Effects of a Self-Instruction Communication Skills Training on Skills, Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and Transfer

Autor/inn/en	Hommes, Mark A.; Van der Molen, Henk T.
Titel	Effects of a Self-Instruction Communication Skills Training on Skills, Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and Transfer
Quelle	In: European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, (2012) 1, (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1027-5207
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Self Efficacy; Skill Development; Open Universities; Comparative Analysis; Training Methods; Supervision; Transfer of Training; Psychology; College Students; Student Motivation; Video Technology; Educational Technology; Pretests Posttests; Independent Study; Communication Skills; Microcounseling; Counselor Training; Counseling Techniques; Distance Education; Followup Studies; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Offene Universität; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Psychologie; Collegestudent; Schulische Motivation; Unterrichtsmedien; Selbststudium; Kommunikationsstil; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Niederlande
Abstract	This article describes a study on the effects of a self-instruction training programme in communication skills for psychology students at the Open University of the Netherlands in comparison to a fully supervised training. We expected both training programmes to increase students' knowledge and skills, as well as their self-efficacy and motivation concerning the use of skills. Furthermore we expected that both training programmes would lead to the transfer of these skills to daily life situations one year after training. The results show that almost all expectations were met, and that the effects of the self instructional programme in this study were comparable to those of the fully supervised training. The main conclusion is that it is possible to construct an effective self-instruction programme in communication skills for psychology students in distance education and this method could be promising for communication skills training for others groups. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10