Instructor Strategic Ambiguity: Delineation of the Construct and Development of a Measure

Autor/inn/en	Klyukovski, Andrei A.; Medlock-Klyukovski, Amanda L.
Titel	Instructor Strategic Ambiguity: Delineation of the Construct and Development of a Measure
Quelle	In: Communication Education, 65 (2016) 3, S.253-271 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-4523
DOI	10.1080/03634523.2016.1142097
Schlagwörter	Ambiguity (Context); Teaching Styles; Educational Strategies; Cluster Grouping; Measures (Individuals); Item Analysis; Test Items; Online Surveys; Questionnaires; Classroom Communication; Behavioral Objectives; Change Strategies; Factor Structure; Student Motivation; Student Empowerment; Educational Indicators; Undergraduate Students; Likert Scales; Factor Analysis; Test Construction; Construct Validity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Lehrstrategie; Eingruppierung; Messdaten; Itemanalyse; Test content; Testaufgabe; Fragebogen; Klassengespräch; Lösungsstrategie; Faktorenstruktur; Schulische Motivation; Studienberechtigung; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Likert-Skala; Faktorenanalyse; Testaufbau
Abstract	This article presents research to delineate the construct of instructor strategic ambiguity (ISA) and develop a measure. The first study analyzed instructor uses of ambiguity, identified 18 strategies, and classified them into four categories. The second study developed an Instructor Strategic Ambiguity Measure (ISAM) for the college classroom. This 15-item scale consisted of four factors: "application", "challenge", "assignments", and "leadership". The ISAM is positively correlated with learner empowerment, learning indicators, need for cognition, and student motivation, which offers evidence of construct validity. The results of the study suggest student perceptions of ISA complement instructor clarity. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01