A Study Of The Relationship Between Classroom Behaviors And Academic Achievements

It is generally acknowledged that language classroom is an important environment for the learners and the efficiency of classroom may influence students' performance and learning outcomes. In the classroom interactional environment, understanding gender and personality-related differences is important due to their potential relationship to interaction and educational outcomes. What is more, students' behaviors in the classroom are strongly related with their academic achievements.For the past two decades, a lot of studies have been done to explore the learners' individual differences in language learning process. Among these studies, only a few have focused on the individual differences in classroom behaviors. Few studies have been conducted to explore classroom behaviors of high school students in China.The present study is intended to track the differences of learners' classroom behaviors and investigate the relationship between classroom behaviors and their academic achievements. The data of the study were primarily collected via a questionnaire survey of 223 high school students in Shandong Province.The results of the study showed that there were significant differences in students' classroom behaviors of different genders and personality types. It was also found that the mean values of female students' classroom behaviors were significantly higher than their male counterparts whereas no significant differences in the academic achievements were found between extroverts and introverts. In addition, most classroom behaviors were closely related with their academic outcomes, and learning orientation and oral participation played a most important role in predicting academic outcomes of high school students.Based on the discussion of the above results and findings, some tentative suggestions were put forward for both teachers and students. For students, they are advised to make full use of the classroom environment and seek helps from peers. It is better for them to be well aware of their own characteristics and advantages and develop an effective way of learning. For teachers, due attention should be paid to individual differences of students and it is of great importance to generate a supportive and unthreatening classroom environment for better learning outcomes. Limitations of the study and suggestions for further studies are finally provided.