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Abdullah Alamer; Esmaeel Saeedy Robat; Majid Elahi Shirvan; Richard Ryan – Educational Psychology Review, 2025
In this meta-analysis, we examined the average correlations (weighted for sample size and corrected for measurement error) between the varied types of motivation specified within self-determination theory (SDT) and second language (L2) achievement. We also conducted moderator analyses to explore whether these relationships are influenced by age,…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Language Acquisition, Meta Analysis, Second Language Learning
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Xiuhong Tong; Liyan Yu; S. Hélène Deacon – Review of Educational Research, 2025
Theories of reading comprehension have widely predicted a role for syntactic skills, or the ability to understand and manipulate the structure of a sentence. Yet, these theories are based primarily on English, leaving open the question of whether this remains true across typologically different languages such as English versus Chinese. There are…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
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Jens Möller; Katrin Arens; Christoph Niepel – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2025
An expanding literature has explored the impact of second language (L2) self-concept on language achievement and motivation. This review adopts a psychological lens to examine L2 self-concept, beginning with an outline of prominent theoretical frameworks: situated expectancy-value theory; Shavelson et al.'s (1976) hierarchical, multidimensional…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Academic Ability, Self Concept