Course characteristics influencing students’ oral participation in higher education

• Published in: Learning environments research Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 427 - 444
• Main Authors: Mundt, Elisabeth, Hänze, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.07.2023; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Class size; College Students; Course Content; Education; Educational Environment; Educational Strategies; Educational Technology; Foreign Countries; Higher education; Interaction; Learner Engagement; Learning; Learning and Instruction; Multiple Regression Analysis; Oral Language; Sociology of Education; Speech Communication; Student Participation; Teacher Behavior; Teachers; Teaching; Germany; Student questions; Student contributions; Teaching behaviour; Higher education; Learning environment; Oral participation

Many teachers strive for lively student participation in class. This field study examined aspects of learning environments in higher education with regard to their connection with students’ oral engagement. Overall, six factors that might increase or decrease oral participation were investigated: th...