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Guidelines for Reporting Quantitative Methods and Results in Primary Research
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Norris, John M.; Plonsky, Luke; Ross, Steven J.; Schoonen, Rob – Language Learning, 2015
Adequate reporting of quantitative research about language learning involves careful consideration of the logic, rationale, and actions underlying both study designs and the ways in which data are analyzed. These guidelines, commissioned and vetted by the board of directors of "Language Learning," outline the basic expectations for…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Second Language Learning, Language Research, Statistical Analysis
Structural Equation Modeling: Possibilities for Language Learning Researchers
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Hancock, Gregory R.; Schoonen, Rob – Language Learning, 2015
Although classical statistical techniques have been a valuable tool in second language (L2) research, L2 research questions have started to grow beyond those techniques' capabilities, and indeed are often limited by them. Questions about how complex constructs relate to each other or to constituent subskills, about longitudinal development in…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Language Research, Second Language Learning, Statistical Analysis
The Utility and Application of Mixed-Effects Models in Second Language Research
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Linck, Jared A.; Cunnings, Ian – Language Learning, 2015
Second language acquisition researchers often face particular challenges when attempting to generalize study findings to the wider learner population. For example, language learners constitute a heterogeneous group, and it is not always clear how a study's findings may generalize to other individuals who may differ in terms of language background…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Language Research, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
Reporting and Interpreting Quantitative Research Findings: What Gets Reported and Recommendations for the Field
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Larson-Hall, Jenifer; Plonsky, Luke – Language Learning, 2015
This paper presents a set of guidelines for reporting on five types of quantitative data issues: (1) Descriptive statistics, (2) Effect sizes and confidence intervals, (3) Instrument reliability, (4) Visual displays of data, and (5) Raw data. Our recommendations are derived mainly from various professional sources related to L2 research but…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Statistical Analysis, Language Research, Second Language Learning
Improving the Validity of Quantitative Measures in Applied Linguistics Research
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Purpura, James E.; Brown, James Dean; Schoonen, Rob – Language Learning, 2015
In empirical applied linguistics research it is essential that the key variables are operationalized in a valid and reliable way, and that the scores are treated appropriately, allowing for a proper testing of the hypotheses under investigation. The current article addresses several theoretical and practical issues regarding the use of measurement…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Research, Statistical Analysis, Validity
Self-Consciousness and Assertiveness as Explanatory Variables of L2 Oral Ability: A Latent Variable Approach
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Ockey, Gary – Language Learning, 2011
Drawing on current theories in personality, second-language (L2) oral ability, and psychometrics, this study investigates the extent to which self-consciousness and assertiveness are explanatory variables of L2 oral ability. Three hundred sixty first-year Japanese university students who were studying English as a foreign language participated in…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Assertiveness, Personality, Statistical Analysis