Developing a Scale to Measure Reader Self-Perception for EFL Students

Autor/in	Adunyarittigun, Dumrong
Titel	Developing a Scale to Measure Reader Self-Perception for EFL Students
Quelle	In: PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 50 (2015), S.1-30 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0125-2488
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Reading Achievement; Predictor Variables; Self Concept; Self Efficacy; Factor Analysis; Correlation; College Students; Asians; Foreign Countries; Regression (Statistics); Self Concept Measures; Validity; Reading Ability; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Thailand; Nelson Denny Reading Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Leseleistung; Prädiktor; Selbstkonzept; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Faktorenanalyse; Korrelation; Collegestudent; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Ausland; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Gültigkeit; Reading competence; Lesekompetenz; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen
Abstract	The development of a scale for measuring self-perception for readers of English as a foreign language is discussed in this paper. The scale was developed from the four dimensions of self-efficacy theory proposed by Bandura (1977a): progress, observational comparison, social feedback and physiological states. A 36 item scale was developed to measure the four dimensions. Five hundred and fourteen Thai EFL students at the college level completed the scale. Factor analyses and item-total correlations indicated that most of the items best defined their own constructs. Cronbach's alpha internal reliabilities also indicated a strong coherence of the items in measuring their proposed dimensions. Students' achievements in reading and writing in English are correlated with the scale. Regression analyses showed that the Self- Perception Scale for Readers of English as a Foreign Language (SPSREFL) is a significant predictor for students' reading achievement. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01