IMPACT OF TEACHERS BEHAVIOUR ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE STUDENTS AT COLLEGE LEVEL WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO JAMMU DIVISION OF J&K STATE

The major purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of teacher’s behaviour on the academic achievement of the college students in Jammu. The main objectives of the study were (i) to highlight the present status of colleges in Jammu, (ii) to investigate the behaviour of the college teachers in Jammu (iii) to examine the academic achievement of the college students as a result of teacher’s behaviour (iv) to highlight the causes which affect academic achievement of the college students (v) to sort out the relationship between the teacher’s behaviour and academic achievement (vi) to recommend strategies for the improvement of teachers behaviour. All the working college teachers along with the students of colleges were the population of this study. A random sampling technique was used for selection of the sample. Public colleges were included in the sample, further teachers and students from each college were also randomly selected as the sample of the study. Two questionnaires, one for college teachers and other for college students were developed for the collection of data. Collected data were tabulated analyzed and interpreted in the light of objectives of the study by applying statistical tools of chisquare and Pearson’s Product ? Moment coefficient of correlation(r). The level of significance Abstract SRJIS/BIMONTHLY/ MOHD ZUBAIR KALESJYOTI PARIHAR,,(114-145) was 0.05. Main conclusions of the study were, expansion of the colleges was financed properly; highly qualified teachers ratio was very low. at the time of their recruitment.