Publication Date
2024
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Miller Henningsen, Mary Lynn
Degree Name
M.A. (Master of Arts)
Legacy Department
Department of Communication
Abstract
Research on helicopter teaching from an instructor’s perspective has noted thatimplementing this type of teaching style comes with the potential harm to student learning and the value of education. Prior research, however, has focused on the instructor perspective of helicopter teaching. The purpose of the current study was to explore the student perspective of helicopter teaching behaviors through the lens of rhetorical and relational goals theory. Participants (N = 121) evaluated 17 helicopter teaching behaviors for frequency, negativity, clarity, caring, and positive impact on learning. Results indicated that students perceived helicopter teaching behaviors as strategies that enhanced their learning (i.e., fulfilling rhetorical student needs) and demonstrated concern for students (i.e., supporting relational student needs).
Recommended Citation
Lee, Denise Victoria, "Helicopter Teaching from the Student Perspective: An Application of Rhetorical and Relational Goals Theory" (2024). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 7903.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/7903
Extent
46 pages
Language
en
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Rights Statement 2
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Media Type
Text
