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ERIC Number: EJ419817
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0363-4523
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An Initial Investigation of the Effects of Gender on Student Questions in the Classroom: Developing a Descriptive Base.
Pearson, Judy C.; West, Richard
Communication Education, v40 n1 p22-32 Jan 1991
Examines students' questioning behavior in the college communication classrooms. Finds that (1) male teachers receive more questions than female teachers; (2) female students ask fewer questions than male students in courses taught by males; and (3) self-reported masculinity is associated with a greater likelihood of asking questions. (KEH)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Communication Research, Higher Education, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Speech Communication, Student Attitudes, Student Participation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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