The Impact of Communication Apprehension on Student Retention and Success: A Preliminary Report.

McCroskey, James C.; Payne, Steven K.

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Impact of Communication Apprehension on Student Retention and Success: A Preliminary Report.

McCroskey, James C.; Payne, Steven K.

ACA Bulletin, n56 p65-69 Apr 1986

Results of this preliminary study of college students indicate that (1) the dropout pattern for high communication apprehensives is more severe than that for low communication apprehensives and (2) high communication apprehensives achieve lower grade point averages than do low communication apprehensives. (PD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Enrollment, Grade Point Average, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, School Holding Power, Student Attrition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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