表題番号：2017S-057
日付：2018/04/03
研究課題Investigating foreign language motivation, self-concept, and achievement in secondary schools
| 研究者所属（当時） | 資格 | 氏名 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| （代表者） | 教育・総合科学学術院 教育学部 | 准教授 | オオガ‐ボールドウィン ウィリアム |
| （連携研究者） | University of Hong Kong | Associate Professor | Luke K. Fryer |
- 研究成果概要
- In this study, I surveyed junior high school students to test their ability beliefs and achievement in Mathematics, Japanese, and English. Prior research has shown that ability beliefs, including self-efficacy and self-concept, can be powerful predictors of success in school. Using a cross-lag auto-lag design, the results showed that ability beliefs for each subject (Mathematics, Japanese, and English) predicted self-concept in the same subject. Likewise, ability beliefs for each subject predicted achievement in those subjects. Only cross-subject (i.e. Mathmatics -> English, English -> Japanese) predictive relationship was found. A positive ability to use English lead to greater confidence for Japanese, with indirect effects on achievement.
Based on these results, I conclude that Japanese junior high school students who had developed a positive self-concept for English at the beginning of their first year of junior high school developed a more positive self-concept for Japanese by the end of that same school year. Based on these results and conclusions, we see that students' early learning of English can have positive effects on their own language confidence and achievement. These results indicate that early foreign language learning has positive long term effects.