External Noise: The class next door is being loud.
Today's Lesson: Branches of Biology
Sender: The teacher
Channel: Face to face
Encoding: Does anyone have any questions?
Does everyone understand what we learned today?
Receivers: The students
Internal Noise: The student isn't paying attention.
This class is so boring...wait what did the teacher just say?
Does she want us to ask questions?
Decoding
Channel: Face to face
Could you please go over the first branch of biology?
Feedback: The student responds to the question.
The teacher is the sender and is sending the message through a face to face channel. She is encoding that she wants students to ask questions if they have any. A barrier to communication is the external noise coming from the classroom next door.
Today's Lesson: Branches of Biology
Encoding: This announcement is important so everyone should listen.
The first branches of biology are anatomy and botany.
Next I have an important announcement.
The students are the receivers. One of the students is decoding the message while another student has internal noise because he is not paying attention and didn't hear the question.
I should listen since she said it's important.
Decoding
The student gives feedback by responding to the question. She sends the message through a face to face channel.
Today's Lesson: Photosynthesis
Ethical Responsibility
Coming up soon you will have a test over everything we've learned so far this year. This test isn't difficult, but you will need to study if you want to get a good grade. It will count for 50% of your grade so it is very important.
Does everyone understand?
The teacher responds to the student's question and sends out another message. She encodes that everyone should listen.
The student decodes that she should listen and pay attention to what the teacher is saying.
The teacher demonstrates ethical responsibility by conveying honest information about the test, informing the students in advance, and telling them that they need to prepare for the test.