Communication Apprehension, Intelligence, and Achievement Among Secondary School Students

This study investigated the impact of communication apprehension and intelligence on achievement, as well as the relationships among these variables. Two hypotheses were tested and one research question was explored. Hypothesis 1, which predicted that levels of communication apprehension and intelligence were linearly related, was confirmed. Hypothesis 2, which predicted that low communication apprehensives would exhibit significantly higher IQ scores than moderate and high communication apprehensives, was also confirmed. Exploration of the research question netted findings contrary to much of the previous research concerning communication apprehension and achievement.