Question

Positive and negative influence of nonverbal communication in classroom

Answer 1

Nonverbal communication is also a critical aspect of interpersonal communication in the classroom. The most credible messages teachers generate, as communication sources are nonverbal.

 

Galloway views educators as “multi-sensory organisms who only occasionally talk.”

Balzer  reported that approximately 75% of classroom management behavior was nonverbal.

Smith noted that teachers’ nonverbal behaviors are for students signs of the psychological state of the teacher.

Rosenthal and Jacobson’s “Teacher Expectations for the Disadvantaged” suggested that, through nonverbal behavior, teachers’ expectations for the progress of their students become self-fulfilling prophecies.

 

Many of the cues students use to make judgments about teacher’s competence or characters are obtained by observing the teacher’s nonverbal behavior.

 

From my own experience, as a student and as a teacher, I know that there is variety of nonverbal signals emitted from teacher in classroom which to deepest levels influence classroom atmosphere, students moods, perception, learning and eventually attitudes towards knowledge and school generally.

On the other hand teacher has powerful tool to identify what is actually going on with his class in general and each individual per se, without any word being said.

This is extremely important in lecture like classes when teacher is primarily supposed to talk.

Verbal signals (in direct communication) are never so powerful.

Yet, nonverbal signals are much more difficult to capture, describe and rationally explain because we necessarily have to use words to do that and words are not enough fine and precise tool for this (similar as they are not for describing pictures).

So one who wants to learn how to control nonverbal signals and behavior in order to teach more effectively finds many difficulties on this way.

Besides problem with describing those behaviors, there is cultural problem with interpreting them, can be amazingly quick and subtle, most often are unconscious, but most importantly - they are valid only if genuine.

Here we have blessing and curse of nonverbal signalization. We cannot pretend it but we can really change our attitudes and feelings in the way we would like them to be. This is real developing challenge.

 

But certainly there are things, which can be described and analyzed in this sense, and which can greatly add to our understanding of NVS.

 

Nonverbal communication in the classroom occurs with distance, physical environment, facial expression, vocal cues, body movements and gestures, touch, time, physical attractiveness, and dress. Each will be separately discussed.

 

Answer 2

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Under non-verbal communication, some other patterns were used. For example, emotive, team work, supportive, imaginative, purposive, and balanced communication using speech, body, and pictures all have been effective in students' learning and academic success.