Effective teaching, teacher-student relation, student engagement and student mathematical achievement

Hong Sheung Chui; Samuel Wing Ho Chui

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Hong Sheung Chui ¹ ^* , Samuel Wing Ho Chui ²

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¹ Gratia Christian College, Shek Kip Mei, HONG KONG² The Lutheran Church Hong Kong Synod MKMCF Ma Chan Duen Hey Memorial College, Tseung Kwan O, HONG KONG^* Corresponding Author

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This study tries to investigate the effects of effective teaching of mathematics on teacher-student relationship (TSR), student engagement (StEn) and student mathematical achievement. A questionnaire is developed to measure the above three constructs in this study, and examination results at the end of the academic year are obtained as the measure of achievement. Confirmatory factor analysis shows that the constructs measured by the questionnaire have reliability and validity. Structural equation modelling confirms the proposal that effective teaching will affect TSRs, StEn, and mathematical examination scores. Teaching effectiveness as measured by students’ responses to the questionnaire can account for 14% of the variance of students’ final examination score. This study may shed light on the causal effects of effective teaching on TSR, StEn and mathematical achievement. Findings of this study may inform teachers of approaches in teaching to enhance students’ achievement in mathematics.

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effective teaching
student engagement
student mathematical achievement
teacher-student relationship

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 20, Issue 12, December 2024, Article No: em2538

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/15652

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Chui, Hong Sheung, and Samuel Wing Ho Chui. "Effective teaching, teacher-student relation, student engagement and student mathematical achievement". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2024 20 no. 12 (2024): em2538. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/15652

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Chui, H. S., and Chui, S. W. H. (2024). Effective teaching, teacher-student relation, student engagement and student mathematical achievement. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 20(12), em2538. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/15652

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Chui, Hong Sheung et al. "Effective teaching, teacher-student relation, student engagement and student mathematical achievement". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 20, no. 12, 2024, em2538. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/15652