminar or workshop should be organized at least once or twice in a year for teachers in order to enlighten them more on how to relate, communication and associate with their students.