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Students Attitude toward Teacher’s Behavior in

Hyderabad Universities
Yousef Mehdipour*, Dr. D. Balaramulu**
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PhD Scholar, Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. E-mail : [email protected]
**
Associate Professor & Chairman BoS in Special Education, Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

Abstract- Adequately defining the students’ perceptions about object, institution or person . Pointing to yet another definition,
teachers has been at the core of much research and controversy Brecker and Wiggins (1991: 137), defined Attitude as enduring
for many years. This research article investigated the attitude of non-verbal features of social and physical world, and they are
university postgraduate students to Their teacher’s behavior. All acquired through experience and exert a directive influence on
the students of Hyderabad universities (13universities) behaviour . Both these definitions reveal that, an attitude can be
constituted the population. The sample of the study is 900 understood as an emotion that has an influence on the behaviour
students That randomly selected from five universities out of 13 of human beings.
universities in Hyderabad. A questionnaire was developed and Chambers and Pettman (1986) have shown that both
validated through pilot testing and administered to the sample for feelings and information are critical factors in the formation of
the collection of data. The researcher personally visited attitudes, and that these are critical components of understanding.
respondents, thus 100% data were collected. The collected data Attitudes are closely related to opinions. A distinction
were tabulated and analyzed by SPSS. Results showed that made, however is that a person can state his opinion in word but
majority of the Postgraduates have a positive attitude to their may not be able to express his attitude by his action. Attitudes
Teacher’s behavior. The major conclusions of the study were that therefore have, according to Lord (1997:222) three elementary
Students were found to be satisfied with the positive behavior of components:
their teachers. half of students indicated that important qualities (1) The cognitive component,
of teacher’s Behavior were punctuality, honesty, hardworking, (2) The feeling or affective component and,
friendly, confident and competency. (3) The actions or behavioural component.

Index Terms- Teacher Behavior , Students Attitude , University, Behavioral components consists of the tendency, to act or
faculty react to the object in certain way. Positive or favourable attitude
decides the course of life.
Behavior is a response, which an individual shows to his
I. INTRODUCTION environment at different times. Behavior can be positive or
negative, effective or ineffective, conscious or unconscious, overt
I t is common knowledge that a good teacher can turn a
student's life around. Teacher-student relationships are crucial
for the success of both teachers and students. As part of
or covert, and voluntary or involuntary. Dusenbery, (2009) stated
that “Behavior can be regarded as any action of an organism that
classroom management, such relationships are the most changes its relationship to its environment. Behavior provides
significant factor in determining a teacher's work as successful. outputs from the organism to the environment.” The meaning of
A teacher has to display exceptional empathy, persistence, behavior is to conduct or carry oneself or behavior in what we
diligence, sincerity, research orientation, honesty and flexibility do, especially in response to outside stimuli (UNESCO, 1986);
as a person. Teachers also need to be thoughtful in the way in anything that an organism does that involves action and response
which they react to students’ comments. Generally, teachers react to stimulation (UNESCO, 1986).
by using praise, acceptance, remediation, or criticism in There is no doubt that teachers play a major role in what
responding to students (Derk, 1974). happens in their classrooms. Teachers provide a leadership or
Attitude are inner feeling or beliefs of an individual guiding role in the teaching and learning context and therefore
towards particular phenomena. One of the chief objectives of are extremely influential. A University teacher plays many roles.
education is the development of desirable attitude in the Some of the roles are Guide, Counselor, Disciplinarian,
individuals. Attitudes are an expression of inner feelings and Custodian, Evaluator, Curriculum developer, Lifelong, learner,
beliefs that the reflect whether a person is favourably or Extension worker, Researcher / Innovator, Organizer of co-
unfavourably pre-disposed to some phenomenon. It is also to be curricular activities, Administrator, etc. Teachers and
kept in view that education is required to develop several administrators of all categories and levels should be aware of the
attitudes in the students; attitude towards self; attitude towards roles played by them in the present context of education. They
studies; attitudes towards others; an attitude towards certain should understand that their roles and behaviors are not fixed, but
ideals etc. are revolving around the influence of changes taking place in a
Le Roux (1994: 06) defines attitude to be a positive or society and the educational system itself (UNESCO, 1975).
negative emotional relationship with or predisposition toward an A number of studies have indicated that the personality and
behaviour of the teacher is very important in the formation of

