English Self-Efficacy Beliefs and English Academic Achievement Based on Language Learning Strategies Cover Image

Dil Öğrenme Stratejilerine Göre İngilizce Öz Yeterlik İnancı ve İngilizce Akademik Başarı
English Self-Efficacy Beliefs and English Academic Achievement Based on Language Learning Strategies

Author(s): Ercan Gözüm, Alper Başbay
Subject(s): Language studies, Foreign languages learning, Higher Education
Published by: T.C. MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Keywords: Language learning strategies; Self-efficacy in English; Academic achievement;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the study is to investigate language learning strategy, self-efficacy in English with English proficiency of high school students. The research was carried out in the 2017-2018 academic year on 884 students studying in 5 different high schools in İzmir Buca district. Inventory of Strategies for Language Learning and English Self-efficacy Scale were used as data collection tools in the study. English exams grade averages were taken as English proficiency scores at the end of the term. Normality test was done in the first step in order to decide what tests should be used in the analysis of participants data. Given the number of participants in the survey, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test was considered appropriate. MANOVA was conducted to determine whether the English academic achievement grade average and English self-efficacy levels differed significantly according to the language learning strategies high, medium, low. As a result of the study, It is seen that There is significant difference high school students self-efficacy in English and English proficiency according to language learning strategy.

  • Issue Year: 5/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 12-29
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Turkish