Perceptions Of Communication Competence, Self‐Efficacy, And Trait Communication Apprehension: Is There an Impact on Basic Course Success?

Dwyer, Karen Kangas; Fus, Dennis A.

doi:10.1080/08824090209384829

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“…Numerous empirical studies have shown that self-efficacy has a significant relationship with language performance (Dwyer & Fus, 2002;Hsieh, 2008;Mills, Pajares, & Herron, 2006Woodrow, 2011;Wu, Lowyck, Sercu, & Elen, 2013). Results of these studies support the research findings in other areas such as math and L1 writing (Pajares, 1996(Pajares, , 2003Pajares & Johnson, 1996;Pajares & Miller, 1994)) which revealed that self-efficacy is closely related to performance.…”

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Self-efficacy and Its Relation to ESL Writing Proficiency and Academic Disciplines

Raoofi

Gharibi

2017

Int. J. Appl. Linguist. Engl. Lit.

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Writing is an essential skill for academic development within any disciplinary area. Despite the rapidly growing body of research on the various aspects of second language writing, research on writing self-efficacy remains scarce. This study investigated the relationship the between writing self-efficacy and writing proficiency in English as a second language. In this cross-sectional study, 304 Malaysian undergraduate students completed a writing self-efficacy questionnaire. The participants’ writing proficiency was assessed using two different writing tasks. The results showed that there was a significant difference in writing self-efficacy among the three writing proficiency groups. It was also found that science students had significantly higher writing self-efficacy than those in social sciences. Limitations of the study and Implications for second language writing instruction are also discussed.

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Section: Introductionsupporting

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Self-efficacy and Its Relation to ESL Writing Proficiency and Academic Disciplines

Raoofi

Gharibi

2017

Int. J. Appl. Linguist. Engl. Lit.

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“…Because students use grades to reflect on their own performance and form judgments of their abilities (Pajares et al, 2007), using grades as an indicator of mastery should provide a link between students' performances and subsequent interpretation of their abilities. While other studies also adopt this perspective, they often utilize final grades, an outcome conflated by multiple other assessments (e.g., attendance, participation; Dwyer & Fus, 2002). This study chose to utilize a specific assignment-the informative essay-as a synthesizing mastery experience within the writing domain.…”

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Assessing Students' Writing and Public Speaking Self-Efficacy in a Composition and Communication Course

Frey¹,

Vallade²

2018

JCP

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One avenue for assessing learning involves evaluating self-efficacy, as this psychological belief is a strong predictor of academic achievement. As such, the purpose of this study was to evaluate writing selfefficacy and public speaking self-efficacy in a composition and communication course. This course is structured to develop both writing and public speaking competencies; the research sought to determine whether students believed they were leaving the course feeling more confident in their capabilities within each respective academic domain. Results (N = 380) from pre-and post-test data suggest that students' reported writing and public speaking self-efficacy significantly increased over the semester. Additionally, students' mastery experiences, operationalized as informative essay and informative speech grades, were related positively to changes in self-efficacy at the end of the semester. These results offer three implications for teaching within this course design and structure.

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“…Research has demonstrated that class activities and instruction can alter students’ self-efficacy. For example, students’ self-efficacy about public speaking increased with instruction (Dwyer & Fus, 2002). In other contexts, their self-efficacy has increased through Web-based interventions (e.g., Poddar, Hosig, Anderson, Nickols-Richardson, & Duncan, 2010), the use of blogging in physical education (Papastergiou, Gerodimos, & Antoniou, 2011), and targeted lessons on academic achievement (Bresó, Schaufeli, & Salanova, 2011).…”

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“…Instruction can have tangible effects on self-efficacy, and in turn, self-efficacy can affect other outcomes. For example, Dwyer and Fus (2002) found that self-efficacy was predictive of final course grades in public speaking but that other affective measures were not predictive.…”

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Communication Instruction in Landscape Architecture Courses

Gaffney

2013

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

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Communication skills are an increasingly important component of college students’ education because these skills are in high demand from employers. This study provides a close examination of communication instruction in both a typical landscape architecture class and a modified one (i.e., with the addition of formalized communication instruction that is grounded in design), analyzing changes in students’ perceptions of their own communication abilities (self-efficacy). The study reveals that in the typical class, students had a decrease in self-efficacy whereas in the modified class, students had a significant increase in self-efficacy. Viewing these results through the lens of self-efficacy and situated learning provides a complex understanding of the influences on students’ experiences. For both teaching and research in communication across the curriculum, this study has implications about the importance of the nature of instruction.

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Perceptions Of Communication Competence, Self‐Efficacy, And Trait Communication Apprehension: Is There an Impact on Basic Course Success?

Cited by 39 publications

References 27 publications

Self-efficacy and Its Relation to ESL Writing Proficiency and Academic Disciplines

Self-efficacy and Its Relation to ESL Writing Proficiency and Academic Disciplines

Assessing Students' Writing and Public Speaking Self-Efficacy in a Composition and Communication Course

Communication Instruction in Landscape Architecture Courses

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