Effects of Diagnostic Tests on Self-Directed Language Learning Development

Autor/in	Yeh, Helen W. M.
Titel	Effects of Diagnostic Tests on Self-Directed Language Learning Development
Quelle	In: International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 12 (2022) 1, Artikel 5 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2155-7098
Schlagwörter	Independent Study; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Intervention; Diagnostic Tests; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Learning Strategies; Educational Needs; Vocabulary Development; Foreign Countries; Grammar; Listening Skills; Speech Communication; Communication Skills; Teacher Student Relationship; Language Teachers; Language Tests; Student Attitudes; Language Proficiency; English (Second Language); Community Colleges; Two Year College Students; Activities; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbststudium; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Wortschatzarbeit; Ausland; Grammatik; Kommunikationsstil; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Language test; Sprachtest; Schülerverhalten; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Community college; Community College; Hongkong
Abstract	This study aims at investigating the language strengths and weaknesses of Hong Kong self-directed learners, their learning needs, and their self-directed learning experiences with the use of diagnostic language test and examining whether the test can help the learners to self-direct their own learning. The test results showed that less than half of the participants reached the satisfactory level of the diagnostic tests in the areas of listening, vocabulary, reading, and grammar, and their weakest competence was vocabulary. The findings also revealed that the learners wanted to improve their communication skills, vocabulary, as well as speaking and listening skills, and that they had a need to learn a series of specific sub-skills regarding the four areas. The results yielded that the diagnostic test provided valuable information on the self-directed language learning and suggested that teacher intervention, learning strategies, and self-evaluation skills are required for the initial development of self-directed language learning. (As Provided).
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