ERIC Number: EJ1142025
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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What Do College Students Want? A Prioritization of Instructional Behaviors and Characteristics
Goldman, Zachary W.; Cranmer, Gregory A.; Sollitto, Michael; Labelle, Sara; Lancaster, Alexander L.
Communication Education, v66 n3 p280-298 2017
Guided by Rhetorical and Relational Goals Theory, this study examined college students' preferences for effective teaching behaviors and characteristics. Students (n = 209) articulated qualities in their ideal instructor by prioritizing 10 instructional behaviors and characteristics from the rhetorical and relational traditions (assertive, responsive, clear, relevant, competent, trustworthy, caring, immediate, humorous, disclosure). When forced to prioritize, students preferred teacher clarity, competence, and relevance from their instructors, while self-disclosure and immediacy were considered to be luxury behaviors rather than necessities. Lastly, academic entitlement significantly influenced students' prioritization of effective instructional behaviors.
Descriptors: College Students, Student Needs, Student Interests, Preferences, Teacher Behavior, Teaching Methods, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Styles, Teaching Skills, Teacher Effectiveness, Needs Assessment, Expectation, Undergraduate Students, Questionnaires, Likert Scales, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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