Teacher-student classroom interactions: the influence of gender, academic dominance, and teacher communication style. From: Adolescence | Date: June 22, 1998| Author: Hertz-Lazarovitz, Rachel; Ilatov, Zinaida Z.; Mayer-Young, Shoshanna; Shamai, Shmuel | COPYRIGHT 1998 Libra Publishers, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Two Israeli grade 7 classes, with different teachers, were monitored and the lessons coded according to categories that were based on the conceptual framework of speech acts theory combined with role theory. The two classes differed in their academic composition: one class was dominated by females and the other was balanced by gender. Different classroom interactions were observed. The two teachers manifested different communication styles: one exercised more control, while the other was more...

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