In basic communication, who is the sender?

• A. The student
• B. The instructor
• C. The department head
• D. The message itself

Answer: (B)

In basic communication, the sender is the person who starts the message by encoding and transmitting it. In a classroom or instructional setting, that role is typically the instructor, since they are the one conveying information to students. The student usually acts as the receiver, decoding what’s been sent. The department head isn’t the standard sender in this everyday classroom interaction, unless they are the one delivering the message in that moment. The message itself is the content being sent, not the source.