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Direct linkWitt, Paul L.; Kerssen-Griep, Jeff – Communication Education, 2011
Instructors routinely provide feedback for students concerning the work the students produce as part of a classroom course. Although such information is required of instructors and expected by students, the communication of feedback creates a potentially face-threatening interaction in which the student's self-esteem may be diminished and/or the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Classroom Communication, Verbal Communication, Nonverbal Communication
Wheeless, Virginia Eman; Witt, Paul L.; Maresh, Michelle; Bryand, Meagan C.; Schrodt, Paul – Communication Education, 2011
This study tested two theoretical models of instructor credibility as a potential mediator between instructors' classroom communication behaviors (nonverbal immediacy, enthusiasm, and homophily) and students' intentions to persist in college. Participants included 570 undergraduate students from three institutions in the South-Central United…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Teacher Characteristics, Credibility
Finn, Amber N.; Schrodt, Paul; Witt, Paul L.; Elledge, Nikki; Jernberg, Kodiane A.; Larson, Lara M. – Communication Education, 2009
This meta-analysis reviews the findings of 51 studies (N = 14,378) examining the associations among teacher credibility, teacher behaviors, and student outcomes. When all three dimensions of credibility are considered collectively (i.e., competence, trustworthiness, and caring), the cumulative evidence indicates a moderate, meaningful relationship…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Communication Research, Credibility, Teacher Behavior
Schrodt, Paul; Witt, Paul L.; Turman, Paul D.; Myers, Scott A.; Barton, Matthew H.; Jernberg, Kodiane A. – Communication Education, 2009
This study tested two models of instructor credibility as a potential mediator of instructors' prosocial communication behaviors (e.g., confirmation, clarity, and nonverbal immediacy) and students' learning outcomes. Participants included 1,416 undergraduate students from four different institutions across the United States. Results of structural…
Descriptors: Credibility, College Faculty, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
Schrodt, Paul; Witt, Paul L. – Communication Education, 2006
This study examined the interaction effect of nonverbal immediacy and expected instructional technology use on students' initial reports of instructor credibility. Participants included 549 college students who were randomly assigned to one of eight scenarios depicting first-day class sessions across four levels of technology use and two levels of…
Descriptors: Interaction, Educational Technology, Credibility, Instructional Effectiveness
Witt, Paul L. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
A growing number of community college faculty incorporate Internet technology into their course delivery, including the use of a supplemental Web site for classroom courses. This study employed hypothetical scenarios and experimental research design to examine students' initial perceptions of teacher credibility and their expectations for learning…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Internet, Educational Technology, College Faculty
