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Research Articles
Abstract
This study examines whether public speaking and hybrid introductory communication courses contribute to whether students feel connected to one another as a result of taking the course. Results indicate that students develop stronger perceptions of homophily and connected classroom climate over time, and this growth is slightly larger in public speaking courses than in hybrid introductory communication courses. Attendance impacted the levels of perceived homophily and connected classroom climate at the end of the course. However, perceived homophily did not predict academic performance in either course, and perceptions of classroom connectedness only predicted the academic performance of students in the hybrid introduction to communication course.
Recommended Citation
Broeckelman-Post, Melissa A. and MacArthur, Brenda L.
(2017)
"The Impact of Public Speaking and Hybrid Introductory Communication Courses on Student Perceptions of Homophily and Classroom Climate,"
Basic Communication Course Annual: Vol. 29, Article 4.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/vol29/iss1/4
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