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Differences Between Levels of Oral Communication Apprehension and Communicator Style of Preservice Teacher Education Students

The classroom communication behavior of preservice teacher education students was the focus of this research. The study was designed to provide descriptive and empirical data for teacher educators to use in designing preservice and in-service training in classroom communication. Additionally, an interdisciplinary focus on research from the fields of interpersonal and instructional communication as applied to teacher education was emphasized. The sample for the study included 30 secondary and 29
elementary preservice teacher education students. The sample was stratified on the basis of the level of communication apprehension. A total of 30 high level apprehensive and 29 low level apprehensives were identified. The Personal Report of Communication Apprehension-24 (PRCA-24) was administered as a pre-posttest measure. Scores from the Communicator Style Measure (CSM) were analyzed with the PRCA—24. University supervisors and public school cooperating teachers completed a modified version of the CSM on two separate observation occasions.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331598
Date12 1900
CreatorsRutherford, William Barron
ContributorsBlack, Watt L., Rollins, Forrest L., Norton, E. Douglas, Sandefur, Walter
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 145 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Rutherford, William Barron, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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