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ERIC Number: EJ497848
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
Understanding Classroom Interaction: Students' and Professors' Contributions to Students' Silence.
Fassinger, Polly A.
Journal of Higher Education, v66 n1 p82-96 Jan-Feb 1995
Survey data from 1,069 students in a small private college were used to assess why students offer comments or raise questions in class. Results indicate that class traits and student traits explained the most variance; neither professors' gender nor professors' interpersonal style played a central role in class participation. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Student Participation, Surveys, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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