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Publication Date: 2006-Jan
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Students' Attributions of Instructor Credibility as a Function Of Students' Expectations of Instructional Technology Use and Nonverbal Immediacy
Schrodt, Paul; Witt, Paul L.
Communication Education, v55 n1 p1-20 Jan 2006
This study examined the interaction effect of nonverbal immediacy and expected instructional technology use on students' initial reports of instructor credibility. Participants included 549 college students who were randomly assigned to one of eight scenarios depicting first-day class sessions across four levels of technology use and two levels of nonverbal immediacy. A 4 x 2 factorial MANOVA revealed a significant multivariate interaction effect for instructor credibility, as well as significant multivariate main effects for both expected technology use and nonverbal immediacy. Univariate procedures revealed that the interaction effect and both main effects were significant for all three dimensions of instructor credibility. Finally, planned cell comparisons revealed different trends among dimensions of credibility for highly immediate vs. nonimmediate instructors.
Descriptors: Interaction, Educational Technology, Credibility, Instructional Effectiveness, Nonverbal Communication, College Faculty, Student Attitudes, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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