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Correlations between Motivation and Language Proficiency: A Stimulus Appraisal-Based Study on Indian Undergraduate ESL Learners
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Sarat K. Doley – MEXTESOL Journal, 2024
This article describes the findings of a study on the correlations between English as second language (ESL) motivation, understood as a product of the stimulus appraisal system, and writing proficiency in English among undergraduate Indian ESL learners. The principal objective of the study was to analyze the correlation between the undergraduate…
Descriptors: Correlation, Learning Motivation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Applying IRT Model to Determine Gender and Discipline-Based DIF and DDF: A Study of the IAU English Proficiency Test
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Sarallah Jafaripour; Omid Tabatabaei; Hadi Salehi; Hossein Vahid Dastjerdi – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine gender and discipline-based Differential Item Functioning (DIF) and Differential Distractor Functioning (DDF) on the Islamic Azad University English Proficiency Test (IAUEPT). The study evaluated DIF and DDF across genders and disciplines using the Rasch model. To conduct DIF and DDF analysis, the examinees…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Test Items, Language Tests, Language Proficiency