COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE GROUP OF STUDENTS. OBSERVATIONS REGARDING THE STRUCTURE OF COMMUNICATION AND THE COMMUNICATIVE BALANCE

Abstract

The study presents the findings of some observations on how communication is structured within the group of students in the initial stage of building the classroom as a social group, and how this structure evolves during the educational process. The communication behaviors of students in the first grade of primary education (pupils aged 6/7) are analysed. The most general finding is that, although the group of children is in the initial stage, there obviously is a natural tendency to set up their communication circuits fast enough, even if later on the first configuration will prove fragile and will be remodeled. Based on this finding, the study addresses some pedagogical aspects of communication within the group of students.