Why the Range in Grades? An Attempt to Explain the Variance in Students' Public Speaking Grades.
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| Title: | Why the Range in Grades? An Attempt to Explain the Variance in Students' Public Speaking Grades. |
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| Authors: | Pearson, JudyC.1 (AUTHOR) Judy.Pearson@ndsu.edu, Carmon, AnnaF.2 (AUTHOR), Child, JeffreyT.2 (AUTHOR), Semlak, JulieL.2 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Communication Quarterly. Nov2008, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p392-406. 15p. 1 Chart. |
| Subject Terms: | *Public speaking, *Grading of students, Oral communication ability testing, Extemporaneous speaking, Forensics (Public speaking), Speech anxiety |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of student motivation, unwillingness to communicate, first-generation college status, and biological sex on students' public speaking grades. A standard multiple regression analysis tested the hypothesis. Participants were enrolled in public speaking courses at two midwestern universities. The only independent variable with a significant main effect was biological sex. While this finding was consistent with earlier research, biological sex differences outweighed other understudied variables. These results require further investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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