![]() , and Yazici and McKenzie stress that communication skills have positive repercussions on school success, emphasizing that it is more important to possess optimal communication skills than handle specific knowledge on the subject.Īccording to educational institutions, the competences that professors must develop to guarantee students’ success are very broad, which, following the classification of Valdivieso et al. ![]() Likewise, Darling and Dannels, Nayernia et al. In this sense, it is highlighted that the educators’ work consists of making decisions about those methodological aspects that facilitate the acquisition of the objectives by the students, which places greater emphasis on what is or is not said on how it is transmitted. Even though it is a characteristic that favors correct job performance, it sometimes goes unnoticed since it acts involuntarily in daily life, generating emotional states in students such as motivation, dissatisfaction, or aversion. These factors will be a new element for future lines of research related to the teaching-learning process, as high relationships have been demonstrated between non-verbal language and psychosocial aspects implicit in teaching practice, as well as comprehension and student learning.Ĭurrently, non-verbal language is a competence that professors have to acquire and control, since it has a significant impact on their own work development and especially on the attitude and relationship with students. Confirmatory factor analysis determined three dimensions (kinesics, paralanguage, and proxemics). The final scale, called Non-verbal immediacy, was composed of a total of 26 items that presented satisfactory adjustments in both comprehension and outcome validity. The initial data collected through the Delphi technique provided some modifications. The validity of understanding is given by the application of the scale to 1316 university teachers between 24 and 67 years of age. Content validation was carried out by applying the Delphi technique and through an exploratory and confirmatory analysis. For this reason, the aim of this study was to develop a validation that validly and reliably measures the analysis of non-verbal language in university teachers. ![]() Knowledge and awareness of how to use non-verbal language is essential for the educational field.
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