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The Effect of Academic Emotion Regulation on EFL Learners' Core of Self-Assessment and Academic Buoyancy: A Structural Equation Modeling
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Heydarnejad, Tahereh; Ibrahim, Khaled Ahmed Abdel-Al; Abdelrasheed, Nasser Said Gomaa; Rezvani, Ehsan – Language Testing in Asia, 2022
Students are essential parts of society, and their mental health and emotional safety as well as a sense of purpose, achievement, and success are the major objectives of successful education. They need to be armed with self-aid constructs to overcome academic setbacks and challenges. Despite the attributions of academic emotion regulation (AER),…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), College Students, Structural Equation Models
Learning-Oriented Assessment in the Classroom: The Contribution of Self-Assessment and Critical Thinking to EFL Learners' Academic Engagement and Self-Esteem
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Riswanto; Heydarnejad, Tahereh; Saberi Dehkordi, Elham; Parmadi, Bambang – Language Testing in Asia, 2022
The core of self-assessment (CSA) and critical thinking (CT) empower learners to observe and evaluate themselves. Although the literature on CSA and CT reflects a long history, little is known about their contributions to the learners' academic engagement (AE) and self-esteem (SE), particularly in the EFL context. Therefore, the present…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Critical Thinking, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
A Structural Equation Modeling of English Tests' Social and Educational Consequences: Exploring Target, Leverage, Risk, and Critical Variables
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Khosravani, Mahmood; Rostamian, Morteza; Ashraf, Hamid; Motallebzade, Khalil – Language Testing in Asia, 2022
Though the emergence of standardized testing promoted classical approaches such as summative achievement tests, it brought about serious criticisms regarding the stakes of these tests and their consequences on different dimensions of education. Exploring these consequences attracted researchers' attention in education. A mass of studies are…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
The Interplay among Self-Assessment, Using Reflection for Assessment, Classroom Enjoyment, and Immunity: Into Prospects of Effective Language Learning
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Aldosari, Mubarak; Heydarnejad, Tahereh; Hashemifardnia, Arash; Abdalgane, Mohammed – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
Self-assessment and reflective thinking (RT) can arm learners to monitor and evaluate their learning progress. Despite the long history of the core of self-assessment (CSA) and RT, little is known about how they may contribute to learner enjoyment (LE) and learner immunity (LI). Therefore, the current research attempted to propose a model to…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reflection
Probing into the Influence of EFL Learners' Self-Assessment and Evaluation Apprehension in Predicting Their Personal Best Goals and Self-Efficacy Skills: A Structural Equation Modeling
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Ismail, Sayed M.; Heydarnejad, Tahereh – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
Effective instruction and assessment are greatly affected by many factors. The ever-growing literature on assessment outlined some cognitive, social, and emotional factors that directly or indirectly influence the learners' academic achievement. In spite of the rosy literature on assessment, the possible interplay among the Core of Self-assessment…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Self Efficacy, Self Concept Measures
Rasch Testlet Model and Bifactor Analysis: How Do They Assess the Dimensionality of Large-Scale Iranian EFL Reading Comprehension Tests?
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Geramipour, Masoud – Language Testing in Asia, 2021
Rasch testlet and bifactor models are two measurement models that could deal with local item dependency (LID) in assessing the dimensionality of reading comprehension testlets. This study aimed to apply the measurement models to real item response data of the Iranian EFL reading comprehension tests and compare the validity of the bifactor models…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Reading Tests