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Wagner, Thomas Richard – Communication Teacher, 2022
LaPiere's pioneering study explored the tenuous connection between attitudes and behaviors in the context of racism. This activity provides a replication proposal framework that is useful for applying critical thinking skills, including new forms of measurement. Students read the study and provide written responses to several discussion prompts…
Descriptors: Racial Attitudes, Racism, Racial Discrimination, Learning Activities
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Richards, Adam S. – Communication Teacher, 2021
Course: Communication Research Methods. Objectives: This activity provides students with an experiential introduction to measurement theory and the methods for assessing measurement reliability. First, multiple measurements of a person's height are interpreted according to classical test theory. Second, the measurement of human height is used as…
Descriptors: Body Height, Measurement, Communication Research, Test Theory
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Gent, Whitney – Communication Teacher, 2021
Courses: Rhetorical Criticism, Communication Theory, Communication Research Methods, Introduction to Communication Studies. Objectives: This is an introductory exercise that acquaints students with rhetorical criticism as a means of communication inquiry. By the end of the exercise, students will be able to: understand symbols as connected and…
Descriptors: Rhetorical Criticism, Critical Reading, Introductory Courses, Communication Research
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Seiter, John S.; Gass, Robert H. – Communication Teacher, 2021
Courses: Persuasion, Group Communication, Communication Theory, Computer-Mediated Communication. Objectives: In this activity, students discuss and analyze film clips in order to understand theories, processes, and applications related to the concept of deindividuation.
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Communication Skills, Computer Mediated Communication, Group Dynamics
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Sánchez Sánchez, Virginia; Martinez, Emilly K.; Jackson, Diane L. – Communication Teacher, 2020
Metatheoretical perspectives, and their role in influencing the research process, can be difficult for undergraduate students to grasp. The communication field brings together myriad approaches to communication, lending to students' confusion (Muller, H. L., & Craig, R. T. [2007]. Introduction. In R. T. Craig & H. L. Muller [Eds.],…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Communication Research, Theories, Introductory Courses
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Brown, Daniel S. – Communication Teacher, 2010
Objective: Students will develop positive attitudes toward communication research by linking new values and principles with the familiar values and principles contained in children's literature. Course: Communication Research Methods.
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Communication Research, Research Methodology, Research Design
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Bodie, Graham D. – Communication Teacher, 2008
Although textbooks are filled with practical communication advice, many students overlook the importance of basing practical advice about communication on quality research. This oversight is important for two reasons. First, given the explosion of self-help remedies focused on communication, students should learn to distinguish between…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Learning Activities, Communication Research, Training