| Table of Contents |
| 1 | Meta-analysis, classroom communication, and instructional processes / Raymond W. Preiss, Mike Allen | 3 |
| 2 | role of communication in instruction : the first three decades / James C. McCroskey, Virginia P. Richmond, Linda L. McCroskey | 15 |
| 3 | Pedagogical issues underlying classroom learning techniques / Craig Rich, Barbara Mae Gayle, Raymond W. Preiss | 31 |
| 4 | Developing critical thinking through forensics and communication education : assessing the impact through meta-analysis / Sandra J. Berkowitz | 43 |
| 5 | How powerful is PowerPoint? : analyzing the educational effects of desktop presentational programs in the classroom / Elayne J. Shapiro, Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Barbara Mae Gayle, Mike Allen | 61 |
| 6 | Comparisons of college student performance across computer-assisted and traditional instruction formats / C. Erik Timmerman, Kristine A. Kruepke | 77 |
| 7 | Text anxiety, academic self-efficacy, and study skills : a meta-analytic review / Raymond W. Preiss, Barbara Mae Gayle, Mike Allen | 99 |
| 8 | Evaluating peer mediation outcomes in educational settings : a meta-analytic review / Nancy A. Burrell, Cindy S. Zirbel, Mike Allen | 113 |
| 9 | Classroom interaction and educational outcomes / Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Barbara Mae Gayle, Raymond W. Preiss | 129 |
| 10 | relationship between teacher immediacy and student learning : a meta-analysis / Paul L. Witt, Lawrence R. Wheeless, Mike Allen | 149 |
| 11 | Race and the classroom : interaction and image / Lisa Bradford, Erica Cooper, Mike Allen, Jennifer Stanley, Denis Grimes | 169 |
| 12 | Sex equity in the classroom : do female students lose the battle for teacher attention? / Susanne M. Jones, Kathryn Dindia, Stacy Tye | 185 |
| 13 | Communication apprehension : issue to consider in the classroom / John Bourhis, Mike Allen, Isabelle Bauman | 211 |
| 14 | Comparing distance education to face-to-face methods of education / Mike Allen, John Bourhis, Edward Mabry, Nancy A. Burrell, C. Erik Timmerman | 229 |
| 15 | Family care versus day care : effects on children / Lindsay M. Timmerman | 245 |
| 16 | overview of teacher effectiveness research : components and processes / Derek Cortez, Barbara Mae Gayle, Raymond W. Preiss | 263 |
| 17 | How effective are teacher-initiated classroom questions in enhancing student learning? / Barbara Mae Gayle, Raymond W. Preiss, Mike Allen | 279 |
| 18 | meta-analytic assessment of the effect of humorous lectures on learning / Diane M. Martin, Raymond W. Preiss, Barbara Mae Gayle, Mike Allen | 295 |
| 19 | Exploring the relationship between listening comprehension and rate of speech / Raymond W. Preiss, Barbara Mae Gayle | 315 |
| 20 | meta-analysis of the educational benefits of employing advanced organizers / Raymond W. Preiss, Barbara Mae Gayle | 329 |
| 21 | Relationship of teaching evaluations to research productivity for college faculty / Mike Allen | 345 |
| 22 | contributions of the scholarship of teaching and learning / Barbara Mae Gayle | 361 |
| 23 | How does meta-analysis represent our knowledge of instructional communication? / Stacy L. Young, Timothy G. Plax, Patricia Kearney | 379 |
| 24 | Why SoTL matters : knowing what we need to know to make sure our students learn what they need to know to succeed as citizens / James L. Applegate | 395 |
| 25 | What to do in the classroom? : evaluating the advice / Mike Allen, Raymond W. Preiss, Nancy A. Burrell | 405 |
