Prospective Teachers Level of Communication Apprehension
Keywords:
Communication, Communication competence, Communication apprehension, Prospective teachers.Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the oral communication (CA) levels of prospective teachers studying in the Teacher Education Centers of Kerala state in south India. The personal Report of Communication Apprehension-24 (PRCA-24) to measure the level of CA of 215 trainee teachers from three subject streams: Language education, Science education, and social science education. Data were evaluated using percentage analysis, and ANOVA and Sheffe
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