Multiple Regression in L2 Research: A Methodological Synthesis and Guide to Interpreting R2 Values

L Plonsky, H Ghanbar - The Modern Language Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple regression is a family of statistics used to investigate the relationship between a set
of predictors and a criterion (dependent) variable. This procedure is applicable in a variety of …

Study and scale quality in second language survey research, 2009–2019: The case of anxiety and motivation

E Sudina - Language Learning, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Research on anxiety and motivation in second language (L2) learning is proliferating.
However, these two individual differences are commonly measured by self‐report …

L2 reading comprehension and its correlates: A meta‐analysis

EH Jeon, J Yamashita - Language learning, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The present meta‐analysis examined the overall average correlation (weighted for sample
size and corrected for measurement error) between passage‐level second language (L2) …

Influence of learner beliefs and gender on the motivating power of L2 selves

T Yashima, R Nishida… - The Modern Language …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates 3 unexplored issues regarding Second Language (L2) Motivational
Self System theory. It further validates the theory using multiple structural equation modeling …

Classroom versus societal willingness to communicate: Investigating French as a second language in Flanders

K Denies, T Yashima, R Janssen - The Modern Language …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates willingness to communicate (WTC) and its determinants through
structural equation modelling (SEM). Building on models by MacIntyre and Charos (1996) …

Forming a clearer image of the ideal L2 self: The L2 motivational self system and learner autonomy in a Japanese EFL context

M Ueki, O Takeuchi - Innovation in Language Learning and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Research on the L2 Motivational Self System has drawn considerable attention in Second
Language Acquisition. Previous studies have discussed the system itself, its basic concepts …

Role of resilience in (de) motivation and second language proficiency: Cases of Korean elementary school students

TY Kim, Y Kim, JY Kim - Journal of psycholinguistic research, 2019 - Springer
The current study aims to explore the influence of resilience on (de) motivation and second
language proficiency among elementary school students in South Korea. A total of 367 sixth …

Applying meta-analytic structural equation modeling to second language research: An introduction

A Raeisi-Vanani, L Plonsky, W Wang, K Lee… - Research Methods in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Structural equation modeling (SEM) and meta-analysis (MA) are both powerful techniques
employed frequently throughout the social and behavioral sciences, including applied …

Structural equation modeling reporting practices for language assessment

GJ Ockey, I Choi - Language Assessment Quarterly, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Studies that use structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques are increasingly
encountered in the language assessment literature. This popularity has created the need for …

Modeling the relationships between anxieties and performance in second/foreign language speaking assessment

HTD Huang - Learning and Individual Differences, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Second/foreign language (L2) research exploring the role of anxiety in learning and
test performance has been considered to take three different perspectives on the nature of …