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Husain Abdulhay; Moussa Ahmadian – rEFLections, 2024
This study attempted to discern the factor structure of the achievement goal orientation and goal structure constructs across the domain-specific task of essay writing in an Iranian EFL context. A convenience sample of 116 public university learners participated in a single-session, in-class study of an essay writing sampling and an immediate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Factor Structure, Goal Orientation, Factor Analysis
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Melero, Ángeles; Villalón, Ruth; Izquierdo-Magaldi, Belén – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2020
Introduction: In literate societies, reading is a key cultural instrument that must be mastered. This process involves cognitive, affective-motivational and contextual aspects. However, we find little research internationally on the relationship between reading comprehension, attitudes toward reading, reading self-confidence and family involvement…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Family Involvement, Reading Comprehension
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Aslim Yetis, Veda – International Education Studies, 2017
Conducted on French Language Teaching students, this research aims to determine the causes of writing anxiety. Designed in accordance with the mixed method, a writing anxiety inventory, a language proficiency exam, a retrospective composing-process questionnaire, a writing attitude scale and semi-structured interviews were used. After identifying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Second Language Learning, French
Ross, Jeff; Faucette, Dixon – 1994
A study was undertaken at Central Arizona College to determine the effect of writing activities on student performance in College Algebra. An experimental group of eight students was established and given lists of math-related vocabulary words and problems which required written explanations. Quizzes were constructed requiring the group to respond…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis