The Role of Teacher-Student Relationship on Classroom Management and Learners’ Autonomy in Elementary

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the Role of Teacher-Student Relationship to the Classroom Management and Learners’ Autonomy of selected Grade 4 – 6 pupils from Calauan District. Participants are assured of utmost confidentiality regarding information provided by them. The respondents are two hundred twenty-eight (228) Grade 4-6 pupils, from Cluster 1, Calauan District. The authors of the study used descriptive-correlation type of research and mediation analysis to determine the role of teacher-student relationship on classroom management and learner autonomy. The main instrument used in the study was adaptive researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical tool used in the study was the descriptive statistics such as frequency and percent distribution, mean and standard deviation, inferential statistics like Pearson-Product-Moment-Correlation Coefficient, and Mediation Analysis to analyze inferential data. This paper finds on the classroom management in the aspects of time management, routines, preventive strategies, and reactive strategies was manifested which means that classroom management are managed properly. And on the level learner’s autonomy in the aspect of their action oriented, cognitive, metacognitive, and affective and motivation is well manifested. And as per teacher-student relationship it was observed by the student which mean that a positive relationship between teacher and students was observed. Based form the result of this study, the hypothesis stating that there is no significant relationship between the classroom management observations and the teacher-student relationship is not sustained as well as the hypothesis stating that there is no significant relationship teacher-student relationship and the level of learner’s autonomy and classroom management and learner’s autonomy is not sustained. And, teacher-student relationship partially mediates classroom management observations and learner’s autonomy.