A meta-analytical review of the relationship between teacher immediacy and student learning

Communication Monographs

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 184-207

  Witt, Paul L ^a   Wheeless, Lawrence R ^b   Allen, Mike ^c  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective Learning; Cognitive Learning; Immediacy; Learning; Meta Analysis; Nonverbal Immediacy; Perceived Learning; Teacher Immediacy; Verbal Immediacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 10244224169     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/036452042000228054     Document Type: Review

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