Description
Pleasetake a look at the format that will be required for ALL Homework Assessments. Please note that you ARE NOT required to turn in the assessment with your general markings/scores. You only need to turn in your analysis of your general markings/scores using the format in the attached example.
**Attachments are not accepted/allowed. You will submit your analysis through Canvas. Just type your written ANALYSIS of how you view your score in the text box and submit it.
Homework Assessment Sample (how to format Homework Assignments #1-12)
Homework Assessment #1 Example (CORRECT EXAMPLE)
This assessment was about interpersonal communication competence. It evaluated motivation, knowledge and skill of the communicator.
My overall score was 86 which means that I have high level of competency in communicating with others in an interpersonal setting.
Motivation: 22 Knowledge: 26 Skill: 38
These results are not unusual for me because I like to interact with others and am generally a friendly person. I’ve also been told by others that I’m a good communicator because I am able to start and maintain a conversation while also listening to the other person.
For example, it is easy for me to talk to strangers and make friends with them. I also believe that in order to be successful that you need to be a good communicator. Earlier today when I was in class we were told to get into groups and I was able to get everyone in the group talking by sharing my work experience with them.
Use the same format for ALL Homework Assessments (they will all be assessing something different). But, you need to address the same four items:
1. This assessment was about ….
2. My overall score was …
3. These results are …….
4. For example,……..
REMEMBER DO NOT INCLUDE THE ACTUAL ASSESSMENT!
Here is an INCORRECT SUBMISSION that will receive 0 points (submitting the assessment without analysis). All this person did was copy and paste the assessment without the analysis:
Spitzberg & Cupach’s
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE
Self-Assessment
Instructions: Answer each item honestly as it currently applies to you in typical conversations with others. Use the following scale:
1 2 3 4 5
strongly slightly unsure slightly strongly
disagree disagree agree agree
5 1. I want to adapt my communication behavior to meet others’ expectations.
3 2. I have enough knowledge and experiences to adapt to others’ expectations.
5 3. I use a wide range of behaviors, including self-disclosure and wit, to adapt to others.
5 4. I want to be involved in the conversations I have with other people.
5 5. I know how to respond because I am perceptive and attentive to others’ behaviors.
3 6. I show my involvement in conversation both nonverbally and verbally.
5
5 8. I know how to change topics and control the tone of my conversations.
5 9. It is easy for me to manage conversations the way I want them to proceed.
5 10. I want to understand other people’s viewpoints and emotions.
5 11. I know that empathy means to try to see it through their eyes and feel what they feel.
5 show my understanding of others by reflecting their thoughts and feelings to them.
3 13. I am motivated to obtain the conversational goals I set for myself.
3 14. Once I set an interpersonal goal for myself, I know the steps to take to achieve it.
3 15. I successfully achieve my interpersonal goals.
3 16. I want to communicate with others in an appropriate manner.
5 17. I am aware of the rules that guide social behavior.
5 18. I act in ways that meet situational demands for appropriateness.
48 Overall Total
Scoring
Possible “Overall Total” should range between 18-90.
Higher values indicate more communication competence.
Lower values indicate less communication competence.
PLEASE READ THE GUIDELINES IN THE SAMPLE EXAMPLE HOMEWORK ASSESSMENT FOR HOW AND WHAT TO SUBMIT FOR THE HOMEWORK ASSESSMENTS. INCORRECT SUBMISSIONS WILL RECEIVE 0 POINTS.
PLEASE BE SURE TO CHOOSE ONE PERSON FOR THIS ASSESSMENT!! IN YOUR ASSESSMENT, PLEASE TELL ME WHICH ONE PERSON YOU DECIDED TO ASSESS. DO NOT JUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW YOU ASSESS PEOPLE IN GENERAL, YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE PERSON ONLY. Please state in your opening paragraph of the analysis which person you are assessing for this homework assessment.
DO NOT CHOOSE A PERSON THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW PERSONALLY OR SOMEONE YOU JUST KNOW OF OR THE ASSESSMENT RESULTS WON’T MAKE SENSE. FOR EXAMPLE, DO NOT CHOOSE A CELEBRITY.
**This assessment is also different from #1 and #2 where you had one final score. You will have 3 separate scores for this assessment and when writing your analysis you will agree of disagree with the rankings of the 3 types of interpersonal attraction.
You must submit your 4 paragraph analysis and include at least 2-3 real life examples. DO NOT submit the assessment with your scores. ONLY submit your 4 paragraph analysis.
INCORRECT SUBMISSIONS THAT DON’T INCLUDE THE ANALYSIS WILL RECEIVE 0 POINTS.
This is the assignment
Measures of Interpersonal Attraction
Directions: The scales below are designed to indicate how attractive you find another
person to be. Please indicate your perceptions of the attractiveness of “person of your
choosing” Please indicate the degree to which each statement applies to you by
marking whether you:
Strongly Disagree = 1; Disagree = 2; Neutral = 3; Agree = 4; Strongly Agree = 5
Social Attraction
_____1. I think he (she) could be a friend of mine.
_____2. I would like to have a friendly chat with her/him.
_____3. It would be difficult to meet and talk with him (her).
_____4. He (she) just wouldn’t fit into my circle of friends.
_____5. We could never establish a personal friendship with each other.
_____6. He/she would be pleasant to be with.
Physical Attraction
_____7. I think he (she) is quite handsome (pretty).
_____8. He/she is somewhat ugly.
_____9. He (she) is very sexy looking
_____10. I find him (her) very attractive physically.
_____11. I don’t like the way he (she) looks.
_____12. He/she is not very good looking.
Task Attraction
_____13. He (she) is a typical goof off when assigned a job to do.
_____14. You could count on her/him getting the job done.
_____15. I have confidence in his (her) ability to get the job done.
_____16. If I wanted to get things done I could probably depend on him (her).
_____17. I couldn’t get anything accomplished with him (her).
_____18. He/she would not be good to work with.
Scoring: To compute your scores, add your scores for each item as indicated below:
Recode items 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, & 18 with the following format:
1 = 5
2 = 4
3 = 3
4 = 2
5 = 1
Add the six items for each form of attraction. Scores should range from 6 to 30.
Social Attraction (Items 1-6) _____
Physical Attraction (Items 7-12) _____
Task Attraction (Items 13-18) _____
NOTE: To measure the attractiveness of a different person, simply put in the other
person’s name in place above.
CAUTION: Do not add the scores for these three dimensions to get a total score. These
are different dimension. Adding them together is similar to the proverbial adding of
apples, oranges, and watermelons.
Source: McCroskey, J. C., & McCain, T. A. (1974). The measurement of interpersonal
attraction. Speech Monographs, 41, 261-266
