DO STUDENTS ATTAIN SIMILAR LEVELs OF PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS AS IN A TRADITIONAL SPEECH COURSE?
• Pre/post tests comparing two skills-based courses reveal similar abilities across courses. • Students’ self-critique paper reveals their overall improvement. RQ4 DO STUDENT SPEAKERS AND LISTENERS ALTER THEIR ATTITUDES AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES AND IDEAS IN A CIVIL PUBLIC DISCOURSE CLASS? Pre/post attitude tests suggest students changed their attitudes about: • Megan€™s Law • Animal testing • School vouchers • Human cloning • Minimum wage increase. Speakers • Reported more attitude change. • Maintained that the quality of evidence was influential in changing their stance. Listeners • Reported less attitude change • Maintained their personal experiences were most influential in retaining their original views. Results suggest a transformation for speakers based on involvement and effort, but not for listeners. Research Question One Research Question Two Research Question Three Research Question Four SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODOLOGY EMPLOYED Participants in this research pro
