Date of Graduation
2003
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MA
Committee Chair
Virginia P. Richmond
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of teacher misbehavior on teacher credibility and student affect toward the teacher. Participants completed an Affective Learning Scale and a Source Credibility Scale in reference to four conditions. The first research question examined the relationship of each type of misbehavior and it's effect on student affect toward the teacher. Each misbehavior was shown to have a significant effect on student affect. Teacher offensiveness was reported to effect affect the most. The second research question examined the relationship of each type of misbehavior and it's effect on teacher credibility. Credibility was significantly effected by each individual type of misbehavior. Each factor of credibility was effected: competence was effected the most by incompetence, caring and trustworthiness were effected the most by offensiveness.
Recommended Citation
Banfield, Sara Richelle, "The effect of teacher misbehaviors on teacher credibility and affect." (2003). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD). 10736.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/10736