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Development and Validation of an Inventory on Teachers' Beliefs about Action Research (ITBAR) in Second Language Education
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Doqaruni, Vahid Rahmani; Ghonsooly, Behzad; Pishghadam, Reza – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
Purpose: Although action research (AR) is considered essential for teacher development in second/foreign language (L2) education, no validated scale has been designed for its measurement. With that in mind, this study attempted to develop and validate an Inventory on Teachers' Beliefs about Action Research (ITBAR). Design/methodology/approach: For…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Measures (Individuals), Action Research, Validity
Constructing and Validating a Language Teachers' Temporal Intelligence Scale and Examining Its Relationship with Teacher Burnout
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Naji Meidani, Elham; Pishghadam, Reza; Ghonsooly, Behzad; Hosseini Fatemi, Azar – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
The purpose of this study was to design and validate a scale to measure language teachers' temporal intelligence and to explore its role in teacher burnout. To this aim, 210 English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers, teaching at different language institutes were asked to complete two questionnaires: the newly-designed language teachers' temporal…
Descriptors: Teacher Burnout, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Intelligence
On the Relation of Locus of Control and L2 Reading and Writing Achievement
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Ghonsooly, Behzad; Shirvan, Majid Elahi – English Language Teaching, 2011
Locus of control, a psychological construct, has been the focus of attention in recent decades. Psychologists have discussed the effect of locus of control on achieving life goals in social/psychological interactions. While learning a foreign language involves both social interactions and psychological processes, the role and relation of locus of…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Reading Achievement