Measurable Effects of a Communication Skills Course: An Initial Study

Tested the writing and speaking performance of students before and after the completion of one semester of rhetoric instruction. Confirmed that changes in students' writing and speaking skills can be reliably measured using the American College Testing Program's College Outcome Measures Pr...

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Published inCommunication Education Vol. 32; no. 2; p. 227
Main Authors Trank, Douglas M, Steele, Joe M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.1983
Subjects
American College Testing Program
College Outcome Measures Project
College Students
Communication Skills
Educational Assessment
Higher Education
Measurement Techniques
Measures (Individuals)
Pretests Posttests
Rhetoric
Speech Skills
Writing Skills
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Summary:Tested the writing and speaking performance of students before and after the completion of one semester of rhetoric instruction. Confirmed that changes in students' writing and speaking skills can be reliably measured using the American College Testing Program's College Outcome Measures Project (COMP) Speaking and Writing Assessments. (PD)
ISSN:0363-4523
DOI:10.1080/03634528309378533