The relationship of teacher clarity and immediacy with student state receiver apprehension, affect, and cognitive learning

Communication Education

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-68

  Chesebro, Joseph L ^a,b   McCroskey, James C ^a,c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Receiver apprehension; Student affect; Student learning; Student listening; Student motivation; Teacher clarity; Teacher immediacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035580457     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520109379232     Document Type: Article

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