ASSESSMENT OF TEACHER – STUDENT AND TEACHER – TEACHER INTERACTIONS IN A TEACHING/ LEARNING PROCESS

This paper assessed the pattern of teacher’s interactions in the teaching and learning process. It discussed the interactions involving teacher – student and teacher – teacher based on the related literature. It was discovered that the pattern of teacher- student interaction in the classroom was mostly talking and that teacher did most of the talking at both secondary and tertiary levels. It was also discovered that teachers were most likely to interact with one another, both individually and within a team about administrative matters but they rarely interacted about teaching strategies or curriculum. It was recommended that in the classroom activities, teachers need to give chance and stimulation to the students to talk and not only interact with the students as a whole class but also with an individual student. By so doing, a silent student will be involved in the interaction, not just the active students. It was also recommended that teachers should not only interact about administrative matters alone but they should also interact about teaching strategies and curriculum.