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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Instructor Behaviors"”.
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An Experimental Study of Instructor Immediacy in the Wimba Virtual Classroom
… A number of researchers have demonstrated that instructors/teachers who "use" verbal and nonverbal immediacy behaviors can facilitate interaction and reduce psychological distance. There is also evidence for improved learning outcomes including satisfaction and perceived learning when highly …
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The Crazy Ideas You Had: The Impact of a Literacy Course Design, Delivery, and Teacher on Preservice Teachers' Reading Attitudes
… to determine whether the design and/or the instructor of a required literacy course impacted preservice teachers' attitudes toward reading. Furthermore, the study sought to contrast the attitudinal impact of varying course delivery (onsite versus online). Additionally, the study attempted to …
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Examination of the Relationship Between Instructor Presence and the Learning Experience in an Asynchronous Online Environment
… a more specific relationship between the online instructor presence and the online learner's experience than is currently offered in previous studies. Guided by three questions, the study asked: (a) What is the relationship between the online instructor communication style and the learning …
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The Influence of the Perceived Motivational Climate on College STEM Students’ Motivation and Learning in the Laboratory Setting
… upon Study 1, by examining the influence of instructor behaviors on STEM students’ perceptions of the motivational climate and their adaptive (i.e., effort, enjoyment, performance and social self-esteem) and maladaptive (i.e., shame) experiences in the biology laboratory setting. Results of …
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The effects of student field dependence on college students' ratings of instruction
… in which (a) lecture content coverage and (b) instructor expressiveness (enthusiasm) were systematically manipulated. The four dependent variables were student scores representing: (a) a global rating of overall presentation, (b) specific ratings of lecture content, (c) specific ratings of …
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Exploring the Implementation of Care in Teaching in a First-year Engineering Course
Instructors in higher education are typically hired for teaching positions based on their research expertise in a particular area, understanding that subject matter expertise is necessary for teaching and instruction. What is sometimes overlooked and not given enough importance is that teaching is …