Verbal and Nonverbal Communication and Listening Skills Paper
Student Listening Inventory SOC/110 Version 9 |
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Student Listening InventoryThis inventory should help identify your listening strengths and weaknesses within the context of a college classroom. The word speaker can mean the instructor or another student. Remember that most of us overestimate how well we listen. Give some serious, realistic thought to each statement before responding. Use the following numbers to indicate how often you engage in these listening behaviors: 1 = almost never, 2 = not often, 3 = sometimes, 4 = more often than not, and 5 = almost always.
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Add up your scores for all of the questions. Use the following guidelines to assess how well you think you listen. Your score only represents your personal perceptions about your listening behavior and skills.
Score | Interpretation |
0-62 | You perceive yourself to be a poor classroom listener. Attention to all of the items on the inventory could improve your listening effectiveness. |
63-86 | You perceive yourself to be an adequate listener in the classroom. Learning more about listening and listening skills could improve your overall listening effectiveness. |
87-111 | You perceive yourself to be a good listener in the classroom, but you could still improve your listening skills. |
112-125 | You perceive yourself to be an outstanding listener in the classroom. |
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