Mastery of Communication Skills. Does Intelligence Matter?
Background: Insight in the influence of intelligence on the mastery of communication skills is important for improving the microcounselling method, an effective training programme for acquiring these skills. Method: Participants were 323 bachelor psychology students. The participants׳ level of verba...
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| author | Jeroen Kuntze Henk T. van der Molen Marise Ph. Born |
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| description | Background: Insight in the influence of intelligence on the mastery of communication skills is important for improving the microcounselling method, an effective training programme for acquiring these skills.
Method: Participants were 323 bachelor psychology students. The participants׳ level of verbal, spatial and numerical intelligence was determined. Participants followed either a course in basic skills or a course in advanced skills. Their level of mastery of these skills was assessed with a video test.
Results: Both training programmes proved to be effective in training communication skills. As expected, numerical and spatial intelligence were no significant predictors for the mastery of these skills. Verbal intelligence did matter for the mastery of basic communication skills, but only when students are not acquainted with the use of these skills.
Discussion: Students profit from training these skills, regardless of their intelligence level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0192eca3ee9a455187fae5719fd47b712023-01-03T05:03:27ZengKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health SciencesHealth Professions Education2452-30112018-03-014191510.1016/j.hpe.2016.08.002Mastery of Communication Skills. Does Intelligence Matter?Jeroen Kuntze0Henk T. van der Molen1Marise Ph. Born2Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University, The NetherlandsFaculty of Social Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The NetherlandsBackground: Insight in the influence of intelligence on the mastery of communication skills is important for improving the microcounselling method, an effective training programme for acquiring these skills. Method: Participants were 323 bachelor psychology students. The participants׳ level of verbal, spatial and numerical intelligence was determined. Participants followed either a course in basic skills or a course in advanced skills. Their level of mastery of these skills was assessed with a video test. Results: Both training programmes proved to be effective in training communication skills. As expected, numerical and spatial intelligence were no significant predictors for the mastery of these skills. Verbal intelligence did matter for the mastery of basic communication skills, but only when students are not acquainted with the use of these skills. Discussion: Students profit from training these skills, regardless of their intelligence level.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452301116300669Communication skillsAssessmentIntelligenceTrainingEducation |
| spellingShingle | Jeroen Kuntze Henk T. van der Molen Marise Ph. Born Mastery of Communication Skills. Does Intelligence Matter? Health Professions Education Communication skills Assessment Intelligence Training Education |
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| title_full | Mastery of Communication Skills. Does Intelligence Matter? |
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| title_short | Mastery of Communication Skills. Does Intelligence Matter? |
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