The Assertive Profile of the Bulgarian Students in Computer Science and Computer Engineering

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Ivelina Peneva 1,* Krasimir Yordzhev 1

1. South-West University, 66 Ivan Mihailov Str, 2700, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

* Corresponding author.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijeme.2014.01.01

Received: 1 Oct. 2013 / Revised: 30 Oct. 2013 / Accepted: 2 Dec. 2013 / Published: 8 Jan. 2014

Index Terms

Cognitive, affective, motivational, behavioral components of assertiveness

Abstract

Different points of view on the nature and content of the assertiveness are followed in this paper. The main purpose is to study the assertive profile of Bulgarian students in computer science and computer engineering by analyzing the components of assertiveness. Research was performed using testing methods. It was found that the level of expressivity of this personal quality among subjects were above-average level.

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Ivelina Peneva, Krasimir Yordzhev,"The Assertive Profile of the Bulgarian Students in Computer Science and Computer Engineering", IJEME, vol.4, no.1, pp.1-8, 2014. DOI: 10.5815/ijeme.2014.01.01

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