his research emphasizes a study which was conducted to observe the patterns of classroom interactions of both high and low achieving
students at a private university in Dubai. The main aspects of the research were: (1) Frequency of interactions; (2) Nature of interactions;
and (3) Reasons for avoided interactions initiation. It was determined that more interactions were initiated by high achieving students
than by low achieving students, although low achieving students attained a similar level of interaction as high achievers when discussion
was initiated by the teacher. It was also observed that low achieving students prefer privacy when asking a question or checking for cor-
rectness of answers, whereas high achievers exhibited more confidence towards asking questions and providing comments on discussion.
Surveying students regarding the reasons they avoid initiating interactions revealed that high achieving students lack motivation as they
are probably under-challenged, while low achieving students lack confidence as well as motivation

العنوان

SPC Journal of Education

الناشر

Science Publishing Corporation

بلد الناشر

الأردن

نوع المنشور

إلكتروني فقط

المجلد

4

السنة

2018

الصفحات

7