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Ensuring Equitable Participation in College Classes.
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Sadker, Myra; Sadker, David – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
Research reveals striking differences in college classroom participation patterns across gender, race, and ethnicity. Trained faculty can change these patterns. An American University experimental equity training program illustrated that trained faculty (n=23) were 38 percent more interactive than the control group, giving more precise feedback to…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Mentoring, Modeling, Monitoring, Motivating: Response to Students' Ungraded Writing as Academic Conversation.
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Young, Art – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1997
The purpose of assigning writing that will not be formally graded is to assist students in learning subject matter and to create a classroom context that encourages active learning and interactive teaching. Offers three examples of college-level writing-to-learn assignments used in various disciplines, and some ways teachers can respond to such…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Assignments, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
The Social Context of Teaching and Learning.
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Tiberius, Richard G.; Billson, Janet Mancini – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1991
This article examines the role of social context in teaching and learning at the college level and reviews principles of six research and conceptual approaches which address social context: the transactional perspective; student-centered instruction; cooperative learning; communication theory; group-process theory; and curricular/structural…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, College Instruction, Cooperation
Cultural Norms Affect Oral Communication in the Classroom.
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Johnson, Ellen – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1997
Students from different cultures follow differing norms for communication, affecting the classroom and students' grades. Such patterns are found in class discussions, question-and-answer sessions, small-group interactions (issues include cooperation, structure, competition, and gender), and formal class presentations. While no single teaching…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Communication Problems