A PSYCHOLINGUISTICS CASE STUDY: A TOOL FOR MEASURING SELF-EFFICACY IN EFL AT TERTIARY LEVEL IN BALKANS

The aim of this study is to examine psychometrical properties of the Selfefficacy in English language learning and using scale (SEELUS). The second aim is to investigate differences in self-efficacy due to gender, level of education (international high school's last grade students and universit...

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Main Author: Hakan AYDOĞAN
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Language:deu
Published: Institut für die Welt der Türken 2016-08-01
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Online Access:http://www.dieweltdertuerken.org/index.php/ZfWT/article/view/857/857
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description The aim of this study is to examine psychometrical properties of the Selfefficacy in English language learning and using scale (SEELUS). The second aim is to investigate differences in self-efficacy due to gender, level of education (international high school's last grade students and university attendance), and nationality (Bosnian and Turks). This research was conducted with 129 students in Europe. The results revealed a two-factor latent structure of the SEELUS. Hence, there are two types of self-efficacy: positive and negative ones.The reliability of the SEELUS is very good as are the reliabilities of its subscales. The distribution of participants' scores on the Positive self-efficacy subscale is left-skewed while the distribution of their scores on the Negative self-efficacy subscale is rightskewed. Similarly, Turkish and Bosnian students did not differ significantly in their levels of self-efficacy despite the fact that p-value in this case was close to threshold of p = .05.
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spelling doaj.art-6fb1eccae18645308cbf52bd2c73c3e92022-12-22T02:57:29ZdeuInstitut für die Welt der TürkenZeitschrift für die Welt der Türken1868-89341868-89342016-08-0182257273A PSYCHOLINGUISTICS CASE STUDY: A TOOL FOR MEASURING SELF-EFFICACY IN EFL AT TERTIARY LEVEL IN BALKANSHakan AYDOĞAN0LecturerThe aim of this study is to examine psychometrical properties of the Selfefficacy in English language learning and using scale (SEELUS). The second aim is to investigate differences in self-efficacy due to gender, level of education (international high school's last grade students and university attendance), and nationality (Bosnian and Turks). This research was conducted with 129 students in Europe. The results revealed a two-factor latent structure of the SEELUS. Hence, there are two types of self-efficacy: positive and negative ones.The reliability of the SEELUS is very good as are the reliabilities of its subscales. The distribution of participants' scores on the Positive self-efficacy subscale is left-skewed while the distribution of their scores on the Negative self-efficacy subscale is rightskewed. Similarly, Turkish and Bosnian students did not differ significantly in their levels of self-efficacy despite the fact that p-value in this case was close to threshold of p = .05.http://www.dieweltdertuerken.org/index.php/ZfWT/article/view/857/857Positive Self-efficacyNegative Self-efficacyValidityReliabilit
spellingShingle Hakan AYDOĞAN
A PSYCHOLINGUISTICS CASE STUDY: A TOOL FOR MEASURING SELF-EFFICACY IN EFL AT TERTIARY LEVEL IN BALKANS
Zeitschrift für die Welt der Türken
Positive Self-efficacy
Negative Self-efficacy
Validity
Reliabilit
title A PSYCHOLINGUISTICS CASE STUDY: A TOOL FOR MEASURING SELF-EFFICACY IN EFL AT TERTIARY LEVEL IN BALKANS
title_full A PSYCHOLINGUISTICS CASE STUDY: A TOOL FOR MEASURING SELF-EFFICACY IN EFL AT TERTIARY LEVEL IN BALKANS
title_fullStr A PSYCHOLINGUISTICS CASE STUDY: A TOOL FOR MEASURING SELF-EFFICACY IN EFL AT TERTIARY LEVEL IN BALKANS
title_full_unstemmed A PSYCHOLINGUISTICS CASE STUDY: A TOOL FOR MEASURING SELF-EFFICACY IN EFL AT TERTIARY LEVEL IN BALKANS
title_short A PSYCHOLINGUISTICS CASE STUDY: A TOOL FOR MEASURING SELF-EFFICACY IN EFL AT TERTIARY LEVEL IN BALKANS
title_sort psycholinguistics case study a tool for measuring self efficacy in efl at tertiary level in balkans
topic Positive Self-efficacy
Negative Self-efficacy
Validity
Reliabilit
url http://www.dieweltdertuerken.org/index.php/ZfWT/article/view/857/857
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