TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between college students' self-reports of class participation and perceived instructor impressions
AU - Myers, Scott A.
AU - Horan, Sean M.
AU - Kennedy-Lightsey, Carrie D.
AU - Madlock, Paul E.
AU - Sidelinger, Robert J.
AU - Byrnes, Kerry
AU - Frisby, Brandi
AU - Mansson, Daniel H.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The purpose of this investigation was to identify the extent to which college students' self-reports of their in-class participation are related to their impressions of instructors (i.e., credibility, attractiveness, and homophily). Participants were 223 undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory communication course at a large Mid-Atlantic university. Students' self-reports of their in-class participation were positively correlated with perceived instructor social attractiveness, physical attractiveness, background homophily, and attititude homophily, but not with perceived instructor competence, character, caring, and task attractiveness. Furthermore, class size, perceived instructor social attractiveness, and perceived instructor background homophily emerged as significant predictors of in-class participation.
AB - The purpose of this investigation was to identify the extent to which college students' self-reports of their in-class participation are related to their impressions of instructors (i.e., credibility, attractiveness, and homophily). Participants were 223 undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory communication course at a large Mid-Atlantic university. Students' self-reports of their in-class participation were positively correlated with perceived instructor social attractiveness, physical attractiveness, background homophily, and attititude homophily, but not with perceived instructor competence, character, caring, and task attractiveness. Furthermore, class size, perceived instructor social attractiveness, and perceived instructor background homophily emerged as significant predictors of in-class participation.
KW - Attraction
KW - Class Participation
KW - Credibility
KW - Homophily
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U2 - 10.1080/08824090902861580
DO - 10.1080/08824090902861580
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77749254111
SN - 0882-4096
VL - 26
SP - 123
EP - 133
JO - Communication Research Reports
JF - Communication Research Reports
IS - 2
ER -