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Direct linkBaker, James P.; Goodboy, Alan K. – Communication Education, 2019
Guided by self-determination theory, we conducted a live lecture experiment in two 50-min college courses to manipulate autonomy-supportive instruction (i.e., the amount of choices and rationales offered to students). Participants were 201 undergraduate students who either attended a lecture where the instructor gave students choices over the…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Theories, Student Motivation, Lecture Method
Bolkan, San; Goodboy, Alan K.; Kelsey, Dawn M. – Communication Education, 2016
This study tested the notion that the effect of instructor clarity on learning is conditioned upon students' motivation. We randomly assigned 128 participants to a video of a clear or an unclear lecture and asked them to report their motivation to deeply process lecture material. Results indicated that even with clear instruction, test scores were…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Video Technology, Lecture Method, Scores
Peer reviewedGray, Pamela L.; And Others – Communication Education, 1986
Findings suggest that the Personalized System of Instruction in the introductory speech communication course tends to equal or be more effective than the lecture-recitation format in (1) attitudes toward and satisfaction with the course; (2) academic achievement; (3) alleviating communication apprehension; and (4) growth in communication skills.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research
