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2012

Service learning

Boise State University

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The Effect Of Service Learning On Community College Communication Students, Margaret Shu-Mei Sass May 2012

The Effect Of Service Learning On Community College Communication Students, Margaret Shu-Mei Sass

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This study discusses the implementation of a service learning component in the first year college communication 101 level courses. Through the execution of a service learning component in college communication classes at a community college, student’s communicative competency and attitude toward community service is assessed. Using two different delivery approaches, a quantitative study assessed the pre-test and post-test of the standardized tools Communicative Adaptability Scale (CAS) and Community Service Attitudes Scale (CSAS). Eight sections of the communication 101 courses were distributed into two groups: 1) the experimental group consisting of 4 classes, and (2) the control group consisting of four …