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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 21
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Concurrent Validity of LLAMA_F: Measure of Language Analytic Ability as a Predictor of Morphosyntax Knowledge
Kim, Peter
Language Teaching Research Quarterly, v24 p23-43 2021
Foreign language aptitude is defined as one's potential to learn a second language. A language learner with higher aptitude is predicted to learn more, faster, and reach a higher level of proficiency. If this is the case, one way to validate the construct of aptitude and its measure is to conduct a validation study in which measures of aptitude is correlated with a learning outcome. This study aimed to conduct a concurrent validity of LLAMA_F, a foreign language aptitude test using grammaticality judgement test (GJT) as its concurrent criterion. This was done through dis-attenuated correlation, using reliability values obtained using classic test theory (CTT) and item analysis. The results show barely adequate reliability for LLAMA_F, high reliabilty values for GJT and a weak linear relationship between the two constructs. The findings of this study demonstrated that LLAMA_F might suffer from a lack of strong internal consistency. While the 200-item GJT was shown to be reliable, a few of its subcomponents were less than adequate. A further in-depth item analysis of GJT is needed in order to pare down the test and make it shorter for easier application and data collection. Finally, a nonlinear relationship between aptitude and measures of achievement is suggested for future research on language aptitude.
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Syntax, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests, Decision Making, Test Theory, Aptitude Tests, Language Aptitude, Grammar, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Test Items, Item Analysis, English (Second Language), Adult Learning, Spanish, Native Language, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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