Assessing Faculty Members' Effective Communication Skills About Their Attitudes, And Students' Academic Achievement

Abstract

Research Summary:

The current study aimed to know the reality of the teaching performance of faculty members in the Deanship of the Preparatory Year and Supportive Studies considering effective communication skills, and their attitudes towards using these skills in teaching. The study sample included about (294) students from the Deanship of the Preparatory Year and Supportive Studies in the second semester. From the academic year 2022-2023 AD, the results of the study were as follows:

First: Regarding the first question: “What is the reality of the use of effective communication skills by faculty members at the Deanship[1] of the Preparatory Year and Supporting Studies: The results of the study showed that faculty members use effective communication skills in its three fields, which are written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills, to a moderate degree, where communication skills came in moderate.” Written skills came in first place with the highest average of (3.33), followed by non-verbal communication skills with an average of (3.32), while verbal communication skills came in last place with an average of (3.26).

Second: Regarding the second question: “Does the evaluation of effective communication skills (written, verbal, and non-verbal) of a faculty member in the Deanship of the Preparatory Year and Supporting Studies differ according to his scientific specialization?” The study results showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the significance level (0.05) attributable to specializing in all skills.

Third: Regarding the third question: “What are the attitudes of the faculty members of the Deanship of Preparatory Year and Supporting Studies towards using effective communication skills in teaching?” The study results showed that the faculty members have a high positive attitude towards using effective communication skills in teaching. Considering the findings of the current study; The researcher presented a set of recommendations, including: the need to work on holding training courses, scientific seminars, and seminars, and providing advisory services; To develop the teaching skills of the Deanship’s faculty members, the most prominent of which are effective communication skills.