السنة 19 العدد 185
2025/01/01

The Impact of Understanding Student Psychology on Teaching Effectiveness

 



 

Safwan Ahmed Hamed Al Habsi

English Instructor

Foundation Institution

 

One of the most pivotal aspects of teaching, if not truly a fact, is how the mere interaction between a teacher and a student shapes the teaching experience for almost all students worldwide. In light of that, it is crucial to discuss how understanding the student's psyche, and its execution, can dramatically alter the teaching experience for both sides, student and teacher, for better or worse. 

 

To start, it is truly imperative for a teacher to study the behaviour of their students, be it in class or outside of it, to get a comprehensive idea of how they behave under certain situations, in this case, the classroom, versus how they do so in a natural environment – outside the classroom. This is important as it brings forth two sides of the same card, one acting under certain codes, and another is relatively free. Such contrasts of behavioural constraints help the teacher in his psycho-analysis, providing a clearer and more vivid picture of his students. One might ask: Why go to such “extremes”? Well, it is simply because students are not just “students”. In other words, they are people with past experiences which have shaped their personalities, thinking processes, and critical thinking faculties. Students are severely complex to the point that more often than not their past endeavours and ordeals can acutely affect their academic performance and ultimately their social life as a whole be it at home or in the university. Upon teaching for several years in the Foundation Institute, I have met many cases that prove the overwhelming intensity of very bad past school experiences where students have been mistreated, their cognitive abilities have been ridiculed and undermined which resulted in students hating anything related to studying and everything even remotely close to it. The obvious outcome of this is, of course, a tough case of academic fear and social chaos. All of this is a product of unprofessional teaching approaches and the apparent devaluation and underestimation of psychological factors in the field of education. 

 

At last, it is only natural for this piece to be concluded with a wake-up call for teachers around the world to start giving thought, time and effort in studying the human psyche. Humans have been teaching each other for thousands of years, and yet we are just scratching the surface of our primitive understanding of ourselves. 




   

Teaching – A psychological perspective



Safwan Ahmed Hamed Al Habsi

English Instructor

Foundation Institution

 

One of the most pivotal aspects of teaching, if not truly a fact, is how the mere interaction between a teacher and a student shapes the teaching experience for almost all students worldwide. In light of that, it is crucial to discuss how understanding the student's psyche, and its execution, can dramatically alter the teaching experience for both sides, student and teacher, for better or worse. 

 

To start, it is truly imperative for a teacher to study the behaviour of their students, be it in class or outside of it, to get a comprehensive idea of how they behave under certain situations, in this case, the classroom, versus how they do so in a natural environment – outside the classroom. This is important as it brings forth two sides of the same card, one acting under certain codes, and another is relatively free. Such contrasts of behavioural constraints help the teacher in his psycho-analysis, providing a clearer and more vivid picture of his students. One might ask: Why go to such “extremes”? Well, it is simply because students are not just “students”. In other words, they are people with past experiences which have shaped their personalities, thinking processes, and critical thinking faculties. Students are severely complex to the point that more often than not their past endeavours and ordeals can acutely affect their academic performance and ultimately their social life as a whole be it at home or in the university. Upon teaching for several years in the Foundation Institute, I have met many cases that prove the overwhelming intensity of very bad past school experiences where students have been mistreated, their cognitive abilities have been ridiculed and undermined which resulted in students hating anything related to studying and everything even remotely close to it. The obvious outcome of this is, of course, a tough case of academic fear and social chaos. All of this is a product of unprofessional teaching approaches and the apparent devaluation and underestimation of psychological factors in the field of education. 

 

At last, it is only natural for this piece to be concluded with a wake-up call for teachers around the world to start giving thought, time and effort in studying the human psyche. Humans have been teaching each other for thousands of years, and yet we are just scratching the surface of our primitive understanding of ourselves. 




   

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