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ERIC Number: EJ865205
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Oct
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0363-4523
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A Meta-Analytical Review of Teacher Credibility and Its Associations with Teacher Behaviors and Student Outcomes
Finn, Amber N.; Schrodt, Paul; Witt, Paul L.; Elledge, Nikki; Jernberg, Kodiane A.; Larson, Lara M.
Communication Education, v58 n4 p516-537 Oct 2009
This meta-analysis reviews the findings of 51 studies (N = 14,378) examining the associations among teacher credibility, teacher behaviors, and student outcomes. When all three dimensions of credibility are considered collectively (i.e., competence, trustworthiness, and caring), the cumulative evidence indicates a moderate, meaningful relationship between teacher credibility and overall outcomes (r=0.448). Similar overall effect sizes were observed for competence (r=0.481), trustworthiness (r=0.477), and caring (r=0.554), though the overall effect size for caring was greater in magnitude than that obtained for credibility measured as a single factor (r=0.294). On average, higher correlations were observed when researchers measured all three dimensions of credibility (r=0.518) than when they only measured competence and character (r=0.256). Collectively, the results highlight the unique contributions of perceived caring to the teacher credibility construct, as well as the meaningful role that teacher credibility plays in facilitating student learning. (Contains 2 tables and 3 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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