1. Present a talk to a group of strangers.
2. Talk with an acquaintance.
3. Talk in a large meeting of friends.
4. Talk in a small group of strangers.
5. Talk with a friend.
6. Talk in a large meeting of acquaintances.
7. Talk with a stranger.
8. Present a talk to a group of friends.
9. Talk in a small group of acquaintances.
10.Talk in a large meeting of strangers.
11.Talk in a small group of friends.
12.Present a talk to a group of acquaintances.
Public (alpha .72)‚ Meeting (alpha .68)‚ Group (alpha .67)‚ Dyad (alpha .44)‚ Stranger (alpha .87)‚ Acquaintance (alpha .84)‚ Friend (alpha .78)‚ Total (alpha .92)
Presume 0 = completely incompetent and 100 = competent.
Scoring: To compute the sub scores‚ add the percentages for the items indicated and divide the total by the number indicated below.
Public 1 + 8 + 12; divide by 3.
Meeting 3 + 6 + 10; divide by 3.
Group 4 + 9 + 11; divide by 3.
Dyad 2 + 5 + 7; divide by 3.
Stranger 1 + 4 + 7 + 10; divide by 4.
Acquaintance 2 + 6 + 9 + 12; divide by 4.
Friend 3 + 5 + 8 + 11; divide by 4.
To compute the total SPCC score‚ add the subscores for Stranger‚ Acquaintance‚ and Friend. Then‚ divide that total by 3.
This instrument can be found at: http://www.jamescmccroskey.com/measures/communication_competence.htm
McCroskey‚ J. C.‚ & McCroskey‚ L. L. (1988). Self-report as an approach to measuring communication competence. Communication Research Reports‚ 5‚ 108-113.