A Research on the Influence of Teacher-student Interaction on College Student Engagement in Online Learning

Probing the relationship between teacher-student interaction and student engagement during online learning is of paramount importance for the improvement of the quality of online education. Based on the questionnaire concerning online education conducted by Xiamen University during the pandemic, this essay introduces relational embedding theory, and uses descriptive statistics, factor analysis and correlation analysis methods to analyze the influence of teacher-student interaction on online learning engagement. According to the results, teacher-student interaction exerts a significantly positive influence on learning engagement, and it has a stronger influence on behavioral engagement. Different interaction modes exert great influence on learning engagement. Synchronous interaction has a stronger influence on engagement, especially on emotional engagement than asynchronous interaction. The connectivity between teacher-student interaction and learning engagement is in relation to the forms and methods of online teaching. Therefore, engagement can be enhanced and improved mainly from three dimensions: teachers and students, platform-technology, and teacher-student interaction.