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Chengchen Li; Lawrence Jun Zhang; Guiying Jiang – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
The study seeks to conceptualise foreign language learning burnout and provide its corresponding measurement. The 15-item "Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey" (MBI-SS) was rephrased to fit an English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) learning context. The modified MBI-SS was then assessed among 1718 Chinese secondary EFL students. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Al Masri, Amaal – International Education Studies, 2019
This study aimed to identify the effect of using brainstorming in the development of creative thinking and achievement in the English language among 10th grade students at King Abdullah II School of Excellence. The study sample consisted of (168) students. The problem of the study was to answer the main question: What is the impact of using…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Creative Thinking, Academic Achievement, Grade 10
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Dakhiel, Maysoon A.; Ahmed, Somaya A. – Journal of Educational Issues, 2019
The current study aimed to identify the effectiveness of a training program in the development of study skills and improvement of English language achievement among the 10th grade students. To achieve the study objectives, a training program was designed and applied to (35) first-grade high school students. The respondents were pre- and…
Descriptors: Training, Study Skills, High School Students, English (Second Language)
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Negari, Giti Mousapour; Azizi, Aliye; Arani, Davood Khedmatkar – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The present study attempted to investigate the effects of audio input enhancement on EFL learners' retention of intensifiers. To this end, two research questions were formulated. In order to address these research questions, this study attempted to reject two null hypotheses. Pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design was employed to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Quasiexperimental Design
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Liu, Heidi Han-Ting; Lee, Young-Sun – SAGE Open, 2015
Self-regulation has become a widely discussed subject in education as it facilitates learners' ability to master their own learning. The purpose of the present study is to examine the psychometric properties of self-regulation in second language learning via Rasch measurement. A total of 528 high-school students from an East Asian country…
Descriptors: Self Control, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Measures (Individuals)
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Baniabdelrahman, Abdallah Ahmad – TESL-EJ, 2010
This study investigates the effect of Jordanian Eleventh grade students' self-assessment on their performance in reading in English. The sample of the study consisted of an experimental group and a control group; each group consisted of two eleventh grade sections (67 male and 69 female students). A reading test was developed and its validity and…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests
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Bruton, Anthony – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2007
This study was conducted in the FL English class of a typical Spanish secondary school. The students translated a short L1 Spanish text into FL English orally as a class, with accompanying dictionary glosses, before writing it down individually. This collaborative translation was supported by the teacher, and any lexical items that were not known…
Descriptors: Translation, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language)
Hendrickson, Amy; Patterson, Brian; Melican, Gerald – College Board, 2008
Presented at the Annual National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) in New York in March 2008. This presentation explores how different item weighting can affect the effective weights, validity coefficents and test reliability of composite scores among test takers.
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Test Format, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Coniam, David – ReCALL, 2006
This paper describes an English language listening test intended as computer-based testing material for secondary school students in Hong Kong, where considerable attention is being invested in online and computer-based testing. As well as providing a school-based testing facility, the study aims to contribute to the knowledge base regarding the…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries, Grade 12