Classroom Communication and Instructional Processes: Advances Through Meta-Analysis

by Gayle,Barbara Mae

• ISBN13: 9780805844238
• ISBN10: 0805844236
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This volume offers a systematic review of the literature on communication education and instruction. Making meta-analysis findings accessible and relevant, the editors of this volume approach the topic from the perspective that meta-analysis serves as a useful tool for summarizing experiments and for determining how and why specific teaching and learning experiences have positive student outcomes. The topics covered here are meaningful and relevant to classroom practice, and each chapter offers a summary of existing quantitative social science research using meta-analysis. With contributions from experienced researchers throughout the communication discipline, this work provides a unique analysis of research in instructional communication. Taken together, the chapters in this volume enhance understanding of behaviors, practices, and processes that promote positive student outcomes. This book is a must-read for scholars, graduate students, and researchers in communication education, and will also be of interest to scholars and researchers in education.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface

Classroom Communication and Instructional Processes

Meta-Analysis, Classroom Communication, and Instructional Processes

The Role of Communication in Instruction: The First Three Decades

Educational Practices in the Classroom

Pedagogical Issues Underlying Classroom Learning Techniques

Developing Critical Thinking Through Forensics and Communication Education: Assessing the Impact Through Meta-Analysis

How Powerful is PowerPoint? Analyzing the Educational Effects of Desktop Presentational Programs in the Classroom

Comparisons of College Student Performance Across Computer-Assisted and Traditional Instruction Formats

Test Anxiety, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Study Skills: A Meta-Analytic Review

Evaluating Peer Mediation Outcomes in Educational Settings: A Meta-Analytic Review

Classroom Interactions

Classroom Interaction and Educational Outcomes

The Relationship Between Teacher Immediacy and Student Learning: A Meta-Analysis

Race and the Classroom: Interaction and Image

Sex Equity in the Classroom: Do Female Students Lose the Battle for Teacher Attention?

Communication Apprehension: Issues to Consider in the Classroom

Comparing Distance Education to Face-to-Face Methods of Education

Family Care Versus Day Care: Effects on Children

Teacher Effectiveness and Communicative and Instructional Processes

An Overview of Teacher Effectiveness Research: Components and Processes

How Effective Are Teacher-Initiated Classroom Questions in Enhancing Student Learning?

A Meta-Analytic Assessment of the Effect of Humorous Lectures on Learning

Exploring the Relationship Between Listening Comprehension and Rate of Speech

A Meta-Analysis of the Educational Benefits of Employing Advanced Organizers

Relationship of Teaching Evaluations to Research Productivity for College Faculty

Meta-Analysis and Interactional and Instructional Process in the Classroom

The Contributions of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

How Does Meta-Analysis Represent Our Knowledge of Instructional Communication?

Why SoTL Matters: Knowing What We Need to Know to Make Sure Our Students Learn What They Need to Know to Succeed as Citizens

What to Do in the Classroom? Evaluating the Advice

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