Reading Anxiety Scales: Do They Measure the Same Construct?

Autor/in	Mikami, Hitoshi
Titel	Reading Anxiety Scales: Do They Measure the Same Construct?
Quelle	In: Reading in a Foreign Language, 31 (2019) 2, S.249-268 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-0578
Schlagwörter	Reading Skills; Anxiety; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Measures (Individuals); Reading Comprehension; Correlation; Second Language Learning; Comparative Analysis; English (Second Language); Majors (Students); Reading Programs; College Students; Foreign Countries; Language Tests; Language Proficiency; Japanese; Native Language; Student Attitudes; Reading Tests; Reading Research; Test of English for International Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Angst; Messdaten; Leseverstehen; Korrelation; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Collegestudent; Ausland; Language test; Sprachtest; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Japaner; Japanisch; Schülerverhalten; Lesetest; Leseforschung
Abstract	This article discusses the interchangeability of three self-report measures for reading anxiety. Despite their differences in target constructs, the three scales have been used for similar lines of research. After computing shared variance between the target scales and examining the behavior of anxiety indexes in relation to the amount of graded reading and reading comprehension performance, the author reaches the conclusion that each of the three scales should be treated as a unique research tool (i.e., the scales are non-interchangeable with one another). The overall results also suggest the utility of each reading anxiety scale in educational research and practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01