Building Bridges to Success: The Role of Teacher-Student Relationships in Academic Achievement
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47067/real.v8i1.411Keywords:
Teacher Student Relationship, Secondary level, Academic AchievementAbstract
The current descriptive study focused on the effects of the student-teacher relationship on academic achievement at public secondary schools. This study used a descriptive design. The survey design was used in the investigation to collect the data. The 1200 pupils enrolled in the 10th grade five public sector schools located in Multan region South Punjab Pakistan served as the study's population. Convenient sampling was utilised to select 250 samples to meet the study's requirements A questionnaire was utilised on a five-point Likert scale to collect data from the sample in the current investigation for analysis, and the gathered data was imported into SPSS. The descriptive statistics mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics such as t-tests were utilised to analyse data. According to the results, teacher-student connections have a positive impact on a range of student outcomes. Moreover, there is a significant correlation between teacher-student relationship and students' academic success. These results may support bridging the education system to increase successful academic careers and offer them essential support services in educational institutions.
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