Dong Hongmei, Sherer Renslow, Lio Jonathan, Jiang Ivy
Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA.
Med Sci Educ. 2022 Oct 26;32(6):1535-1539. doi: 10.1007/s40670-022-01672-0. eCollection 2022 Dec.
This article introduces the concept of "teacher immediacy," defined as the teacher's communication behaviors that reduce the psychological distance between teacher and students. Though well investigated and recognized in the area of instructional communication, this concept is still new to the field of medical education. The authors first describe the origin, definition, and indicators of teacher immediacy, and then present empirical research findings on teacher immediacy's positive associations with effective teaching. The authors also introduce findings of teacher immediacy research related to the online learning environment. They recommend medical educators adopt the term "teacher immediacy" and explore it in practice.
本文介绍了“教师即时性”的概念，其定义为教师的沟通行为能够减少师生之间的心理距离。尽管这一概念在教学沟通领域已得到充分研究和认可，但在医学教育领域仍是一个新事物。作者首先描述了教师即时性的起源、定义和指标，然后介绍了关于教师即时性与有效教学之间积极关联的实证研究结果。作者还介绍了与在线学习环境相关的教师即时性研究结果。他们建议医学教育工作者采用“教师即时性”这一术语并在实践中进行探索。
