Listening in Teacher Communication – UGC NET Question

Active listening involves paying full attention to both verbal and nonverbal messages from students, paraphrasing and asking probing questions. Through such listening, teachers can sense confusion, frustration or interest levels and identify misconceptions early, and then adjust teaching accordingly.

Option A:
Option A describes a teacher-centred approach where the teacher talks more and reduces student participation. This leaves little scope for listening and is opposite to the idea of active listening.

Option B:
Option B is correct because active listening helps the teacher notice students’ feelings, difficulties and misconceptions through their words, tone and nonverbal cues, so that the teacher can respond appropriately.

Option C:
Option C focuses only on strict discipline and ignores learners’ views. Such one-way control does not require active listening to students’ experiences or problems.

Option D:
Option D suggests that the teacher should never change the planned strategy. In reality, a teacher who listens actively often modifies plans to address students’ needs and questions.