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students' attitudes (Fontana, 1988; Moore, 1993). In such a case The study was carried out in Universities of Hyderabad
teachers may easily forget about issues relating to students City (Andhra Pradesh state, india).
attitudes and see the problem as merely a situation of poor
performance or lack of motivation on the part of the student. POPULATION OF STUDY
What the teachers may not realize is that the problem may be as a The target population comprised of all the students of
result of differences in personality. universities /degree awarding institutions (include state, central,
and deemed universities) in Hyderabad. According to Higher
Education Department and UGC website directory, 13
II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM universities /degree awarding institutions were imparting higher
[1] Iniobong (2008), opined that the future of any nation education in Hyderabad . The students of these universities were
depends on the quality of teachers. The maxim that no the target population.
educational system can rise above the quality of its teachers SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
and that no nation can rise above the level of its teaching The sample consisted of 900 students of universities That
staff shows the role of the teacher and teacher education randomly will select from five universities out of 13 universities
programs in national development. in Hyderabad (in Andhra Pradesh state). Cluster sampling type
[2] It is very important to find Students attitudes to the
is used for sampling.
characteristics of Teacher’s Behavior, knowledge, skills of
the university students in Hyderabad. Therefore, at INSTRUMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION
university level teacher’s positive Behavior, interaction with A questionnaire was used with a five-points rating scale in
students, professional competencies, teaching skills, parental order to collect the views of university students about the
involvement, students own capabilities and university teachers’ behavior. The instrument used for data collection was a
environment, all play critical role for strengthening the 30 item that developed and validated by the researcher. The
potential required for better academic achievement of internal consistency of the instrument was determined using
university students. Cronbach alpha method and the coefficient of internal
consistency obtained was 0.849. .
This study enable the teachers to be well prepared for the
assumption of duty as professionally, motivated, conscientious
and efficient classroom teacher who will encourage the spirit of IV. PROCEDURE OF THE STUDY
inquiry, creativity and intellectual development among the In order to get data from the respondents through the above
beneficiaries of educational system. Hence, The purpose of the instruments, the researcher visited the sample universities
study was to examine Postgraduate Students Attitude toward personally and administered the questionnaires to the sample
their teacher’s behavior in Hyderabad universities. The study students. The respondents were requested to record their free,
adopted the expo-facto type using the descriptive survey design frank and independent responses. An assurance was given to the
type. respondents that their responses shall be kept confidential and
information collected will be used only for the purpose for it was
RESEARCH QUESTION: collected.
What is the nature of students’ attitude towards teacher’s The researcher personally visited five universities and
behavior? collected views regarding behavior of teachers. The collected
data were analyzed by using SPSS software.

III. METHODOLOGY
DESIGN OF THE STUDY V. RESULTS
The design of the study is a descriptive survey which In this study mean of age of students is 26.05 and more
attempts to collect data from members of a population in order to than half of the students (58.45%) are male, whereas, another
determine the current status of the population 41.55% are female candidates. In the light of objectives of the
study the statistical analysis and findings of the study, the
AREA OF THE STUDY following findings were drawn:

TABLE 1: RESPONSES OF STUDENTS

S. Strongly Strongly
Statement Agree Undecided Disagree Total
No Agree Disagree
Your faculties have a command on Responses 336 510 24 24 6 900
1 1178.8
their subjects. Percentage 37.33 56.67 2.67 2.67 0.66 100
Your faculties are punctual for their Responses 438 373 24 60 5 900
2 classes/lectures come and leave the 962
Percentage 48.67 41.44 2.67 6.67 0.55 100
class on time.
3 Your faculties are friendly and Responses 270 564 21 40 5 900 1283.6

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approachable. Percentage 30 62.67 2.33 4.44 0.56 100

