Elements of teacher communication competence

When an Instructor Swears in Class: Functions and Targets of Instructor Swearing from College Students’ Retrospective Accounts

“…Effectiveness, on the other hand, is concerned with goal achievement as a result of communication (Cupach & Spitzberg, 1983). Communication competence has been applied to instructional contexts (see Kerssen-Griep, 2001;Wanzer et al, 2006) and this makes sense as teachers are constantly evaluated on teaching effectiveness based on how they communicate with students in the classroom (Rubin & Feezel, 1986). Moreover, student perceptions of an instructor's communication competence positively influences cognitive learning (Wrench & Punyanunt, 2004).…”

Teaching with Style to Manage Student Perceptions: The Effects of Socio-Communicative Style and Teacher Credibility on Student Affective Learning

“…Students are more likely to form positive impressions of instructors who know the material and have a positive moral character than they are of those who have an instructor who has little knowledge (or little ability to communicate knowledge) or who is dishonest and unfair to students. Also, because Rubin and Feezel (1986) indicated that Norton's (1983) communicator styles would successfully predict teacher credibility, it is worth examining whether this prediction also exists with SCS.…”

An exploratory comparison of native American and Caucasian students' attitudes toward teacher communicative behavior and toward school

“…Teacher communication competence involves a teacher's knowledge, motivation, and communication skill (Rubin & Feezel, 1986). Most teacher immediacy behaviors appear to be encompassed by the skill factor of communication competence.…”