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ERIC Number: EJ422087
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
Non-verbal Effects in Oral Testing.
Seddon, G. M.; Pedrosa, M. A.
British Educational Research Journal, v16 n3 p305-10 1990
Investigated the effects of nonverbal communication during oral examinations by testing two groups of British secondary students, one group in a face-to-face situation. Finds nonverbal effects increased the mean scores by two points but could not conclude that the increase was a result of student appearance and gestures. (CH)
Descriptors: Body Language, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Nonverbal Communication, Physical Attractiveness, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Student Reaction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Oral Examinations; United Kingdom