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What to Expect When They're Expecting: An Examination of College Student Expectations for Instructor Behavior

Vallade, Jessalyn Ilene

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2010, Master of Arts, Miami University, Speech Communication.
This study uses Expectancy Violation Theory (Burgoon & Hale, 1988; Burgoon, Stacks, & Burch, 1982) as a framework for investigating students’ initial expectations of instructor communication behavior and their subsequent violations in the classroom. The results of this two-part study found that positive expectancy violations are associated with more prosocial power use by instructors, higher perceptions of instructor credibility, and higher levels of student affective learning. In addition, perceived physical attractiveness of instructors was found to be associated with use of more referent power, as well as higher expectations of positive communication behaviors. Finally, the extent to which students expect specific communication behaviors, as well as how important they find these behaviors to their classroom experience is also explored as a way of better understanding the student perspective to build a more student-centered classroom. Practical implications and suggestions for future research are also discussed.
Ann B. Frymier, PhD (Advisor)
Lawrence B. Nadler, PhD (Committee Member)
Stephanie S. Rollie, PhD (Committee Member)
69 p.

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  • Vallade, J. I. (2010). What to Expect When They're Expecting: An Examination of College Student Expectations for Instructor Behavior [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1278438473

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Vallade, Jessalyn. What to Expect When They're Expecting: An Examination of College Student Expectations for Instructor Behavior. 2010. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1278438473.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Vallade, Jessalyn. "What to Expect When They're Expecting: An Examination of College Student Expectations for Instructor Behavior." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1278438473

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)