Student development in teacher-student interaction: Evidence from a randomized experiment in online education

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Wang, Chunchao; Wang, Yao; Xiao, Aiping; Zhang, Yaru; Zou, Hang
• 署名单位: South China Normal University; South China Agricultural University; Guangdong University of Finance; University of Jinan
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2024.105285
• 发表日期: 2025
• 关键词: Teacher-student interaction; Online education; Academic achievements; Personality traits

摘要

This study conducts the first investigation of how the teacher-student interaction in online education impacts the academic achievements and personality traits of primary school students using a field experiment. findings indicate that adding regular interactive online recitation sessions to pure online courses leads significant improvements in students' exam scores, as well as increased levels of extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness. The positive effects on students' academic achievements and personality traits attributed to students' enhanced learning motivation and engagement and increased levels of parental respectively.