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April 30, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Comparative Study on Teacher-Pupils Classroom Interactional Behaviors in Private and Government Pre-Schools in West Bengal

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SGSubrata GhoshPMProf. Nikme S.C. Momin

Key Points

  • The study aims to compare classroom interactional behaviors between private and government preschools in West Bengal.
  • Observed classroom interactions using the Flanders Interaction Observation System (FIACS)
  • Compared teacher and pupil talk, confusion, and responses in real classroom settings
  • Estimated teacher and student initiation and response ratios
  • Teacher talk was higher in private preschools, indicating a teacher-centered climate.
  • Pupil talk was higher in government preschools, suggesting greater student initiative.
  • Immediate Teacher Response Ratio was high in private preschools, while Immediate Teacher Question Ratio was high in government preschools.

Abstract

This study focused on the preschool classroom interaction climate and its level, observed using the Flanders Interaction Observation System (FIACS) in real classroom settings. Here, the classroom climate was estimated based on teacher talk, pupil talk, confusion, teacher response, (ITRR89) which was high in private preschools and the value of the Immediate Teacher Question Ratio (ITQR89) was high in government preschools.

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Ghosh et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f2a4b78c0f03fd67763ba2https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19851512
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