Interpersonal functioning and student teacher grades

Abstract

Interpersonal Functioning Variables (i.e. empathy, respect and genuineness) were measured by means of video-taping in actual classroom situations. It was assumed that these variables could have something to do with teacher effectiveness. University Supervisors, Master Teachers and Student Teachers were all rated on these variables so that it could be determined if these “Triad” groups became more like one another during their relationship over the practice teaching session. Also studied, using the same procedure, was if there was a relationship between the grades obtained by the student teacher and the interpersonal variable ratings measured. The study also examined whether student teachers gained in the interpersonal variables measured from the beginning to the end of the practice teaching period which might be expected if some learning (how to teach) had been done.