Date of Award
Summer 8-2016
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Communication Studies
School
Communication
Committee Chair
Charles H. Tardy
Committee Chair Department
Communication Studies
Committee Member 2
Wendy Atkins-Sayre
Committee Member 2 Department
Communication Studies
Committee Member 3
Lawrence Hosman
Committee Member 3 Department
Communication Studies
Committee Member 4
Eura Jung
Committee Member 4 Department
Communication Studies
Committee Member 5
Steven J. Venette
Committee Member 5 Department
Communication Studies
Abstract
Higher education instructors must establish meaningful relationships with students in order to be effective. Student ratings of instructor dynamism, approachability, and credibility impact overall evaluations of instructors. Instructor use of strategic language choices, such as slang use in the classroom, impact these student evaluations. Here, the outcome of language choices’ impact on student evaluations is explored. To do so, both instructor and student sex main effects and interactions are tested. Last, specific methods, findings, as well as meaning and application are covered. Overall, instructor use of slang impacts student evaluations.
ORCID ID
0000-0001-9359-7229
Copyright
2016, Carl Joseph Brown
Recommended Citation
Brown, Carl Joseph, "Instructor-Student Classroom Interactions: An Experimental Study of Language, Sex-Differences, and Student Perceptions of Instructors" (2016). Dissertations. 395.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/395