By learning you will teach; by teaching you will understand. (Latin Proverb)

By learning you will teach; By learning you will teach;

by teaching you will understand. by teaching you will understand.

(Latin Proverb)(Latin Proverb)

1. Identification of my interests

2. My deepening question

3. Theoretical frame

4. The methodology

5. Results presentation

6. Results analysis

Caroline GirouxHow to gain credibility?

Identification of My Interests

• After a discussion with my CT…

… work on my credibility as a teacher

Professional Identity

Deepening QuestionDeepening Question

How to gain credibility?

Credibility is not the same for everyone

How do I gain credibility ?

Theoretical FrameTheoretical Frame

• Def. of credibility : the fact or quality of being credible.

• Def. of credible: adjective that means to be believable; reliable; trustworthy.

Gage Canadian Dictionary

– Competence– Trustworthiness

– Caring (Thweatt & McCroskey, 1998)

– Dynamism (McCroskey & Young, 1981)

– Teacher immediacy ( Myers, Zhong, & Guan, 1998)

Dimensions of Credibility

• Motivation (Pogue & AhYun, 2006; Teven, 2007)

• Difficulty to learn (Beatty & Behnke, 1980)

• T’s effectiveness (McCroskey & Richmond, 1992)

• Ss’ apprehension (McCroskey & Richmond, 1992)

Why Should We Be Credible?Why Should We Be Credible?

• Trust : – having positive relationship– being respectful– being honest and sincere

• Competence– being organized (Lucas, 1998)

– delivering the content errorless– having solid lesson plans

Ways of Enhancing Your Credibility

• Teacher immediacy– looking comfortable in your

classroom (McCrosky & Richmond, 1992)

– smiling and adopting a relax posture (Frymier & Thompson, 1992)

– walking amongst students (Gorham, 1988; Richmond, Gorham, & McCroskey, 1987)

– scanning the group

Ways of Enhancing Your Credibility

Having Ss’ interests and

success at heart

MethodologyMethodology

• 123 Participants:– 96 students in sec. 5 – 27 students in sec. 4

• Phase 1: Criteria to Consider• Phase 2: What is Credibility?• Phase 3: What is My Credibility?• Phase 4: How Do I Gain Credibility?

Results Presentation Results Presentation and Analysis: Phase 1and Analysis: Phase 1

ToleranceAssurance Personality Mental AlertnessProfessionalism Kindness Seriousness Motivates Ss

Body languagePosture Physical appearance Gender ClothingVoiceLinguistic proficiency

ShynessSelf-ConfidenceReady to listen toSociability General Knowledge RespectfulnessPrompt interventions Interesting Aims at Ss’ success Reputation ComprehensivenessFlexibility Complicity with Ss

Open Dynamic Innovator Patience Humour Enthusiasm CoherencePreparedness

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What is Credibility?


#1 Self-confidence#1 Self-confidence

• no miracle solution • ways to become more confident

– inhabit the room in which you teach– look comfortable in your classroom (McCroskey & Richmond, 1992) – eye contact (Kearney & Plax, 1999) – connect and feel your group – enter ‘their bubble’ (Gorham, 1988;

Richmond, Gorham, & McCrosky, 1987) – be competent …

• analyse your teaching (Denis Boivin, 2010)

• always stay ‘on the edge’ (Denis Boivin, 2010)

• deliver the message in an interesting way • are prepared

– know which examples you will use– connect with your audience’s reality– know which transition you will make– know where you will stand– know what you will write on the board– etc.

• organise your lesson so that Ss are mentally engaged throughout the hour that they spend with you

Competence…Competence…

92% (107 Ss) 7% (8 Ss)

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What is MY Credibility?


Is Your Student Teacher a Credible Teacher?

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• Believing in yourself and in your competencies

• Being able to change things that were fossilized

• ‘She will become a leader in her domain’

Results Analysis: Phase 4Results Analysis: Phase 4

Credibility is more than a quality; it is a state of mind.

You need to believe in yourself for others to believe in you.

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By learning you will teach; by teaching you will understand. (Latin Proverb)