Developing, Piloting, and Validating an Instrument to Measure Young Learners' Aptitude

Autor/inn/en	Kiss, Csilla; Nikolov, Marianne
Titel	Developing, Piloting, and Validating an Instrument to Measure Young Learners' Aptitude
Quelle	In: Language Learning, 55 (2005) 1, S.99-150 (52 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0023-8333
DOI	10.1111/j.0023-8333.2005.00291.x
Schlagwörter	Language Aptitude; Aptitude Tests; Achievement Tests; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Hungarian; Language Tests; Language Proficiency + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachbegabung; Spracheignung; Aptitude test; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ungar; Ungarisch; Language test; Sprachtest; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz
Abstract	This study aimed to develop, pilot, and validate an aptitude test for Hungarian learners of English. A literature review on the construct and tests of aptitude is followed by two parts: a pilot phase on the development of a new aptitude test and a main study involving 419 12-year-old children in 10 schools. Data were collected on the aptitude test, English proficiency tests, and a measure of learners motivation. The article explores how aptitude scores relate to learners performances on the proficiency measure, motivation, gender, school achievements, and grades in English. The results of a multiple-regression analysis indicate that the variable of language aptitude explained over 20% of the variation in English language performance, thus proving to be the best predictor of outcomes. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10