The Sage Handbook of NVC- weak

The Sage Handbook of NVC- weak

McCroskey, James C., Virginia P. Richmond, and Linda P. McCroskey. "Nonverbal Communication in Instructional Contexts." SAGE handbook of nonverbal communication. Ed. Valarie Manusov and Miles L. Patterson. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications, 2006. Print. More specifically, researchers assert that the verbal messages stimulate primarily cognitive meanings in receivers (i.e., the feelings and attitudes toward the teacher) (McCroskey, Richmond & McCroskey, 2000b). From this perspective, subject competence of the instructor is said to be the critical element in cognitive learning, whereas behavior, particularly nonverbal communication, produces a relational impact on the student attitudes and feelings. -424 Whereas more research is needed before a firm conclusion can be drawn, the instructional research to date suggests that nonverbal factors may have a much stronger impact on learning in the classroom than do verbal factors. This is particularly true for affective learning. -425 Effective teaching is dependent upon "appropriate" nonverbal communication of teachers. In our opinion, certification of teachers without substantial instruction in nonverbal communication concepts and skills would be pure folly. The success of teachers at all levels depends on how they communicate nonverbally. It may be that some teachers are genertically programmed to be more effective, whereas others are equally programmed to fail. -434 Similarly, administrators of teacher education and teacher/trainer selection should consider these communication abilities (or lack of) in their decisions to admit or hire people for their programs. -434 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nonverbal Skills and Abilities by Ronald Riggio, pp 79-95 For example, correlations between self-report measures of decoding skill and performance measure have been positive but low (typically below .20). -84 [This piece suggests that PONS is one of the few, well-tested methods of nonverbal assessment.]