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Foreign Language Learning Aptitudes, Attitudes, Attributions, and Achievement of Postsecondary Students Identified as Gifted
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Bain, Sherry K.; McCallum, R. Steve; Bell, Sherry Mee; Cochran, Jeff L.; Sawyer, Stephani Choate – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2010
We investigated the aptitudes, attitudes, attributions, and achievement of undergraduates identified as gifted who were taking a beginning Spanish course, and compared these characteristics to undergraduates in the same cohort group who had not been identified as gifted. There were differences in the aptitudes, attitudes, and achievement of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Second Languages, Second Language Learning, Measures (Individuals)
An Evaluation of the Foreign Language Placement Program at the University of Maryland.
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Van Arsdale, Peter W.; And Others – 1970
Relationships between Modern Language Aptitude (MLA) test scores and grades for French, German, and Spanish were determined. Analyses within courses 01, 05, 06, 07, and 11 were conducted. Successful and unsuccessful students and their MLA scores were identified in each course. Results indicated that placement was generally more successful in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Language Programs, College Students
Attitudes and Aptitude in Learning French. Research Bulletin No. 13.
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Gardner, R. C. – 1978
This address to school counselors discusses the role of aptitude and attitudes in learning French as a second language with attention to the senior elementary and high school levels. The Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) and the Attitude Motivation Inventory (ATI) were administered to students. The MLAT and abilities it is designed to assess…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures