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Title: Psychometric Properties of a Self-Efficacy Scale for English Language Learners in Vietnam
Language: English
Authors: Do-Hong Kim (ORCID 0000-0002-6615-3507), Chuang Wang (ORCID 0000-0003-3372-2053), Thi Nhu Ngoc Truong (ORCID 0000-0002-8624-561X)
Source: Language Teaching Research. 2024 28(4):1412-1427.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Content, Self Efficacy, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Test Items, Item Analysis, Test Reliability, College Freshmen, Private Colleges
Geographic Terms: Vietnam
DOI: 10.1177/13621688211027852
ISSN: 1362-1688
1477-0954
Abstract: Researchers and practitioners in the field of second language acquisition have come to realize the importance of non-cognitive skills such as self-efficacy and self-regulation in students' learning of a second language. However, there has been limited systematic research on such measures in the second language context and the validity and reliability of their intended use and interpretation. The Questionnaire of English Self-Efficacy (QESE) was designed to measure English language learners' self-efficacy beliefs. This study applied the Rasch model to evaluate the item-level psychometric properties of QESE and its adequacy for use in the Vietnamese context. The results demonstrated that the QESE items predominantly measured a unidimensional construct (i.e. self-efficacy beliefs in learning English as a second language). The scale was highly reliable, and its rating categories functioned effectively, reflecting varying levels of self-efficacy beliefs. Although the item difficulty hierarchical order was generally consistent with the anticipated hierarchy within the Vietnamese context, there were a few surprising results, contradicting what was previously found with Chinese students. For example, item 28 (writing diaries in English) was a very difficult task for Vietnamese students, but a previous study showed that it was a moderately difficult task for Chinese students. Item 5 (writing blogs on the Internet) was an easy task for Vietnamese students, but it was a difficult task for Chinese students. The findings provide directions for future research and have implications for helping professionals provide best practices that meet the unique educational needs of English language learners.
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