Educational Success Prediction Instrument 2nd Version| A Foreign Language Perspective on Readiness to Take a Beginner High School Foreign Language Online Course

<p> Online foreign language course offerings have grown exponentially in secondary and post-secondary schools during the last two decades. Although numerous instruments and surveys exist to assess readiness for a student to take online courses, insufficient research has dealt with the particul...

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Main Author: Sparks (de Zantinga), Lynne Marie
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Published: Piedmont College 2017
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spelling ndltd-PROQUEST-oai-pqdtoai.proquest.com-106213042017-10-20T04:20:44Z Educational Success Prediction Instrument 2nd Version| A Foreign Language Perspective on Readiness to Take a Beginner High School Foreign Language Online Course Sparks (de Zantinga), Lynne Marie Educational tests & measurements|Modern language|Foreign language education|Secondary education|Educational technology <p> Online foreign language course offerings have grown exponentially in secondary and post-secondary schools during the last two decades. Although numerous instruments and surveys exist to assess readiness for a student to take online courses, insufficient research has dealt with the particularities of learning a foreign language online. This study was designed to ascertain the attributes that determine readiness for the online foreign language student. In addition, questions used in the Educational Success Prediction Instrument 2<sup>nd</sup> Version, ESPRI V-2, an instrument created to test online readiness for secondary students, were presented to the participants to determine if the instrument would be efficient to evaluate online foreign language readiness. Those surveyed and interviewed were online instructors of foreign language who: taught the foreign language at least two years; taught foreign language at least six months online; and were willing to participate. Data were gathered via a 25 question Google Survey, as condensed by John Siko (2014), which included four open ended questions pertaining to foreign language instructors&rsquo; experience and opinions as well as one to assess their willingness to participate in an interview. The results led to verification of the appropriateness of four attributes used in the ESPRI V-2: achievement and self-esteem beliefs (motivation), responsibility/risk-taking, technology skills and access, and organization and self-regulation (learner autonomy). In addition, a sub-component of motivation, or having a concrete motive for learning the foreign language, was found to be an indicator for online FL readiness.</p><p> Piedmont College 2017-10-19 00:00:00.0 thesis http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10621304 EN
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topic Educational tests & measurements|Modern language|Foreign language education|Secondary education|Educational technology
spellingShingle Educational tests & measurements|Modern language|Foreign language education|Secondary education|Educational technology
Sparks (de Zantinga), Lynne Marie
Educational Success Prediction Instrument 2nd Version| A Foreign Language Perspective on Readiness to Take a Beginner High School Foreign Language Online Course
description <p> Online foreign language course offerings have grown exponentially in secondary and post-secondary schools during the last two decades. Although numerous instruments and surveys exist to assess readiness for a student to take online courses, insufficient research has dealt with the particularities of learning a foreign language online. This study was designed to ascertain the attributes that determine readiness for the online foreign language student. In addition, questions used in the Educational Success Prediction Instrument 2<sup>nd</sup> Version, ESPRI V-2, an instrument created to test online readiness for secondary students, were presented to the participants to determine if the instrument would be efficient to evaluate online foreign language readiness. Those surveyed and interviewed were online instructors of foreign language who: taught the foreign language at least two years; taught foreign language at least six months online; and were willing to participate. Data were gathered via a 25 question Google Survey, as condensed by John Siko (2014), which included four open ended questions pertaining to foreign language instructors&rsquo; experience and opinions as well as one to assess their willingness to participate in an interview. The results led to verification of the appropriateness of four attributes used in the ESPRI V-2: achievement and self-esteem beliefs (motivation), responsibility/risk-taking, technology skills and access, and organization and self-regulation (learner autonomy). In addition, a sub-component of motivation, or having a concrete motive for learning the foreign language, was found to be an indicator for online FL readiness.</p><p>
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title Educational Success Prediction Instrument 2nd Version| A Foreign Language Perspective on Readiness to Take a Beginner High School Foreign Language Online Course
title_short Educational Success Prediction Instrument 2nd Version| A Foreign Language Perspective on Readiness to Take a Beginner High School Foreign Language Online Course
title_full Educational Success Prediction Instrument 2nd Version| A Foreign Language Perspective on Readiness to Take a Beginner High School Foreign Language Online Course
title_fullStr Educational Success Prediction Instrument 2nd Version| A Foreign Language Perspective on Readiness to Take a Beginner High School Foreign Language Online Course
title_full_unstemmed Educational Success Prediction Instrument 2nd Version| A Foreign Language Perspective on Readiness to Take a Beginner High School Foreign Language Online Course
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