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Crookall, David; Lopez-Nerney, Susan; Jessie, Teng Sze Mei; Mei, Wu Siew; Toh, Jacqueline E.; Ismail, Norhayati Bte Mohd; Meyer, Lisa; Jacobs, George M. – 2000
This study investigates the behavior of university students in Singapore regarding (1) the extent and manner in which they study together outside of class and (2) their perceptions of the quality and value of out-of-class academic collaboration (OCAC). Undergraduates (n=457) from four different campuses of the National University of Singapore…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis
Marion, Paul B.; Stafford, Thomas H., Jr. – 1975
A study was conducted at North Carolina State University in the Spring of 1975 to investigate the relationship between residence hall proximity to foreign students and the following variables for American students: international attitudes, international activities, and interaction with foreign students. Of the 508 American students who…
Descriptors: College Students, Dormitories, Foreign Students, Higher Education
Thibodeaux, Terry M.; Siltanen, Susan A. – 1985
A study was conducted to analyze the role that nonverbal communication plays in classroom climate. A 40-item classroom communication climate questionnaire was developed, and administered to 76 students and 8 teachers to determine its reliability and validity. After several changes and deletions, the final version of the questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Communication Research, Higher Education
Hettinger, Gary – 1995
This study investigated the use of computer mediated communication (CMC) to increase the cognitive level of student discourse by allowing students to reflect on difficult concepts on an as needed basis. The role of electronic mail (e-mail) interaction in producing a positive group feeling and closer personal relationships is also examined. Field…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cognitive Development, College Students, Computer Mediated Communication
Docking, Russell Alan – 1976
A theory of interaction between college students and college faculty based on similarity in style of intellectual functioning was proposed, instruments to measure student and teacher characteristics were developed, and the relationship between achievement and intellectual style similarity was studied. Studies that focus on the impacts of physical,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, College Faculty, College Students
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Gudykunst, William B.; And Others – Human Communication Research, 1985
Tested a model of uncertainty reduction derived from Berger and Calabrese's theory of initial interaction. Concluded that the model appears to be a reasonable fit to the data on communication in interpersonal relationships among college students in Japan, Korea, and the U.S. (PD)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Research, Cross Cultural Studies, Culture Fair Tests
Schmidt, Du Mont K.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1970
Student activities relating to the "Vietnam Moratorium" during the month of November, 1969, at the University of Maryland were assessed using observer ratings and descriptions and a pre-post questionnaire. The observational procedure included: an adaptation of Bales Interaction Process Analysis; estimates of crowd size, participation,…
Descriptors: Activism, College Environment, College Students, Demonstrations (Civil)