Contents

Preface to Handbooks of Communication Science series

Introduction

Paul L. Witt

1Learning in Response to Instructional Communication

Fundamental Perspectives

Scott A. Myers, Melissa F. Tindage, and Jordan Atkinson

2The Evolution of Instructional Communication Research

Andrew Stables

3The End(s) of Learning and the Role of Instruction: Shaping the Debate

Jennifer H. Waldeck and Sara LaBelle

4Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Instructional Communication

Instructor Characteristics and Actions

Scott Titsworth and Joseph P. Mazer

5Teacher Clarity: An Analysis of Current Research and Future Directions

Alan K. Goodboy and Zachary W. Goldman

6Teacher Power and Compliance-Gaining

Qin Zhang and Paul L. Witt

7Instructor Immediacy

Jason Teven and James Katt

8Instructor Credibility

Melanie Booth-Butterfield and Melissa Bekelja Wanzer

9Humor Enactment in Learning Environments

Jacob Cayanus and Matthew M. Martin

10Teacher Self-Disclosure

Theodore A. Avtgis

11Instructor Use of Aggressive Communication

Jeff Kerssen-Griep and Clayton L. Terry

12Communicating Instructional Feedback: Definitions, Explanations, Principles, and Questions

Student Characteristics and Attitudes

Heejung Park

13Cultural Values and Human Development

M. Chad McBride, Erika L. Kirby, Karla Mason Bergen, Shawn T. Wahl, Stephanie Norander, and Tucker Robinson

14Social Identities in the Classroom

Ann Bainbridge Frymier

15Students’ Motivation to Learn

Chris R. Sawyer

16Communication Apprehension and Public Speaking Instruction

Tiffany R. Wang

17Social Perspectives on Student Learning

Pedagogy and Classroom Management

Stephanie E. Kelly and David K. Westerman

18New Technologies and Distributed Learning Systems

Amber N. Finn and Andrew M. Ledbetter

19Instructor and Student Technology Use in the College Classroom

Samuel P. Wallace and Lisa J. Goodnight

20The Development of Online Learning in the Basic Course in Communication

Stephen K. Hunt and Chad E. Woolard

21Service Learning and Innovative Pedagogies

Regina Jucks and Benjamin Brummernhenrich

22Out-of-Classroom Interactions Between Teachers and Students:Advising, Tutoring, Mentoring, and Coaching

Deanna L. Fassett and C. Kyle Rudick

23Critical Communication Pedagogy

Teaching and Learning Communication Across the Lifespan

Jessa Reed, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

24Meeting Children Where They Are: Adaptive Contingency Builds Early Communication Skills

Blair Thompson and Joseph P. Mazer

25Teaching Communication to School Children and Adolescents

Cheri J. Simonds and Joseph Valenzano, III

26Teaching Communication to College and University Students: The BasicCourse in Higher Education

Steven A. Beebe and Seth S. Frei

27Teaching Communication to Working Adults

Phil Backlund

28Assessment of College-Level Communication Programs

Future Directions

Paul L. Witt, Tina Seidel, Ann-Kathrin Schindler, Mark P. Orbe, Kory Floyd, and Jon A. Hess

29The Future of Communication and Learning Research: Challenges, Opportunities, and Predictions

Biographical sketches

Index

Endnotes