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The Effect of a Teacher's Opinion of a Student on the Student's Grades

Abstract

There is undoubtedly a relationship between Teacher-Student Relationships and student grades. The ability for teachers to connect with students goes hand in hand with the student’s performance in the class and thusly their grades. While the whole two-way relationship (both how the teacher perceives the student and how the student perceives the teacher) has been well-researched, there is a notable gap spanning the particular sides of the relationship, as this study specifically looks at the teacher’s perception of the student. The primary focus of this particular study is to determine whether a one-way relationship between Teacher opinion and Student success exists. There is substantial reason to believe the overall teacher-student relationship significantly affects the student’s success. In order to discover the relation, the survey required teachers to give their opinion and of the students’ grades in that particular teacher’s class. This survey was specifically aimed at students in the 9-12th grade range. The data was congregated and analyzed, revealing surprising data from which conclusions were drawn. These findings paint an unexpected picture in terms of teacher opinion, implied teacher involvement, and student success. These findings also suggest but do not verify an important, implicit correlation between teacher involvement and student achievement disregarding the actual teacher opinion of the student. A direct correlation between teacher opinion and student success in terms of grades is not supported by the results, but further research could be conducted to eliminate any potential biases in the data due to the location of the study.

Keywords: Education Teacher Grading Learning Social