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Fostering and Assessing Critical Listening Skills in the Speech Course
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Ferrari-Bridgers, Franca; Vogel, Rosanne; Lynch, Barbara – International Journal of Listening, 2017
In this article we present the results of two listening assessments conducted in spring 2013 and fall 2013. Our primary goal is of a pedagogical nature and is concerned with the design and the testing of a tool that could measure students' critical listening skill improvement during the span of a semester. A total of N = 370 students participated…
Descriptors: Listening Skills, Speech Instruction, Quasiexperimental Design, Undergraduate Students
First Day of Public Speaking Class and Student Expectations
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Mohammadi, Oli; Swift, Crystal L. – Inquiry, 2013
On the first day of class, what should an instructor do? What do the students expect? What might ruin the first day of class? The author asked 270 students these questions, and their answers apply to any class's first day.
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Student Attitudes, Expectation, Two Year College Students
An Exploration of the Roles of Communication Apprehension, Online Technology Self-Efficacy, and Retention in an Online Public Speaking Course
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Stout, Carla Sulivant – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Although the growth rate of online learning continues to increase, online courses are yielding higher attrition rates compared to traditional learning courses (Carswell, Thomas, Petre, Price, & Richards, 2000; Clark & Jones, 2001; Nash, 2005; Park & Choi, 2009). The literature has previously linked online technology self-efficacy and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Communication (Thought Transfer), Self Efficacy, Information Technology