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ERIC Number: EJ1262743
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1546-2331
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Comparisons of Speech Anxiety in Basic Public Speaking Courses: Are Intensive or Traditional Semester Courses Better?
Ashlock, Mary Z.; Brantley, William A.; Taylor, Katherine B.
Basic Communication Course Annual, v27 Article 13 p117-140 2015
Students of public speaking are often asked if a basic public speaking course helped them deal with their fear of public speaking. Comparisons of anxiety levels between students enrolled in traditional 15-week semester courses and those enrolled in intensive courses has received little attention. The purpose of this exploratory, quasi-experimental study was to determine whether students enrolled in intensive public speaking courses reported higher levels of communication apprehension, i.e., speech anxiety. Participants were 722 undergraduate students who completed the Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety instrument. The findings indicated that students enrolled in intensive public speaking courses had significant moderate communication apprehension scores compared to students enrolled in 15-week semester courses. It is argued that the study indicates that there are factors that should be explored in further research on intensive public speaking courses.
University of Dayton Department of Communication at eCommons. 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469. e-mail: BCCAeditor@clemson.edu; Web site: https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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