TRACKING THE STABILITY AND CHANGE OF VOLITION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS

被引:3
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作者
Tseng, Wen-Ta [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Taiwan Normal Univ, Dept English, Taipei 106, Taiwan
来源
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY | 2009年 / 37卷 / 10期
关键词
volition; English vocabulary learning; aptitude; autoregressive model; latent growth curve model; VOCABULARY;
D O I
10.2224/sbp.2009.37.10.1405
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The aim in this study was to examine the role of self-regulation as volition in English vocabulary learning on EFL learners. A discussion of diverse theories of self-regulation showed that volition appeared to be the core element of the construct of self-regulation. Nevertheless, it was noted that the view of volition as aptitude in vocabulary learning had not yet been empirically tested, thus in this study a 10-month prospective longitudinal design was adopted to collect data at several different time points. A First-Order Autoregressive Model and a Latent Growth Curve Model were formulated respectively to track the stability and change of volition. Results showed that the latter had better fit than the former.
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页码:1405 / 1417
页数:13
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