Instructional Development

Behavioral Indicators of Transformational Leadership in the College Classroom

San Bolkan (California State University, Long Beach), Alan Goodboy (Bloomsburg University)The purpose of this study was to identify which instructor communication behaviors students believe promote transformational leadership (according to Bass' 1985 operationalization) in the college classroom. Results of a content...

Student Classroom Participation: Exploring Student Definitions of, Motivations for, and Recommendations Regarding Participation

Kevin R. Meyer (Illinois State University)Despite instructors' use of participation grades, many students remain silent during class. Undergraduate (n = 134) and graduate (n = 75) student responses to open-ended survey questions were coded and content analyzed to determine student...

Instructor Credibility as a Mediator of Instructors' Prosocial Communication Behaviors and Students' Learning Outcomes

Paul Schrodt (Texas Christian University), Paul Witt (Texas Christian University), Paul Turman (South Dakota Board of Regents), Scott Myers (West Virginia University), Matthew Barton (Southern Utah University), Kodiane Jernberg (Texas Christian University)This study tested two models of instructor credibility as...