Teacher Effectiveness as a Function of Communicator Style

This report provides strong evidence that perceived teacher effectiveness is related to perceived communicator style—that is, the way one is perceived to communicate. A communicator style construct, consisting of eleven independent variables (precise, contentious, relaxed, impression leaving, voice, dominant, dramatic, open, attentive, animated, and friendly) and one dependent variable (communicator image) provides the framework with which teacher effectiveness is analyzed. Sixty-five professors evaluated themselves on the variables, and an average of 9.2 (596) students per teacher rated the teachers on the variables.