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RAPPORT
Building Rapport with Your Students
Rapport, defined as “the ability to maintain harmonious relationships based on affinity”, :checkered_flag:
It is more colloquially thought of as what happens when two people “click”—they connect, interact well, and respond to each other favorably.
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Rapport often happens when two people are very much alike or have lots in common. That’s one of the reasons it isn’t always easy for professors to establish rapport with students—sometimes there’s a big age difference; others times it’s having few (if any) shared interests. :!?:
Here’s a selection from the larger list that does seem particularly relevant and that is supported by some research involving teachers and students.
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Higher motivation
—When students feel rapport with their teachers and feel that their teacher’s personalities are something like their own, motivation is higher. :check:
Increased quality
—In a degree program, when students feel rapport with faculty, their perceptions of the quality of that program increase. :check:
Increased comfort
—When there is rapport, students tend to answer more freely and with a greater degree of frankness. :check:
Satisfaction
—Rapport leads to satisfaction—supported by much research, including research done in classrooms. When students report having rapport with the instructor, their satisfaction with the course increases. :check:
Enhanced communication
—As rapport grows, so does understanding and comprehension. Teachers and students understand each other better when there is rapport between them. :check:
Trust
—Sometimes trust is necessary for rapport to develop. But trust can also be an outcome. Once rapport has been established, trust between parties grows. :check:
Five factors for building rapport
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The researchers in this article queried business faculty about their perceptions of rapport—what must a teacher do to establish it with students? Five factors appeared almost twice as often as others. :unlock:
Open communication
. Faculty must be honest. There needs to be consistency between what faculty say and what they do. :star:
Caring
. Faculty must care about students; they must see and respond to them as individuals. They also need to care about learning and show that they want students to learn the material. :star:
Approachability
:. Students have to feel comfortable coming to faculty and faculty must be willing to speak with students, after class, during office hours, via email, on campus. :star:
Positive attitude.
Faculty should have a sense of humor and be open to points of view other than their own. :star:
Respect
. Teachers and students must show respect for each other, for the learning process, and for the institution where it is occurring. :star:
