Do They Believe They Can Communicate? Assessing College Students' Perceived Ability to Communicate about Agricultural Sciences

Autor/inn/en	Norris, Shannon L.; Murphrey, Theresa Pesl; Leggette, Holli R.
Titel	Do They Believe They Can Communicate? Assessing College Students' Perceived Ability to Communicate about Agricultural Sciences
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 60 (2019) 4, S.53-70 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	College Students; Agricultural Education; Communication Skills; Employment Qualifications; Job Skills; Program Effectiveness; College Faculty; Teaching Methods; Reflection; Outcomes of Education; College Readiness; Career Readiness; Writing (Composition); Critical Thinking; Thinking Skills; Student Attitudes; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Kommunikationsstil; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Produktive Fertigkeit; Fakultät; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schreibübung; Kritisches Denken; Denkfähigkeit; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Meeting the demands of a proficient scientific workforce depends on students' communication skill preparation. To describe students' self-perceptions of their communication skills, we surveyed 315 students in Texas A&M University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Participants noted they were most proficient in their ability to listen effectively and least proficient in asking effective questions. Each communication skill characteristic showed a statistically significant difference before and after college engagement, but we found no statistically significant difference in the overall communication scores of students. Therefore, we recommend: 1) interviewing employers to understand their perceptions of entry-level employees; 2) investigating when students transition from false sense of confidence to actual confidence; 3) conducting a longitudinal study to investigate students' perceptions of communication skills throughout their college experience; 4) evaluating faculty's communication teaching methods across disciplines; and 5) investigating the influence of self-reflection on students' attained communication skills. Conducting such studies could lead to stronger connections between the academy and the industry, especially as faculty strive to align their teaching with needs of the industry. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2021/2/06