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Learning Computerese: The Role of Second Language Learning Aptitude in Technology Acceptance
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Warner, Janis A.; Koufteros, Xenophon; Verghese, Anto – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2014
This article introduces a new construct coined as Computer User Learning Aptitude (CULA). To establish construct validity, CULA is embedded in a nomological network that extends the technology acceptance model (TAM). Specifically, CULA is posited to affect perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, the two underlying TAM constructs.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Aptitude, Computer Mediated Communication, Construct Validity
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
Validity and Reliability of a Scale Measuring Attitudes toward Foreign Language.
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Corbin, Steven S.; Chiachiere, Frank J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1995
The validity and reliability of a scale measuring attitudes toward foreign language were studied with 536 high school seniors. Results of principal components analysis identified five interpretable dimensions and suggested the need to improve the internal structure of the measure. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, High School Seniors
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