Communication Apprehension among UUM Students

Communication apprehension (CA) has been the subject of several investigations in the last twenty years. For some people, CA is pathological (trait)while for others, it fluctuates from person to person and from situation to situation (state). CA is a prevalent phenomenon which has been studied among...

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Main Author: Wong, Wee Shung
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Published: 1998
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spelling my-uum-etd.19832013-07-24T12:13:55Z Communication Apprehension among UUM Students 1998 Wong, Wee Shung Halim, Haslina Sekolah Siswazah Graduate School LB2300 Higher Education Communication apprehension (CA) has been the subject of several investigations in the last twenty years. For some people, CA is pathological (trait)while for others, it fluctuates from person to person and from situation to situation (state). CA is a prevalent phenomenon which has been studied among college students in the United States of America. Little, if any, research has focused on CA among undergraduate students in Malaysia. This study assessed CA among undergraduate students in Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). The undergraduate students were asked to fill the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension-24 (PRCA-24) which measures the overall CA in group, meeting, dyadic and public speaking These :Students were also required to indicate their: 1) major of study; 2) year in university; 3) gender; 4) race; and 5) state of residence. The findings Indicate that CA exist among the undergraduate students in UUM with the average overall score is slightly below than the studies conducted in the western countries It was noted that there is no difference and relationship between 1) major of study; 2) year in university; 3) gender; 4) race; and 5 place of residence among UUM undergraduate students. It wits also found that the first year and second year students were particularly apprehensive in meeting and public speaking as compared to the third and fourth year students. On the other hand, male undergraduate students had significantly low CA than female undergraduate students in meeting and public speaking. This study provides added information about CA among undergraduate students in Malaysia. Recommendations for further research are suggested. 1998 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/1983/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/1983/1/Wong_Wee_Shung.pdf application/pdf eng validuser https://etd.uum.edu.my/1983/2/1.Wong_Wee_Shung.pdf application/pdf eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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language eng
eng
advisor Halim, Haslina
topic LB2300 Higher Education
spellingShingle LB2300 Higher Education
Wong, Wee Shung
Communication Apprehension among UUM Students
description Communication apprehension (CA) has been the subject of several investigations in the last twenty years. For some people, CA is pathological (trait)while for others, it fluctuates from person to person and from situation to situation (state). CA is a prevalent phenomenon which has been studied among college students in the United States of America. Little, if any, research has focused on CA among undergraduate students in Malaysia. This study assessed CA among undergraduate students in Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). The undergraduate students were asked to fill the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension-24 (PRCA-24) which measures the overall CA in group, meeting, dyadic and public speaking These :Students were also required to indicate their: 1) major of study; 2) year in university; 3) gender; 4) race; and 5) state of residence. The findings Indicate that CA exist among the undergraduate students in UUM with the average overall score is slightly below than the studies conducted in the western countries It was noted that there is no difference and relationship between 1) major of study; 2) year in university; 3) gender; 4) race; and 5 place of residence among UUM undergraduate students. It wits also found that the first year and second year students were particularly apprehensive in meeting and public speaking as compared to the third and fourth year students. On the other hand, male undergraduate students had significantly low CA than female undergraduate students in meeting and public speaking. This study provides added information about CA among undergraduate students in Malaysia. Recommendations for further research are suggested.
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title Communication Apprehension among UUM Students
title_short Communication Apprehension among UUM Students
title_full Communication Apprehension among UUM Students
title_fullStr Communication Apprehension among UUM Students
title_full_unstemmed Communication Apprehension among UUM Students
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granting_institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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publishDate 1998
url https://etd.uum.edu.my/1983/1/Wong_Wee_Shung.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/1983/2/1.Wong_Wee_Shung.pdf
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