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The assignment isn’t to give a summary about the assessment, the assignment is to write your 4-paragraph analysis regarding YOUR score along with real life examples.
PLEASE READ THE GUIDELINES IN THE SAMPLE EXAMPLE HOMEWORK ASSESSMENT FOR HOW AND WHAT TO SUBMIT FOR THE HOMEWORK ASSESSMENTS.
INCORRECT SUBMISSIONS THAT DON’T INCLUDE THE ANALYSIS WILL RECEIVE 0 POINTS.
Willingness To Communicate (WTC)
Directions: Below are 20 situations in which a person might choose to
communicate or not to communicate. Presume you have completely free
choice. Indicate the percentage of times you would choose to communicate in
each type of situation. Indicate in the space at the left of the item what percent
of the time you would choose to communicate. (0 = Never to 100 = Always)
_____1. Talk with a service station attendant.
_____2. Talk with a physician.
_____3. Present a talk to a group of strangers.
_____4. Talk with an acquaintance while standing in line.
_____5. Talk with a salesperson in a store.
_____6. Talk in a large meeting of friends.
_____7. Talk with a police officer.
_____8. Talk in a small group of strangers.
_____9. Talk with a friend while standing in line.
_____10. Talk with a waiter/waitress in a restaurant.
_____11. Talk in a large meeting of acquaintances.
_____12. Talk with a stranger while standing in line.
_____13. Talk with a secretary.
_____14. Present a talk to a group of friends.
_____15. Talk in a small group of acquaintances.
_____16. Talk with a garbage collector.
_____17. Talk in a large meeting of strangers.
_____18. Talk with a spouse (or girl/boyfriend).
_____19. Talk in a small group of friends.
_____20. Present a talk to a group of acquaintances.
Scoring:
Context-type sub-scores–
Group Discussion: Add scores for items 8, 15, & 19; then divide by 3.
Meetings: Add scores for items 6, 11, 17; then divide by 3.
Interpersonal: Add scores for items 4, 9, 12; then divide by 3.
Public Speaking: Add scores for items 3, 14, 20; then divide by 3.
Receiver-type sub-scores–
Stranger: Add scores for items 3, 8, 12, 17; then divide by 4.
Acquaintance: Add scores for items 4, 11, 15, 20; then divide by 4.
Friend: Add scores for items 6, 9, 14, 19; then divide by 4.
To compute the total WTC score, add the sub scores for stranger,
acquaintance, and friend. Then divide by 3.
All scores, total and sub-scores, will fall in the range of 0 to 100
Norms for WTC Scores:
Group discussion >89 High WTC, <57 Low WTC Meetings >80 High WTC, <39 Low WTC Interpersonal conversations >94 High WTC, <64 Low WTC Public Speaking >78 High WTC, <33 Low WTC Stranger >63 High WTC, <18 Low WTC Acquaintance >92 High WTC, <57 Low WTC Friend >99 High WTC, <71 Low WTC Total WTC >82 High Overall WTC, <52 Low Overall WTC Sources: McCroskey, J. C. (1992). Reliability and validity of the willingness to communicate scale. Communication Quarterly, 40, 16-25. McCroskey, J. C., & Richmond, V. P. (1987). Willingness to communicate. In J. C. McCroskey & J. A. Daly (Eds.), Personality and interpersonal communication (pp. 119-131). Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Please follow all the instructions
