Nonverbal communication expectancies about teachers and enrollment behavior in distance learning

This study explored a possible relationship between students’ expectations for teacher nonverbal immediacy and their enrollment in a distance learning course. Before classes began, questionnaires were completed by community college students (N= 182) enrolled in a telecourse or classroom course, indicating expectancies for teacher nonverbal immediacy during the upcoming semester. Distant students expected less nonverbal immediacy from telecourse teachers than on‐site students expected of their teachers. Students with previous distance learning experience had slightly higher expectancies than those with no experience.

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