Descriptor
Source
Author
| Pearson, Judy C. | 6 |
| Nelson, Paul E. | 2 |
| Hess, Jon | 1 |
| Turner, Lynn H. | 1 |
| Yoder, Donald D. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 6 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textHess, Jon; Pearson, Judy C. – 1991
A study investigated the principles included in basic public speaking texts and the relative importance given to each principle. Content analysis was used to examine 12 of the most popular introductory-level college public speaking textbooks. The unit of analysis was selected, categories were constructed, and the data were coded and weighted.…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Public Speaking
Pearson, Judy C. – 1979
Two variables that may affect speech criticism were studied: the sex of the speaker and the rater's attitude of sexism. An ancillary study concerning the effect of the sex of the teacher was also undertaken. The study included the development of an instrument to measure sexism, which revealed some of the effects of sex and sexism on the criticism…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Public Speaking, Secondary Education, Sex Discrimination
Nelson, Paul E.; Pearson, Judy C. – 1982
A study was conducted to determine the treatment of intrapersonal communication in basic communication course texts published in the last 10 years. Only 29 of the 77 textbooks surveyed covered the topic at all, and many of those treated it in a superficial manner. After being divided into two categories according to subject matter, public speaking…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Content Analysis, Higher Education
PDF pending restorationPearson, Judy C.; Yoder, Donald D. – 1979
Of 782 undergraduate students enrolled in either interpersonal communication or public speaking courses, the 125 students scoring high in communication apprehension were retested upon completion of the courses and analyzed for their responses to a student attitudes survey. Significantly greater numbers of the high communication apprehensive (HCA)…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Enrollment
Pearson, Judy C.; Nelson, Paul E. – 1981
A study examined the effects of gender on academic achievement in speech communication courses. In order to test the research hypothesis that females would receive higher grades than males, 2,190 grades given by 74 speech communication teachers over a five-year period were examined. The analysis of variance placed gender of the instructor, gender…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Communication Research, Educational Research
Pearson, Judy C.; Turner, Lynn H. – 1984
To determine the criterion related validity of the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA), 156 college students enrolled in a beginning public speaking course were administered the PRCA and asked to evaluate peers' speeches using a standard evaluation form. Offering support for the PRCA's validity, results showed a correlation…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, College Students, Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems
