The role of self-efficacy and learner engagement in the relationship between prior achievement and final achievement in EFL writing

IF 1.7 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL

Learning and Motivation Pub Date : 2024-05-20 DOI:10.1016/j.lmot.2024.102007

Xia Hao , Huaguo Lu

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Abstract

EFL writing achievement is shaped by complex interactions among motivational factors. This study investigates these interactions by examining the mediating and chain effects among prior achievement, self-efficacy, learner engagement, and final writing in EFL writing contexts. Data were collected through surveys and writing tests over a term in a Chinese university. The participants consisted of 176 college students enrolled in an English writing course. Structural equation modeling analysis was used to examine the mediating effects and chain effects of the latent variables. Results indicate that self-efficacy has a positive and indirect influence on final achievement via the mediation of learner engagement. Prior achievement also has a positive and indirect influence on final achievement via the mediation of self-efficacy. However, prior achievement does not show a positive indirect effect on final achievement via the mediation of learner engagement. A chain effect is observed when self-efficacy is included in the chain among prior achievement, learner engagement and final achievement, highlighting the significant role of self-efficacy in this relationship. Lastly, theoretical and pedagogical implications are discussed.

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自我效能感和学习者参与度在英语写作前期成绩与最终成绩之间关系中的作用

EFL 写作成绩是由动机因素之间复杂的相互作用形成的。本研究通过考察先前成绩、自我效能感、学习者参与度和最终写作之间的中介效应和连锁效应，对EFL写作情境中的这些相互作用进行了研究。数据是通过调查和写作测试收集的。参与者包括 176 名参加英语写作课程的大学生。研究采用结构方程建模分析来检验潜在变量的中介效应和连锁效应。结果表明，通过学习者参与的中介作用，自我效能感对最终成绩有积极的间接影响。先前成绩也通过自我效能感的中介作用对最终成绩产生积极的间接影响。然而，先前成就并没有通过学习者参与的中介作用对最终成就产生积极的间接影响。如果将自我效能感纳入先前成就、学习者参与和最终成就之间的链条中，就会观察到连锁效应，从而突出自我效能感在这一关系中的重要作用。最后，讨论了理论和教学意义。

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期刊介绍： Learning and Motivation features original experimental research devoted to the analysis of basic phenomena and mechanisms of learning, memory, and motivation. These studies, involving either animal or human subjects, examine behavioral, biological, and evolutionary influences on the learning and motivation processes, and often report on an integrated series of experiments that advance knowledge in this field. Theoretical papers and shorter reports are also considered.