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Mazer, Joseph P. – Communication Education, 2013
The results of this study establish the validity of the Student Interest Scale and Student Engagement Scale, as well as associations among teacher communication behaviors, student interest, and engagement. Confirmatory factor analysis indicates that the factor structures of the measures are stable, reliable, and valid. The results indicate…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Learner Engagement, Validity, Interest Inventories
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Goodboy, Alan K. – Communication Education, 2011
Two studies (N = 420) were conducted to develop and validate the instructional dissent scale (IDS) for use in the college classroom. Participants in study 1 were 210 students who completed the IDS pilot inventory which was subjected to an exploratory factor analysis yielding three distinct factors of dissent (i.e., expressive, rhetorical,…
Descriptors: Dissent, Measures (Individuals), Undergraduate Students, Student Behavior
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Goodboy, Alan K.; Martin, Matthew M.; Bolkan, San – Communication Education, 2009
Four studies (N = 639) were conducted to develop and validate a global measure of student communication satisfaction with an instructor. In study one, participants were 155 students who reported on an instructor from their smallest class during the semester. Participants completed the Student Communication Satisfaction Scale (SCSS), the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Satisfaction, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Attitudes
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Schrodt, Paul; Witt, Paul L.; Turman, Paul D. – Communication Education, 2007
Three studies were conducted to (a) re-examine the internal properties of Roach's Power Base Measure (PBM), (b) test the PBM for measurement invariance across different samples, and (c) develop an alternative measure of observable teacher behaviors that communicate power in the classroom. Results of Studies 1 and 2 provide some support for the…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Teacher Student Relationship, Power Structure, Goodness of Fit
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Zhang, Qin; Oetzel, John G.; Gao, Xiaofang; Wilcox, Richard G.; Takai, Jiro – Communication Education, 2007
Cross-cultural validity of teacher immediacy scales is a constant concern in instructional communication research. The present study examines the validity of two existing teacher immediacy scales: the Revised Nonverbal Immediacy Measure (RNIM) and the Chinese Teacher Immediacy Scale (CTIS) in U.S., Chinese, German, and Japanese cultures. Results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Validity, Factor Analysis, Communication Research