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Communication Skills of a Teacher and Its Role in the Development of the Students' Academic Success

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Basically the current study sought to assess the perception of students regarding the role of teacher communication skills in their academics success. Comprehensive questionnaire carrying information including social economic and demographic aspects of the study was designed by the researcher to achieve the set objectives. All those universities where sports sciences & physical education programs were offering were taken as population of the study. The empirical data regarding the role of a teacher communication skills in students' academic success were obtained from (418, thirty percent 30 from each university) samples of 14 universities of Pakistan.. The data was collected from the respondents through personally contact and by using the developed scale. After collection of data, the data was finally classified in the form of tables and regression was employed for the analysis of data. After analysis of data the researcher arrived at conclusion that teacher communication skills have significant role in the academic achievement of the students.
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Communication Skills of a Teacher and Its Role in the
Development of the Students’ Academic Success
Alamgir Khan
Department of Sports Sciences & Physical Education Gomal University Kpk Pakistan
Dr Salahuddin Khan
Department of Sports Sciences & Physical Education Gomal University Kpk Pakistan
Syed Zia-Ul-Islam
Department of Sports Sciences & Physical Education Gomal University Kpk Pakistan
Manzoor Khan
Department of Health & Physical Education, Faculity of Education Hazara University Manshera Kpk Pakistan
Abstract
Basically the current study sought to assess the perception of students regarding the role of teacher
communication skills in their academics success. Comprehensive questionnaire carrying information including
social economic and demographic aspects of the study was designed by the researcher to achieve the set
objectives. All those universities where sports sciences & physical education programs were offering were taken
as population of the study. The empirical data regarding the role of a teacher communication skills in students’
academic success were obtained from (418, thirty percent 30 from each university) samples of 14 universities of
Pakistan. . The data was collected from the respondents through personally contact and by using the developed
scale. After collection of data, the data was finally classified in the form of tables and regression was employed
for the analysis of data. After analysis of data the researcher arrived at conclusion that teacher communication
skills have significant role in the academic achievement of the students.
Keywords: Communication Skills, Students Academics, Physical Education, Pakistan
1. Study Background.
Communication skills can be defined as the transmission of a message that Communication skills can be defined
as the transmission of a message that involves the shared understanding between the contexts in which the
communication takes place (Saunders and Mills, 1999). In addition, teacher communication skills are important
for a teacher in delivery of education to students (McCarthy and Carter, 2001).
Communication skills involve listening and speaking as well as reading and writing. For effective
teaching a teacher need to be highly skilled in all these areas. Teacher with good communication always make
the things easier and understandable (Freddie Silver). Effective communication skills are really important for a
teacher in transmitting of education, classroom management and interaction with students in the class. Teacher
has to teach the students having different thinking approaches. To teach in accordance with the ability and
capability of the students a teacher need to adopt such skills of communication which motivate the students
toward their learning process (Sng Bee,2012).
Good communication skills of teacher are the basic need of academics success of students, and
professional success of life. Teacher communicates more instructions orally in classroom to students. Teacher
with poor communication skills may cause failure of students to learn and promote their academics. Student need
to understand that what is right, and what is wrong while it totally depend upon the communication skills of
teachers which he adopt in class-room (Sherwyn P. Morreale, Michael M. Osborn Judy c. Pearson, 2000). Good
communications minimize the potential of unkind feeling during the process of teaching. For learning the learner
must be attentive toward their teacher during the lecture. Loss (2000), recommended that teacher communicate
in clear and understandable manner.
Communication is a dynamic process which need of mind and courage to face the other and convey
his/her massage in effective way. Communication process is successful when we deliver the massage in clear
and understandable way. Effective communication need to convey and accept his/her massage in all kind of
situation and circumstances. Good communication is considered a strong tool `for effectiveness in the teaching
profession (Monika Srivastava, NA)
As variety of skills are needed for good teaching and teachers. A study conducted by Ehindero &
Ajibade, (2000) indicates that for effective teaching, teacher requires good communication skills such as good
communication, good classroom management, updating knowledge and maintaining personality. No one can
teach effectively until having these basics skills of teaching.
Different research revolves that there is significant co-relation between communication skills and
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supervisor perception of job performance (Maes, Weldy, & Icenogle, 1997). Furthermore, Student’s character
building and academic background totally depends upon the professional attitude of teachers. If teachers adopt
positive professional attitude towards the students in their academic and as well as their social achievements,
then students can easily promote their academic level. Teacher has the responsibility to teach and practically
prepare students for the purpose that they can cope with all type of situations. It also comes under the
responsibilities of teacher to behave as role model to the students (Honby, 2006).