Your faculties come to class well Responses 288 453 94 12 53 900
4 766.3
prepared for the lecture teaching. Percentage 32 50.33 10.44 1.34 5.89 100
Your faculties start the lesson in an Responses 225 540 135 - - 900
5 appropriate manner and finish it in a 1102.5
Percentage 25 60 15 - - 100
planned way.
Your faculties share their personal Responses 245 416 78 135 26 900
6 533.7
experience with you. Percentage 27.22 46.22 8.67 15 2.89 100
Your faculties give you individual Responses 245 415 78 5 157 900
attention in their spare time, and
7 provide suggestions for your 561.1
Percentage 27.23 46.11 8.67 0.55 17.44 100
academic improvement something
nice to you.
You enjoy friendly and mutual trust Responses 315 493 38 54 - 900
8 1025.7
with faculties . Percentage 35 54.78 4.22 6 - 100
Your faculties provide you with Responses 200 591 35 21 53 900
9 relevant information/explanations to 1287.5
Percentage 22.22 65.67 3.89 2.33 5.89 100
explain the points of subjects matter.
Your faculties behave more nicely to Responses 180 269 270 46 135 900
10 200
some students. Percentage 20 29.89 30 5.11 15 100
Your faculties lay emphases on Responses 235 444 108 41 72 900
11 604.9
completion of course work in time. Percentage 26.11 49.33 12 4.56 8 100
Your faculties appreciate you with Responses 444 316 46 74 20 900
12 good words, when you perform well 796.3
Percentage 49.33 35.11 5.11 8.23 2.22 100
in the class.
Your faculties appear confident and Responses 384 385 57 74 - 900
13 791.1
competent during lectures. Percentage 42.67 42.78 6.33 8.22 - 100
Your faculties like some students Responses 198 306 170 135 91 900
14 145.8
more and favour them unduly. Percentage 22 34 18.89 15 10.11 100
Your faculties dress-up formally, Responses 413 364 34 25 64 900
15 816.3
neatly and soberly. Percentage 45.89 40.44 3.78 2.78 7.11 100
During teaching, your faculties use Responses 183 476 91 86 64 900
16 654.6
reference books and prepared notes. Percentage 20.33 52.89 10.11 9.56 7.11 100
Your faculties become nervous when Responses 59 61 180 420 180 900
17 480
clarifications are sort. Percentage 6.56 6.78 20 46.66 20 100
Your faculties encourage you to Responses 326 244 119 91 120 900
18 225.8
participate in co-curricular activities. Percentage 36.22 27.11 13.22 10.11 13.34 100
You are satisfied with your teacher’s Responses 270 353 180 97 - 900
19 429.5
methodology. Percentage 30 39.22 20 10.78 - 100
Your faculties take extra time to Responses 360 330 60 150 - 900
20 570
explain difficult points. Percentage 40 36.66 6.67 16.67 - 100
Your faculties relate the topic with Responses 291 519 46 44 - 900
21 real life situations through different 1089.4
Percentage 32.33 57.67 5.11 4.89 - 100
examples.
Your faculties use different teaching Responses 246 418 174 - 62 900
22 596.4
techniques. Percentage 27.33 46.44 19.34 - 6.89 100
Responses of the students are listened Responses 146 514 108 60 72 900
23 799.7
to patiently Percentage 16.22 57.11 12 6.67 8 100
Your faculties are efficient in their Responses 383 307 110 30 70 900
24 538
duties. Percentage 42.56 34.11 12.22 3.33 7.78 100
Your faculties use their voice Responses 300 408 180 12 - 900
25 705.6
effectively during the teaching. Percentage 33.33 45.34 20 1.33 - 100
Your faculties motivate students Responses 266 450 86 68 30 900
26 689.8
through different techniques. Percentage 29.56 50 9.56 7.55 3.33 100
Your faculties come to class in a Responses 270 380 136 70 44 900
27 447.9
happy/cheerful mood. Percentage 30 42.22 15.11 7.78 4.89 100
28 Your faculties make classroom Responses 120 488 262 16 14 900 886.8

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environment conducive for learning. Percentage 13.33 54.22 29.11 1.78 1.56 100
Your faculties focus on character Responses 178 305 251 133 33 900
29 349.1
building of the students. Percentage 19.78 33.89 27.89 14.78 3.66 100
Your faculties create democratic Responses 26 364 174 183 153 900
30 environment for over all development 324.1
Percentage 2.89 40.44 19.34 20.33 17 100
of students.
* Significant DF = 4 Table value x2 at 0.05 level = 9.488

