Open AccessMeasuring Self-Regulation in Second Language Learning
Author(s) -
Heidi Han-Ting Liu,
YoungSun Lee
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
sage open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2158-2440
DOI - 10.1177/2158244015601717
Subject(s) - rasch model , scale (ratio) , psychology , language acquisition , trait , item response theory , self regulated learning , psychometrics , cognitive psychology , mathematics education , developmental psychology , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language
Self-regulation has become a widely discussed subject in educationas it facilitates learners’ ability to master their own learning. The purpose of thepresent study is to examine the psychometric properties of self-regulation in secondlanguage learning via Rasch measurement. A total of 528 high-school students from anEast Asian country participated in the study, and the Self-Regulating Capacity inEnglish Language Learning (SRClang) Scale was used as a self-report instrument. Theresults suggest that self-regulation in second language learning as measured by theSRClang Scale does not appear to be unidimensional. Based on item-model fit statistics,several items in the SRClang Scale may need to be revised or removed. Nonetheless, theresponse categories in the SRClang Scale function well as intended, and the scale canreliably separate items and persons based on their difficulty levels and ability traitlevels, respectively. Overall, the SRClang Scale serves as an appropriate measure ofself-regulatory capacity in second language learning