Communication means the process which one adopts while sharing his / her views with others. For a
teacher it is necessary to have good communication skills for the good learning of the students. Teachers need
good communication skills for facilitating the students and achieving good professional goals. Effectiveness of
teaching is not dependent on technicality but on the method adopted by the teacher while teaching to the students.
Teachers need clear communication for the good understanding of students and avoiding the problems for
students while learning from their lecture. It is also needed by the teachers to understand first himself before
teaching to students (Loss, J. 2000).
Good communication is not only needed for the effective teaching profession but it is also very
important for the effectiveness of every concern to our life (Batenburg & Smal, 1997 Cited in
Ihmeideh).Performance of teachers in classroom totally depends upon the communication skills. if the teacher
has good communication skills then he can easily convey his /her massage or deliver the lecture in an
understandable manner (Maes, Weldy & Icenogle, 1997).
2. Justification of the Study
Teacher communication skills are considered a key to academic success and failure of the students. How much
teacher communication skills effect the academics success of the students? For the purpose to discover the facts
the researcher intend to conduct a research study under the title “Communication Skills of a Teacher and its role
in the developments of the students’ academic success”
3. Objectives of the study
3.1 To evaluate the role of teacher communication skills in the academic performance of the students.
4. Proposed Hypothesis
H
01
There is no significant role of teacher communication skills of a teachers in academic success of the
students
5. Methodology and Procedures of the study
To obtain the desired objectives by conducting any research study the first and initial steps to select a suitable
personals and its proper number which provide authentic data regarding the solution of the problem is needed.
Similarly specific procedures are also required for reaching at certain findings and conclusion. So keeping in
view the need and demand of the present study the following procedures were adopted by the researcher for
fulfilling the demand of the present study.
5.1 Population, Sample & Sample Selection Process
Basically the study is concerned with communication skills of a Physical Education Teachers as part of their
professional attitude and students learning process. So physical education students enrolled in all the universities
of Pakistan were selected as population of the study and similarly 30 % students of physical education from the
whole population were taken as sample of the study and by using the available sample technique.
5.2 Instrument and Instrumentation
Professional attitude skills (PAS) including the different aspects of the study designed by the researcher and put
it before the 20 field experts for making it reliable. Previous research studies conducted in the area of teacher
communication skills by () were also used for the validation process of the study
5.3 Data Analysis
The gathered data were coded and faded in SPSS Version 20 and Regression as statistical tool was used to
analyze the data and to test the hypothesis of the study.
6. Statistical Analysis of data
Test of Hypothesis 1: There is no significant impact of communication skills of teachers (as a part of teachers’
professional attitude) on student’s academic performance
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Table-6.1 : Impact of effect of communication skills of teachers on students’ academics
Model Summary
Model R R Square F Sig.
1 .185
a
.034 8.004 .005
(b)
a. Predictors: (Constant), Communication
Coefficients
a
Model Unstandardized Coefficients Standardized Coefficients t Sig.
B Std. Error Beta
1 (Constant) 2.222 .326 6.828 .000
Communication .236 .083 .185 2.829 .005
a. Dependent Variable: Achievement
Table No 6.1 shows the effect of teacher’s communication skills on students’ academic performance.
The R square is .034 which means 3% effect of teacher’s communication skills is there on students’ academic
performance. The B is .236 (p=0.005) which mean total 1 unit increase in teacher’s communication skills will
cause .236 unit overall increase.
7. Result & Discussion
The present study indicates that majority of the students opined that they learn well from those teacher who has
good communication skills or who adopt good communication skills while dealing inside and out of the
institution. The present research study is also supported by Loss, J. (2000) as they concluded that good
communication skills strengthen the relationship among the students and teachers by improving the level of
understanding among teacher and students. Study conducted by Sng Bee.(2012), also supported the present
study by stating that good communication skills not only important for teacher but it is also important for
students for their academic success.
The present study indicated that effective teaching not only depends upon the knowledge base of the
teacher but also it is related with method and style of teacher communication skills. The findings of the study
conducted by Cohort Nominate (2016) ,also inline of the present study because he concluded Teaching is
generally considered as only fifty percent knowledge and fifty percent interpersonal or communication skills
similarly it is not necessary for a teacher to have good knowledge but it is also necessary for a teacher to have a
good communication skills.
It was finding out by the present research study that good communication is not only important for a
teacher but students also need to have good communication skills. Same result also found by David
Andrade,(2015) according to that Communication is dominant factor effecting the academic achievements of the
students. The author further argued that good communication not only important for a teacher but it is also very
important for students for promoting their academics.
CONCLUSION
After findings of the study it was concluded by the researcher that communication skills of a teacher having
significant role in the academic success of the students. Therefore it is necessary for a teacher to adopt good
communication skills while teaching to the students.
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