Creswell, John L.2022-12-202022-12-201979-0219784385408https://hdl.handle.net/10657/13026Purpose and Problem of the Study. The study was primarily proposed for two reasons. First, the researcher wanted to investigate the predictive strength of teacher expectancy relative to each of the variables of (a) students' perceptions of a teacher's nonverbal behavior, (b) students' attitudes toward mathematics, and (c) students' performance in mathematics. Secondly, and related to (a), the researcher wanted to identify possible nonverbal behavior patterns that a teacher was exhibiting to the "good" and "bad" students from the viewpoint of these students. Supplementary null hypotheses were also studied to amplify the findings relative to the central problem of the study and for heuristic purposes. [...]application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. Section 107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Thesisreformatted digital