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Development and Validation of a Foreign Language Attitude Scale.

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Raymond, Mark R.; Roberts, Dennis M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983

This research investigates the psychometric properties of a Foreign Language Attitude Scale (FLAS). Stepwise regression indicated that the FLAS made a significant contribution to the prediction of FL grades. In a second study, correlations between the FLAS and standardized measures of FL reading and listening proficiency were in the middle .40s.…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Grade Point Average, Higher Education

The Predictive Validation of an Instrument Designed to Measure Student Anxiety in Learning a Foreign Language.

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Sanchez-Herrero, Silvia A.; Sanchez, Ma del Pilar – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992

A study with 118 male and 87 female junior high school students in Spain using a scale developed to assess anxiety among Spanish students associated with learning a second language found a relationship between low anxiety and superior performance in the second language (English). The scale obtained predictive validity. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Attitude Measures, Cognitive Ability