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ERIC Number: ED613945
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 6
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Examining the Differences in Student Self-Assessment of Their Skills in English as a Foreign Language: A Pilot Study Comparing Male and Female Lower Secondary Students
Papajoanu, Ondrej; Vonkova, Hana; Stipek, Jiri
Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) (19th, Sofia, Bulgaria, Jun 2021)
Developing English language proficiency is of utmost importance for education systems across Europe. Self-assessment of one's English as a foreign language (EFL) skills is a widely used source of information concerning learners' level of language proficiency. Thus, an investigation of the way different groups of learners assess their language skills is warranted. In this pilot study, we examine the self-assessment of both general and specific (reading, writing, listening, speaking) EFL skills from a sample of Czech lower secondary students and compare these self-assessments across genders. We also analyze the relationship of the self-assessment of specific EFL skills with the self-assessment of general EFL skills for male and female students. Our results show that Czech students are more confident in their receptive skills, while the productive skills are more closely related to their overall language self-assessment. Further research should take into consideration the differences in scale usage between different groups of students, possibly utilizing methodological approaches such as the anchoring vignette method. [For the complete Volume 19 proceedings, see ED613922.]
Bulgarian Comparative Education Society. Blvd Shipchenski prohod 69 A, 1574 Sofia, Bulgaria. e-mail: info@bces-conference.org; Web site: http://www.bces-conference.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Czech Republic
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