Affective learning,teacher clarity,and student motivation as a function of attributional confidence |
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| Authors: | Theodore A Avtgis |
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| Institution: | Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech, Communication Sciences, and Theatre , St. John's University , 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, NY, 11439 |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the differences in student affective learning, teacher clarity, and student motivation as a function of attributional confidence. More specifically, the degree to which students’ report being able to predict the behavior of his/her teacher should be related to affect toward course and instructor, teacher clarity, and student motivation. Results indicated significant positive correlations between attributional confidence and affective learning, student motivation, and teacher clarity. Results are discussed in terms of implications for Uncertainty Reduction Theory. |
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