QUESTION-ASKING COMFORT - EXPLORATIONS OF THE DEMOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION IN THE 8TH GRADE CLASSROOM

Authors
DALY JA KREISER PO ROGHAAR LA
Citation
Ja. Daly et al., QUESTION-ASKING COMFORT - EXPLORATIONS OF THE DEMOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION IN THE 8TH GRADE CLASSROOM, Communication education, 43(1), 1994, pp. 27-41
Citations number
56
Categorie Soggetti
Communication,"Education & Educational Research
Journal title
Communication education → ACNP
ISSN journal
03634523
Volume
43
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
27 - 41
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-4523(1994)43:1<27:QC-EOT>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A national sample of eighth grade students (N = 24599) described how c omfortable they were about asking questions in English, science, socia l studies, and mathematics classes. Question-asking comfort was positi vely related to family income, socio-economic status, English language proficiency, family intellectual environment, educational aspirations , academic performance, self-esteem, and locus of control. A significa nt and inverse relationship was found between question-asking comfort and age. Results further suggest that question-asking comfort is signi ficantly associated with gender, ethnicity, geographic region, home la nguage background, and perceptions of teachers' responsiveness to stud ents.