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Gruner, Charles R.; Freshley, Dwight L. – 1979
College students in nine intact beginning speech classes served as subjects for a study testing the effects of humor on student recall of lecture information. The 156 subjects were exposed to one of three versions of an audiotaped lecture. One version amplified eight points in the subject matter with humorous material; and a third version (the…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Humor, Lecture Method

Geller, E. Scott; And Others – 1975
In an attempt to shape better teaching, 18 students were given the opportunity to provide continuous feedback to a college instructor concerning a particular aspect of his lecturing. A student feedback device (SFD) used in this research consists of three major parts: (1) a feedback panel containing 18 indicator lights, each light being clearly…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, Comprehension, Conditioning
Messman, Susan J.; Jones-Corley, Jennifer; Mezzacappa, David; Crusan, Deborah – 1998
A quasi-experimental design was used to investigate changes in learning outcomes for students enrolled in large-lecture/break-out sections versus in self-contained sections of the basic communication course. More precisely, the study explores the relationship between communication apprehension, immediacy and learning outcomes for the two class…
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction
Collard, Teresa Y. – 1994
Lectures have a place in educational history and even a place in today's classroom, but students must be exposed to more than one style of teaching. After 20 minutes of listening to a lecture, most students reach a saturation point. To realize their maximum potential, students must do more than just listen in the classroom. They must engage in…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Debate, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education
Campbell, Cheri Ellis – 1992
An ethnographic study examined instructor uses of control, immediacy, and affinity-seeking behaviors in a large college lecture class. A class of 140 college sophomores was observed for 10 weeks, in an attempt to understand in a situational and non-quantitative manner, what instructor behaviors motivate students toward cognitive and affective…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, College Sophomores

Ramagli, Howard J., Jr.; Greenwood, Gordon E. – 1980
The influence of the Doctor Fox effect on student ratings on instruction was examined. The idea for the Doctor Fox effect stemmed from the work of Erving Goffman and his notion that expressive behavior may influence an audience as much or more than substance when there is little time or reason for the audience to evaluate the presentation (1950).…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Research, College Faculty, College Instruction

Gordon, Judith R. – 1979
The Discovery-Expository Instrument is a classroom observation scale which measures the position of a teacher's presentation on a continuum of discovery presentation (in which the student is encouraged to solve problems with minimal help from the teacher), to expository presentation (in which the teacher provides a complete description and…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
Schonwetter, Dieter J.; And Others – 1995
The present study investigated the interaction between college student entry characteristics and effective instruction. The experimental design involved 380 introductory psychology students and consisted of a Lecture Organization (low, high) by Test Anxiety (low, moderate, high) 2 x 3 design. The dependent variables included student attention,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention, Cognitive Processes, College Instruction
Schonwetter, Dieter J.; And Others – 1995
The present study drew on existing theories and research to further uncover the mysteries of the college teaching/learning paradigm, particularly the causal links between effective instruction and student learning of novel lecture material. The experimental design involved 380 introductory psychology students and consisted of a Lecture…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Attention, Class Organization
Abell, Sandra K. – 1989
Teachers are exposed to many varieties of inservice education throughout their careers. It is critical to evaluate the success of such programs. One criterion of success must be the degree to which teachers effectively implement what they have learned. This study examined the effects of an inservice education program emphasizing problem solving on…
Descriptors: Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools