An Experimental Evaluation of the Effects of Five Styles of Teacher Conversation on the Language of Hearing-Impaired Children.

Wood, H.A.; Wood, D.J.

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Publication Date: 1984

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An Experimental Evaluation of the Effects of Five Styles of Teacher Conversation on the Language of Hearing-Impaired Children.

Wood, H.A.; Wood, D.J.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, v25 n1 p45-62 Jan 1984

Experimentally tests for direction of causality in negative correlations previously found between a measure of teacher control of conversation and measures of deaf primary school children's initiative and loquacity. Results show that as teachers change style, their students follow them, exhibiting changes in initiative and mean length of turn. (RH)

Descriptors: Child Language, Children, Classroom Communication, Communication Research, Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, Language Styles, Teacher Influence

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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