Examining the relationship between group work and students’ willingness to participate
dc.contributor.author | Ragusa, Sarah R. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-05-10T15:24:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-05-10T15:24:24Z | |
dc.date.graduationmonth | May | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2010-05-10T15:24:24Z | |
dc.date.published | 2010 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | In this thesis study, the use of group work as an instructional strategy was assessed to determine the effect it has on students’ willingness to communicate, communication apprehension, and self-perceived competence. Students enrolled in a basic public speaking at a major Midwestern university completed Neer’s (1987) Classroom Apprehension about Participation Scale (CAPS) at the beginning of the semester and again four weeks later after being exposed to a treatment of group or no group. Results indicated students’ willingness to communicate and self-perceived competence increased over the four-week duration of the study regardless of treatment. However, a significant reduction of communication apprehension was seen in students using group work in their classrooms. Limitations and implications are discussed. | en_US |
dc.description.advisor | Leann M. Brazeal | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Arts | en_US |
dc.description.department | Department of Communication Studies, Theatre, and Dance | en_US |
dc.description.level | Masters | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4104 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Kansas State University | en |
dc.subject | classroom participation | en_US |
dc.subject | group | en_US |
dc.subject | willingness to communicate | en_US |
dc.subject | self-perceived competence | en_US |
dc.subject | communication apprehension | en_US |
dc.subject.umi | Education, Curriculum and Instruction (0727) | en_US |
dc.subject.umi | Education, Secondary (0533) | en_US |
dc.subject.umi | Speech Communication (0459) | en_US |
dc.title | Examining the relationship between group work and students’ willingness to participate | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |