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Teacher Discussion Facilitation: A New Measure and Its Associations with Students' Perceived Understanding, Interest, and Engagement
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Finn, Amber N.; Schrodt, Paul – Communication Education, 2016
Two studies were conducted to develop a low-inference, behavioral measure of teacher discussion facilitation in the college classroom. In Study 1 (N = 360), a pilot inventory was developed from extant research. In Study 2 (N = 360), confirmatory factor analyses supported the dimensional structure of the pilot inventory and yielded a new, Teacher…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Factor Analysis
The Dark Side of Emotion in the Classroom: Emotional Processes as Mediators of Teacher Communication Behaviors and Student Negative Emotions
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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
Teacher Verbal Aggressiveness and Credibility Mediate the Relationship between Teacher Technology Policies and Perceived Student Learning
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Finn, Amber N.; Ledbetter, Andrew M. – Communication Education, 2014
In this study, we extend previous work on teacher technology policies by refining the teacher technology policies instrument to account for the technology purpose (social, academic) and type (cell phone, laptop/tablet), and examine a model of teacher technology policies and perceived learning. We found that students are more sensitive to policies…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Aggression, Verbal Communication
Student Use of Relational and Influence Messages in Response to Perceived Instructor Power Use in American and Chinese College Classrooms
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Goodboy, Alan K.; Bolkan, San; Myers, Scott A.; Zhao, Xing – Communication Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine a theoretical model explaining the influence of instructor power (i.e., coercive, reward, legitimate, expert, referent) on students' relational and social influence communication behaviors (i.e., student affinity-seeking strategies, student behavior alteration techniques) across two cultures. Participants…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Structural Equation Models, Foreign Countries, Rewards