Abstract
This study integrates findings from the motivation-achievement and communication literature to underline the salient role that (communicative) self-efficacy beliefs play in academic settings. Additionally, this research shows that communicative self-efficacy beliefs can be accurately assessed by using a measure of self-perceived communication competence (SPCC). Using longitudinal data from 705 undergraduate students, the study shows that participants’ communicative self-efficacy beliefs increased linearly during the semester in which they were enrolled in a basic communication course. Finally, findings from this research indicate that the magnitude of change in self-efficacy was linked to the context of communication as well as attuned to the scope of classroom instruction.
Recommended Citation
Hodis, Georgeta M. and Hodis, Flaviu A.
(2012)
"Trends in Communicative Self-Efficacy: A Comparative Analysis,"
Basic Communication Course Annual: Vol. 24, Article 7.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/vol24/iss1/7
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