The Affective Objectives in Early Foreign Language Teaching: A Scale Development Study

Süleyman Nihat ŞAD; Oğuz GÜRBÜZTÜRK

doi:https://doi.org/10.17985/ijare.15364

Makale detayları

The Affective Objectives in Early Foreign Language Teaching: A Scale Development Study

Yazarlar:

Süleyman Nihat ŞAD | Oğuz GÜRBÜZTÜRK

Yayıncı:

Süleyman Nihat ŞAD

Dergi:

International Journal of Academic Research in Education 2015 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.1-15

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2015

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000473610

Sıklık:

Yıllık

eISSN:

2149-2913

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17985/ijare.15364

Özet:

 

The main purpose of this study was to develop a valid instrument which can reliably measure the affective behaviors of young learners of English. To obtain the content and face validity of the scale, the items developed based on the review of relevant literature were assessed by an expert panel. The construct validity of the scale was tested through two independent pilot studies using exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analysis techniques. The data were obtained from 194 and 339 4th and 5th grade students in successive studies. The analyses revealed a 4-factor structure with satisfactory model-data fit indices: X2/df=1.371; RMSEA=0.033; RMR=0.019; Standardized RMR= 0.044; GFI=0.95; AGFI=0.93; NNFI=0.97; CFI=0.98]. The factors of the 17-item 3-point Likert type scale were designated as Attitudes toward learning foreign languages and English lesson, Motivation: Desire and effort to learn a foreign language, foreign language anxiety, and Attitudes toward foreigners and other cultures. These four factors together explained 53.88% of the total variance. Item-total correlations and Cronbach Alpha coefficients were estimated to test the internal consistency of the scale, and test-retest correlations were estimated to test the temporal reliability of the scale. The results showed that scale is reliable in terms of internal consistency and temporal reliability.

Makale detayları

The Affective Objectives in Early Foreign Language Teaching: A Scale Development Study

Yazarlar: Süleyman Nihat ŞAD | Oğuz GÜRBÜZTÜRK

Yayıncı: Süleyman Nihat ŞAD

Dergi: International Journal of Academic Research in Education 2015 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.1-15

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2015

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000473610

Sıklık: Yıllık

eISSN: 2149-2913

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17985/ijare.15364

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Süleyman Nihat ŞAD | Oğuz GÜRBÜZTÜRK

Yayıncı:

Süleyman Nihat ŞAD

Dergi:

International Journal of Academic Research in Education 2015 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.1-15

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2015

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000473610

Sıklık:

Yıllık

eISSN:

2149-2913

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17985/ijare.15364