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The College Classroom: Some Observations on the Meanings of Student Participation
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Karp, David A.; Yoels, William C. – Sociology and Social Research, 1976
Examination of student behavior in the college classroom led to the conclusion that the following organizational features promote a lack of student involvement in the classroom: (1) responsibility consolidation (a small percentage of students do the talking); (2) the tendency by instructors to avoid calling upon specific students; (3) infrequent…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Students, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis
Validity of Student Ratings of Cognitive Classroom Behavior.
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Haas, Paul F.; And Others – College Student Journal, 1979
Results of this study reveal that well-trained observers report significantly lower levels of cognitive activity on all measures than raters who had no training or only moderate training. Consequently, interpretations of cognitive components of environmental and teacher evaluation scales must be questioned unless generated by trained student…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Objectives, College Students
Effect of Leadership Style on the Performance of Small Classroom Groups: A Test of the Contingency Model
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Hardy, Robert C. – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Environment, College Students
Group Rapport: Posture Sharing as a Nonverbal Indicator
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LaFrance, Marianne; Broadbent, Maida – Group and Organization Studies, 1976
Systematic observation and a questionnaire format were used to investigate the relationship between posture sharing and self-report indications of rapport in a group situation--college seminar classrooms. The greater the amount of mirroring and congruent postures evidenced by students vis-a-vis the teacher, the higher the ratings of involvement.…
Descriptors: Body Language, Classroom Environment, College Students, Communication (Thought Transfer)
The Measurement of Cohesion and Its Relationship to Dimensions of Self-Disclosure in Classroom Settings.
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Rosenfeld, Lawrence B.; Gilbert, Joanne R. – Small Group Behavior, 1989
Assessed relationship between cohesion and dimensions of self-disclosure in classroom setting versus therapy groups and intimate relationships. Determined that unintentional and positive disclosures rather than self-disclosure were associated with high classroom cohesion. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, College Students, Group Therapy
Selected Activities Using "The Classroom Climate: A Chilly One for Women?"
Johnson, Liz, Comp.; Hall, Roberta M., Comp. – 1984
Ways in which a publication on sex discrimination has been used by colleges and universities are described. The publication is entitled "The Classroom Climate: A Chilly One for Women?" In addition to identifying over 35 kinds of behaviors by which faculty may treat men and women students differently, the publication discussed in this document…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, College Students, Females
Life in the Slow Lane: Observations of a Limited L2 Listener.
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Lynch, Tony – System, 1997
Discusses an intermediate-level learner's progress in listening comprehension during a pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes course in the United Kingdom. Highlights the difference in progress in one-way and two-way listening and the discrepancy between performance within the sheltered setting of the language classroom and success in real…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages)