Language learning self-efficacy beliefs of German as foreign/second language learners: A scale development study
Students' self-efficacy is a crucial factor in learning foreign/second language. Although a growing body of literature has drawn attention to the self-efficacy in various fields, very few studies have addressed this issue in the field of foreign language and especially German learning. The purp...
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| description | Students' self-efficacy is a crucial factor in learning foreign/second language. Although a growing body of literature has drawn attention to the self-efficacy in various fields, very few studies have addressed this issue in the field of foreign language and especially German learning. The purpose of this paper was to develop a reliable and valid tool for measuring self-efficacy beliefs of German learners. A total of 205 students (154 Female and 51 Male) studying in the German language education department participated in the study. After the data collection, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed to determine the validity and reliability of the scale. The Cronbach Alpha value of the developed scale was found to be 0.928, which is quite high. The explained variance value of the factors was found to be 62.943, which indicates a high validity. As a result of the analysis, a 23-item and 3-dimensional scale was developed. In conclusion, the developed scale is a valid and reliable tool for measuring language learning performance, linguistic skills, and learning confidence in the language learning process in the context of self-efficacy belief. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6cd357dbfa4c4debbd217bc0a5dd4a4c2023-09-03T11:20:23ZengJournal of Pedagogical ResearchJournal of Pedagogical Research2602-37172022-09-016413014210.33902/JPR.202217645Language learning self-efficacy beliefs of German as foreign/second language learners: A scale development studyFerdiye Çobanoğulları0Gazi University, TurkeyStudents' self-efficacy is a crucial factor in learning foreign/second language. Although a growing body of literature has drawn attention to the self-efficacy in various fields, very few studies have addressed this issue in the field of foreign language and especially German learning. The purpose of this paper was to develop a reliable and valid tool for measuring self-efficacy beliefs of German learners. A total of 205 students (154 Female and 51 Male) studying in the German language education department participated in the study. After the data collection, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed to determine the validity and reliability of the scale. The Cronbach Alpha value of the developed scale was found to be 0.928, which is quite high. The explained variance value of the factors was found to be 62.943, which indicates a high validity. As a result of the analysis, a 23-item and 3-dimensional scale was developed. In conclusion, the developed scale is a valid and reliable tool for measuring language learning performance, linguistic skills, and learning confidence in the language learning process in the context of self-efficacy belief.https://www.ijopr.com/download/language-learning-self-efficacy-beliefs-of-german-as-foreign-second-language-learners-a-scale-12429.pdfself-efficacylanguage learningGerman languagescale development |
| spellingShingle | Ferdiye Çobanoğulları Language learning self-efficacy beliefs of German as foreign/second language learners: A scale development study Journal of Pedagogical Research self-efficacy language learning German language scale development |
| title | Language learning self-efficacy beliefs of German as foreign/second language learners: A scale development study |
| title_full | Language learning self-efficacy beliefs of German as foreign/second language learners: A scale development study |
| title_fullStr | Language learning self-efficacy beliefs of German as foreign/second language learners: A scale development study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Language learning self-efficacy beliefs of German as foreign/second language learners: A scale development study |
| title_short | Language learning self-efficacy beliefs of German as foreign/second language learners: A scale development study |
| title_sort | language learning self efficacy beliefs of german as foreign second language learners a scale development study |
| topic | self-efficacy language learning German language scale development |
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