Date of Graduation
2001
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MA
Committee Chair
Katherine S. Thweatt
Abstract
This study examined student expectations of teacher behavior and how violations of those expectations are evaluated by students. The purpose of this research was to determine whether or not students hold certain expectations about their teachers and if so, which types of behaviors were expected or not expected of classroom teachers. Students were asked to complete the Immediacy Expectation Scale (IES) to determine if teachers were expected to use immediate behaviors and also to determine if teachers were expected to not misbehave. Students were further asked to read four scenarios that manipulated teachers as high or low in immediacy and high and low in misbehaviors. Based on the teacher in the scenario, students were asked to rate teacher credibility. Overall, results indicated that students do expect teachers to be immediate and to not misbehave. If those expectations are violated, immediate teachers are evaluated as less negative than nonimmediate teachers.
Recommended Citation
Denson, Amy M., "Student preceptions of teacher violations of expected verbal and nonverbal immediate behaviors." (2001). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 10574.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/10574