Abstract
How does biological sex affect public speaking grades? Students completed journal entries over the course of the semester. Hierarchical multiple regression incrementally examined competency measures (previous experience and overall preparation time) then biological sex on public speaking grade averages. Competency measures predicted higher speech grade averages, but women still earned higher speech grades even after the effects of competency had been removed. Among the explanations offered are that women may be more competent than men, a combination of competence and compliance explains women’s higher grades, or public speaking classrooms perpetuate a female competency bias.
Recommended Citation
Pearson, Judy C. and Child, Jeffrey T.
(2008)
"The Influence of Biological Sex, Previous Experience, and Preparation Time on Classroom Public Speaking Grades,"
Basic Communication Course Annual: Vol. 20, Article 9.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/vol20/iss1/9
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