THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SELF-EFFICACY AND TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES OF EFL LEARNERS

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Mohammadi, Elham Khakpoor Nur [1 ]
Amirian, Seyed Mohammad Reza [2 ]
机构
[1] Islamic Azad Univ, Dept English, Khorasan & Razavi Sci & Res Branch, Neyshabur, Iran
[2] Hakim Sabzevari Univ, TEFL, Sabzevari, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
来源
MODERN JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS | 2016年 / 6卷 / 01期
关键词
SELF-EFFICACY; TEST-TAKING STRATEGY;
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G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
THIS STUDY EXAMINED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EFL LEARNERS' SELF-EFFICACY AND TEST-TAKING STRATEGY. FURTHERMORE, THE STUDY EXAMINED WHAT KIND OF STRATEGIES LEARNERS WITH HIGH AND LOW LEVEL OF SELF-EFFICACY EMPLOY. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY IRANIAN EFL LEARNERS STUDYING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE PARTICIPATED IN THIS STUDY. THEY WERE AT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL AND INCLUDED BOTH MALE AND FEMALE LEARNERS. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE A SELF-EFFICACY QUESTIONNAIRE AND A TEST-TAKING STRATEGY QUESTIONNAIRE. FINDINGS REVEALED THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN LEARNERS' SELF-EFFICACY AND THEIR TEST-TAKING STRATEGY USE. BESIDES, IN THE INTERVIEW WITH 10 LEARNERS, THE PARTICIPANTS STATED THAT BY EMPLOYING TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES IN TEST SITUATION, THEIR MOTIVATION AND SELF-EFFICACY IMPROVED TO A LARGE EXTENT. INTERVIEWEES WITH HIGH LEVEL OF SELF-EFFICACY SEEMED TO HAVE MORE STRATEGIES IN THEIR DISPOSAL AND INCLINED MORE TO EMPLOY TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES.
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页码:1010 / 1018
页数:9
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