Communicator style and teacher effectiveness: Adult learners versus traditional undergraduate students¹

An earlier version of this manuscript was presented at the annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association, November, 1990. The data reported in this article were also presented at and reported in the proceedings of the National Conference on Quality in Off‐Campus Credit Programs, Clear Water Beach, FL, October, 1988.

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between teacher communicator style and teacher effectiveness in samples of traditional undergraduate students and non‐traditional adult learners. Different communicator style variables predicted teacher effectiveness in the two groups. Teacher communicator style accounted for more variation in teacher effectiveness in the adult learners (64%) than in the traditional undergraduates (43%).

Notes

An earlier version of this manuscript was presented at the annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association, November, 1990. The data reported in this article were also presented at and reported in the proceedings of the National Conference on Quality in Off‐Campus Credit Programs, Clear Water Beach, FL, October, 1988.