In an analysis of the research literature on specific teacher behaviors which focused on oral language or speaking, no studies were found which could meet fully the criteria proposed for inclusion. Sources of problems lay in (1) the absence of an explicit theory of language underlying the study or series of propositions; (2) the failure to get…

One of the factors inhibiting development of a more descriptive theory of communication has been a poorly defined conceptual framework which places almost exclusive emphasis on verbal messages and overlooks an important feature of the communication process, the fact that effective communication develops from interaction among various message…

The major objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the frequency of use of the language of conditional logic by mathematics teachers and students' conditional reasoning ability. Other objectives were to determine the relationship between student mathematical ability and conditional reasoning ability and the effectiveness…

This study attempted to assess how very young children respond to discrepant social communications. Forty children, ages 12 to 42 months, with their mothers were exposed to four trial situations: two discrepant, two nondiscrepant communication episodes. Two observers recorded each child's movement and behavior. Results indicated a significant…

A comparison is made of the way in which talk is regulated, both verbally and nonverbally, in Anglo interaction with the regulation of talk among Indians of the Warm Springs Reservation in central Oregon. (Author/RM)

The present and future utilization of paraprofessional manpower necessitates systematic training of such workers for their human service roles. The impact of a training program designed by Danish and Hauer for basic helping skills was evaluated. In particular, verbal responses used by human service workers in training were investigated. (Author)

High school chemistry students were grouped according to their scores on a divergent thinking test into either a homogeneous or heterogeneous group. Concluded that following an instructional film, there was more verbal interaction in the homogeneous group. (MLH)

Novices and experienced business executives were compared on speed at dictation and writing of business letters. Differences between the two groups were not as great as might have been expected. Composition itself appears to be the fundamental skill and limiting factor, while the method of composing is secondary. (SJL)

Discussed are the following three major areas which influence the design of individualized programs for deaf adolescents as well as their communication with the world-at-large: attitudes toward communication, understanding the speech of others, and communicating through speech. (BD)

Investigates the effect of using broadcast ITV to teach inquiry-oriented science lessons upon the criteria of selected verbal behaviors of K-3 teachers and students. (GA)

This research attempts to assess the effectiveness of primary school children from first-versus second-language schools in oral communication and to investigate the relationship between role-taking skills and communicational effectiveness by comparing the results of this research with those of an earlier one. (Author/RK)

Argues that the kinds of information we can pick up with our eyes are superior to and outnumber that collected by the ears; and presents a series of guidelines for increasing and improving the use of visuals in instructional materials. (VT)

Sixty-three third and sixth graders in an experimental teaching session provided either genuine or dissembled (disguised) verbal praise to a student (confederate). Trained coders and naive observers analyzed nonverbal behavior. As hypothesized, nonverbal cues such as facial expressions, body movement, and pausing indicated verbal deception.…

Verbal skills training is one aspect of accounting education not usually included in secondary and postsecondary accounting courses. The author discusses the need for verbal competency and methods of incorporating it into accounting courses, particularly a variation of the Keller plan of individualized instruction. (MF)