Student Listening Behavior Analysis
University of Phoenix Material
Student Listening Inventory
This 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.
Listening Behavior
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1. When someone is speaking to me, I purposely block out distractions such as side conversations and personal problems.
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2. I am comfortable asking …show more content…
I try to understand how past experiences influence the ways in which I interpret a message.
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20. I attempt to eliminate outside interruptions and distractions.
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21. When I listen, I look at the speaker, maintain some eye contact, and focus on the message.
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22. I avoid tuning out messages that are complex, complicated, and challenging.
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23. I try to understand the other person’s point of view when it is different from mine.
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24. I try to be nonjudgmental and noncritical when I listen.
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25. As appropriate, I self-disclose a similar amount of personal information as the other person shares with me.
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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.
Student Listening Inventory
This 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.
Listening Behavior
1
2
3
4
5
1. When someone is speaking to me, I purposely block out distractions such as side conversations and personal problems.
1
2
3
4yes<
5
2. I am comfortable asking …show more content…
I try to understand how past experiences influence the ways in which I interpret a message.
1
2
3
4
5<
20. I attempt to eliminate outside interruptions and distractions.
1
2
3
4
5<
21. When I listen, I look at the speaker, maintain some eye contact, and focus on the message.
1
2
3
4
5<
22. I avoid tuning out messages that are complex, complicated, and challenging.
1
2
3
4
5<
23. I try to understand the other person’s point of view when it is different from mine.
1
2
3
4
5<
24. I try to be nonjudgmental and noncritical when I listen.
1
2
3
4
5<
25. As appropriate, I self-disclose a similar amount of personal information as the other person shares with me.
1
2
3
4
5<
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.