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Kaufmann, Renee; Sellnow, Deanna D.; Frisby, Brandi N. – Communication Education, 2016
With the increasing popularity of online learning in higher education comes a need to examine students' perceptions about classroom climate in these environments. This two-part study proposes the online learning climate scale (OLCS) for doing so. Informed by both instructional communication and education, the scale consists of several variables…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Validation, Rating Scales, Test Construction
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Goodboy, Alan K.; Myers, Scott A. – Communication Education, 2015
Three studies (N = 1119) were conducted to replicate and expand upon Kearney, Plax, Hays, and Ivey's seminal research on instructor misbehaviors. In study 1 (n = 233), a replication of Kearney et al.'s study revealed 43 categories of perceived instructor misbehaviors; 27 of the misbehaviors were originally identified by Kearney et al. and 16 new…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Replication (Evaluation), Behavior Problems, Factor Analysis
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Young, Laura E.; Horan, Sean M.; Frisby, Brandi N. – Communication Education, 2013
Students and instructors acknowledge the importance of the instructor-student relationship in the classroom. Despite the importance of the instructor-student interpersonal relationship, there can also be unexpected or undesirable outcomes associated with relational teaching. Using the theoretical framework of leader-member exchange, we explored…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Environment, Justice, Communication Strategies
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Mazer, Joseph P.; McKenna-Buchanan, Timothy P.; Quinlan, Margaret M.; Titsworth, Scott – Communication Education, 2014
Based on emotional response theory (ERT), recent researchers have observed connections between teachers' communication behaviors and students' emotional reactions. In the present study, we further elaborated ERT by exploring the effects of teacher communication behaviors and emotional processes on discrete negative emotions, including anger,…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Theories, Teacher Student Relationship, Interpersonal Communication
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Larseingue, Matt; Sawyer, Chris R.; Finn, Amber N. – Communication Education, 2012
Although previous research has linked students' expected grades to numerous pedagogical variables, this factor has been all but ignored by instructional communication scholars. In the present study, 315 undergraduates were presented with grading scenarios representing differing combinations of course rigor, teacher immediacy, and student…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes, Componential Analysis, Assignments
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Mottet, Timothy P.; Garza, Ruben; Beebe, Steven A.; Houser, Marian L.; Jurrells, Summer; Furler, Lisa – Communication Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine how students' perceptions of their teachers' instructional communication behaviors were related to their affective learning in math and science. A survey was used to collect perceptions from 497 ninth-grade students. The following conclusions were yielded from the data: (1) students' perceptions of their…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Science Teachers, Instructional Effectiveness, Predictor Variables