Relationships between communication apprehension, ambiguity tolerance and learning styles in accounting students

Ambiguity Tolerance and Perceptual Learning Styles of Chinese EFL Learners

“…For instance, students who are more tolerant are more willing to take risks (Ely, 1986;Mclain, 1993;Oxford & Ehrman, 1993) or more independent (Arquero et al, 2015). A learner with a relatively higher level of ambiguity tolerance is more willing to be a multilingual speaker (Dewaele & Li, 2013).…”

Learning R Programming Language With Psi Chi

“…In social contexts, found that communicationapprehensive individu als tend to disclose cynical and dishonest informa tion about themselves, suggesting they are often less shrewd and competent about their social unfolding. Those with acuter communication apprehension also exhibit diminished adaptability, as those higher in apprehension indicate having lower tolerance for context ambiguity (Arquero, Polvillo, Hassall, & Joyce, 2017). As well, highly apprehensive individuals, relative to slightly apprehensive coun terparts, experience more difficulties conforming to complex social settings (like a college campus; McCroskey & Sheahan, 1978).…”

“…Thus, it is no surprise that research has substantiated the lack of connectivity that communicationapprehensive individuals often experience. Studies have shown communication apprehension correlates negatively with connected ness toward classroom peers (Carlson et al, 2006), collaborative learning preferences (Arquero et al, 2017), and loneliness in general (Zakahi & Duran, 1985), thus indicating its close correspondence with social detachment feelings. McCroskey and Sheahan (1978) also found that, relative to slightly apprehensive counterparts, highly apprehensive individuals develop fewer and weaker relationships with peers and faculty in a college setting, thus suggesting that developing different forms of social capital can also be challenging for those with acute communication apprehension.…”

“It’s Pre-Service Teacher’s Time”: Shifting the Focus of Communication Apprehension (CA) Research

“…The next prominent discussion of CA was its nature that was linked to any plausible relationship with both educational and personality traits. Learning styles, ambiguity, tolerance, learning achievement, and seating preferences were educational traits which proved to be prevalent to student's CA level [10], [28]. The relationship between CA level and similar traits such as passive classroom participation and low learning motivation existed, thus teachers should develop a comprehensive measurement to assess CA during teacher-student interactions [2].…”

“…A large and ever growing body of literature demonstrates that Communication Apprehension (CA) is fundamental to instructional communication [1]- [5] including in the discipline of language teaching [6]- [9] and those of business [10], maritime [11], and nursing education [12]. There is also a clear evidence indicating that CA is strongly associated with how people cope with anxiety to communicate in front of public.…”