The Relationship between University Students’ Beliefs, Engagement and Achievements of Oral Presentation Skills: A Case Study in Vietnam
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This case study examined 203 Vietnamese university students to explore their beliefs about the importance of oral presentation skills (OPS), their engagement and achievements of these skills, as well as test the correlations between the three variables. Descriptive statistics, independent samples T-tests, one-way ANOVA tests and Pearson tests were performed to achieved the research aims. Statistical analyses showed that regardless of strong beliefs about the importance of OPS for their studies and future work, students moderately engaged with developing these skills. There were statistically significant differences in OPS achievement levels between student groups that hold different beliefs about the importance of these skills. Finally, student beliefs and engagement were found to have a weak and moderate correlation respectively with their attainment of OPS. This article explains the findings with a focus on current situation of Vietnamese higher education system and gives some implications for success in training students in OPS.
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