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Eltis, K. J. – Australian Journal of Education, 1982
A study of how teachers form initial impressions of pupils examined the relative influence of speech style, physical appearance, and written work on teacher judgments of pupils on a wide range of classroom personality and cognitive variables. Pupil voice and accent were found to be a strong influence in judgments about the child as a learner.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Junior High Schools, Physical Characteristics, Speech Habits

Eltis, K. J. – English in Australia, 1980
Reports on research concerning the impact of pupils' speech styles on teacher attitudes. Focuses on Australian research and the classroom implications for Australian teachers and students. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Dialects, Foreign Countries, Individual Differences