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Spch 1113 Introduction to Speech Communication

Communication Apprehension Checklist

The following 14 statements concern feelings about communicating with other people. Please indicate the degree to which each statement applies to you by circling your response. Circle YES if you strongly agree, yes if you agree, ? If you don't know, no if you disagree and NO if you strongly disagree. There are no right or wrong answers. Work quickly; record your first impressions and do not think about each answer extensively.

YES	yes	?	no	NO	Talking with someone new scares me.
YES	yes	?	no	NO	I look forward to talking in class.
YES	yes	?	no	NO	I like standing up and talking in front of people.
YES	yes	?	no	NO	I like to talk when the whole class listens.
YES	yes	?	no	NO	Standing up to talk in front of other people scares me.
YES	yes	?	no	NO	I like talking to teachers.
YES	yes	?	no	NO	am scared to talk to people.
YES	yes	?	no	NO	I like it when it is my turn to talk in class.
YES	yes	?	no	NO	I like to talk to new people.
YES	yes	?	no	NO	When someone asks me a question, it scares me.
YES	yes	?	no	NO	There are a lot of people I am scared to talk to.
YES	yes	?	no	NO	I like to talk to people I haven't met before.
YES	yes	?	no	NO	I like it when I don't have to talk.
YES	yes	?	no	NO	Talking to teachers scares me.

Scoring:

YES = 1

yes =2

? = 3

no = 4

NO = 5

(1) Add the scores for the following items: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 12.

(2) Add the scores for the following items: 1, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, and 14.

(3) Add 42 to the total for Step 1.

(4) Subtract the total of Step 2 from the total of Step 3. Your score should be between 14 and 70.

The normal range is between 28 and 47. Students scoring above 47 are probably highly communication apprehensive. Students scoring below 28 are very low in communication apprehension.

(Adapted from: Cooper, Pamela J. Speech Communication for the Classroom Teacher. 3rd ed. Scottsdale, AZ: Gorsuch Scarisbrick, 1988, pp. 231-232. Originally published in James McCroskey, Quiet Children and the Classroom Teacher, pp. 20-21. Copyright 1977. Available ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills.)

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