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

2The Evolution of Instructional Communication Research

Abstract: Instructional communication refers to the study of the human communication process across all learning situations independent of the subject matter, the grade level, or the learning environment. Since its beginnings in the 1970s, instructional communication researchers have dedicated their efforts to examining instructor and student communication practices, behaviors, and traits; instructor teaching and student learning strategies; instructor classroom management practices; and how the development and maintenance of instructor-student relationships affect the teaching-learning process. Many of these research efforts have been ...

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