The Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS)

The Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS) is a 26-item questionnaire developed by Professor Charlotte Rees of Murdoch University that measures positive and negative attitudes towards learning communication skills.

References:

• Molinuevo, B. & Torrubia, R. (2011). Validation of the Catalan Version of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS) in a Cohort of South European Medical and Nursing Students. Education for health: Change in Learning and Practice, 24, 1-13.
• Molinuevo, B., & Torrubia, R. (2013). Does personality predict medical students’ attitudes to learning communication skills? International Journal of Medical Education, 4, 155–161. https://doi.org/10.5116/ijme.51f4.f2de
• Molinuevo, B., Aradilla-Herrero, A., Nolla, M., & Clèries, X. (2016). A comparison of medical students′, residents′ and tutors′ attitudes towards communication skills learning. Education for Health, 29(2), 132. https://doi.org/10.4103/1357-6283.188755