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Implementing Portfolio-Based Learning (PoBL) for L2 Training: Vietnamese EFL Learners' Motivational Orientations and Listening Achievement
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Cong-Lem, Ngo – TESL Canada Journal, 2020
Whilst previous researchers commonly report on the effect of portfolio-based instruction on second language/English as a foreign language (L2/EFL) learners' language performance, very few studies examine its impact on their learning motivation. Drawing on expectancy-value theory, the current study examines how the implementation of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Factor Validity of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) in Asynchronous Online Learning Environments (AOLE)
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Cho, Moon-Heum; Summers, Jessica – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor validity of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) in asynchronous online learning environments. In order to check the factor validity, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted with 193 cases. Using CFA, it was found that the original measurement model fit for…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Learning Strategies, Factor Analysis, Validity
The Multilingual/Bilingual Dichotomy: An Exploration of Individual Differences
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Thompson, Amy S. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Bilingualism (Sanz, 2000), motivation (Pintrich, 1989), and language aptitude (Grigorenko, Sternberg, and Ehrman, 2000) are crucial individual differences that contribute to successful adult language learning. Since Gardner's (1985) seminal work on motivation, many studies have shown that motivation is dynamic and that it affects language…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Multilingualism, Learning Motivation, Discriminant Analysis