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Communication Education
written by Paul L. Witt and Jeff Kerssen-Griep
Instructors routinely provide feedback for students concerning the work the students produce as part of a classroom course. Although such information is required of instructors and expected by students, the communication of feedback creates a potentially face-threatening interaction in which the student's self-esteem may be diminished and/or the instructor–student relationship may be strained. This study investigated a video instructor's attempts to mitigate such face threats by using sensitive verbal strategies combined with nonverbal immediacy cues. A 2 x 2 experimental design allowed manipulation of these two variables in higher and lower combinations and subsequent detection of a significant interaction effect between them. In the presence of higher face-threat mitigation cues and higher nonverbal immediacy cues, students attributed greater credibility to the video instructor and evaluated the instructor more highly. These findings are interpreted in light of approach-avoidance theory, which posits that people draw near to others whom they like and avoid those they dislike. Implications for classroom instructors are discussed.
Communication Education: Volume 60, Issue 1, Pages 75-94
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Education - Applied Research
- Classroom Management
- Learning Environment
- Technology
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Education - Basic Research
- Communication
- Teacher Characteristics
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- Lower Undergraduate
- Upper Undergraduate
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© 2011 Informa UK, Ltd.
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10.1080/03634523.2010.507820
Keywords:
student buy-in, teacher evaluation
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P. Witt and J. Kerssen-Griep, , Commun. Educ. 60 (1), 75 (2011), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2010.507820).
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P. Witt and J. Kerssen-Griep, Instructional Feedback I: The Interaction of Facework and Immediacy on Students' Perceptions of Instructor Credibility, Commun. Educ. 60 (1), 75 (2011), <https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2010.507820>.
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Witt, P., & Kerssen-Griep, J. (2010, December 11). Instructional Feedback I: The Interaction of Facework and Immediacy on Students' Perceptions of Instructor Credibility. Commun. Educ., 60(1), 75-94. Retrieved January 19, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2010.507820
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Witt, Paul L., and Jeff Kerssen-Griep. "Instructional Feedback I: The Interaction of Facework and Immediacy on Students' Perceptions of Instructor Credibility." Commun. Educ. 60, no. 1, (December 11, 2010): 75-94, https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2010.507820 (accessed 19 January 2025).
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Witt, Paul L., and Jeff Kerssen-Griep. "Instructional Feedback I: The Interaction of Facework and Immediacy on Students' Perceptions of Instructor Credibility." Commun. Educ. 60.1 (2011): 75-94. 19 Jan. 2025 <https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2010.507820>.
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