Is the Fear of "Being Wrong" a Barrier for Effective Communication between Students and Professors? A Survey Study at Babes-Bolyai University Romania

Autor/inn/en	Florescu, Mihaela Hrisa; Pop-Pacurar, Irina
Titel	Is the Fear of "Being Wrong" a Barrier for Effective Communication between Students and Professors? A Survey Study at Babes-Bolyai University Romania
Quelle	In: Acta Didactica Napocensia, 9 (2016) 2, S.47-66 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2065-1430
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; College Students; College Faculty; Barriers; Communication Skills; Surveys; Questionnaires; Classroom Communication; Hypothesis Testing; Interpersonal Communication; Student Motivation; Questioning Techniques; Likert Scales; Student Participation; Psychological Patterns; Anxiety; Romania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Fakultät; Kommunikationsstil; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Fragebogen; Klassengespräch; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Schulische Motivation; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Likert-Skala; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Angst; Rumänien
Abstract	The aim of this paper is to identify the students' and faculty members' perspective on teaching communication aspects and dynamics, and also to predict pattern changes that may improve communication effectiveness at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Particularly, we were interested to find out to what extent the "fear of giving the wrong answer" and "viewing mistakes as failure" determine a less effective communication between students and professors. The study was designed as a survey based on multiple choice questionnaires targeting more than 250 undergraduate and postgraduate students and faculty members. The first pilot study revealed that the "wrong answer punishment effect" exists and our assumption was that it could be the leading cause of students' non-involvement in the teaching dialogue during courses, seminars, labs. The second questionnaire, developed after the pilot study, was designed to focus on the mechanisms triggering this effect and the results confirmed the hypothesis. The main barrier causing poor or lack of communication between students and teachers in higher education remains the fear of making mistakes. Our study revealed a need for the students to be constantly challenged by questions and actively encouraged to give an answer, even if they might give the wrong answer or their response is not the most accurate one. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Babes-Bolyai University. Kogainiceanu 1, Cluj-Napoca, 400084 Romania. e-mail: submit_adn@yahoo.com; Web site: http://adn.teaching.ro
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01