Table 1 shows that x2 values of the responses of students are Table 2 : Suggestions and important qualities in the Behavior
greater than the table values 9.488 at 0.05 level of significance of a good teacher.
for 4 degree of freedom. Hence, all the statements are accepted
except statements 10 and 17, since the trend of responses were Suggestions and important
found towards Disagree and Strongly Disagree. hence, qualities in the Behavior of a Responses Percentage
statements 10 and 17 are rejected. good teacher.
The summary Table 1 shows that in the opinions of students Friendly, confident, competent. 444 49.34%
30 items were accepted out of 32 and only 2 items were rejected. Regular, Punctual, command on
It means that the generally Behavior of teachers was positive and 201 22.33%
relevant subjects
Students Attitude to their teacher’s behaviour were positive. Humble, Polite, simple but well
Only 2 items were rejected which showed that Majority of the 96 10.67%
dressed.
students opined that their teachers behaved more nicely to some Having good communication
students and they gave them undue favor and also, A majority of skills, focus on relevant topics,
the students opined that their teachers did not become nervous on 76 8.44%
apply all modern techniques when
asking questions during teaching. necessary.
Encouraging, Entertaining, give
Analysis of Table 1 of the student’s intention showed that : 43 4.78%
individual attention.
 Majority of the students opined that their teachers had Democratic , constructive critic,
command on subjects (95%) and they were punctual for their Positive behavior 40 4.44%
classes and came and left the classes on time (90%). 93% of and good sense of humor.
students expressed that their faculties were friendly and Total 900 100%
approachable, but 50% of faculties behaved more nicely to
some students and 56% of them had like some students more Table 2 shows that in opinions of the Students, three of most
and favoured unduly. important qualities in the Behavior of a good teacher are:
 82% of students opined that faculties came to class well 1. Friendly, confident, competent (49.34%)
prepared, and 85% of them were started the lesson in an 2. Regular, Punctual, command on relevant subjects
appropriate manner and finished it in a planned way. And (22.33%)
also 76% emphasized on completion of course work in time.. 3. Humble, Polite, simple but well dressed (10.67%).
 74% of students informed that their faculties shared their
personal experience with students, and 73% of faculties had Table 3: Suggestions to improve the impact of teacher’s
encouraged student to participate in co-curricular activities. behavior on the academic achievement of university students.
Majority of the students held that their teachers were
confident and competent (85%) and well dressed (86%),
Steps for improvement of
listened students patiently (73%) and used different teaching
teacher’s behavior on the
techniques (74%) . 66% of Faculties did not became nervous Responses Percentage
academic achievement of
on asking questions during teaching, and 72% of them came
university students.
in class with a happy mood . Students viewed that 73% of
Teachers should come in class
their teachers used reference books and prepared notes, and 354 39.33%
with well prepared.
77% toke extra time to explain difficult points, and 90% of
Teachers should behave equally to
faculties related the lesson topic with real life . 270 30%
the opposite sex.
 Majority of students held that their teachers used different
motivational techniques (80%) and also 69% of students Teachers come in class in time
136 15.11%
and finish it when the period over.
were satisfied with teaching methodology of their teachers.
and their teacher made classroom environment conducive for Teachers should keep a little bit
learning (68%), and create democratic environment (43%). distance between a students and
90% of the students expressed that they enjoyed friendly and himself and do not share his 84 9.33%
mutual trust with faculties, and 85% of their faculties personal problems with the
appreciated students with good words. students, especially opposite sex.
Teachers must possess a strong
33 3.67%
character.
Teachers should not discouraged 23 2.56%

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in whole class and give more Hyderabad, India. And Dr. D. Balaramulu is an Associate
attention to weak students. Professor & Chairman BoS in Special Education, Institute of
Total 900 100% Advanced Study in Education, Osmania University, Hyderabad,
India.
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After all, this study showed that Attitude of students
studying in post graduate course of Hyderabad Universities have AUTHORS
been found favorable to the teacher’s behaviour. First Author – Yousef Mehdipour, PhD Scholar, Institute of
Advanced Study in Education, Osmania University, Hyderabad,
India. E-mail : [email protected]
AUTHOR INFORMATION Second Author – Dr. D. Balaramulu, Associate Professor &
Yousef Mehdipour is a Ph.D. Scholar in Education at the Chairman BoS in Special Education, Institute of Advanced Study
Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Osmania University, in Education, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

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