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Attitudes, Motivation, and Second Language Learning: A Meta–Analysis of Studies Conducted by Gardner and AssociatesBY. A.M. MASGORATE A AS AND R.C. GARDNER
PURPOSE
This meta–analysis investigates the relationship of second language achievement to five attitude/motivation variables from Gardner's socioeducational model:
Integrativeness
Attitudes toward the learning situation
Motivation
Integrative orientation
Instrumental orientation.
METHOD
This a descriptive research.
These relationships were examined in studies conducted by Gardner and associates using the Attitude/Motivation.
Also test Battery and various measures of second language achievement.
MATERIALS USED Self–ratings, Objective tests, and grades.
In total, the meta–analysis examined 75 independent samples involving 10,489 individuals
CONCLUSION
The results clearly demonstrate that the correlations between achievement and motivation are uniformly higher than those between achievement and integrativeness, attitudes toward the learning situation, integrative orientation, or instrumental orientation, and that the best estimates of the population correlations are greater than 0. Neither availability nor age had clear moderating effects.
WHY DID THE ACTOR CHOSE THIS KIND OF RESEARCH?
I can say that the motivitation is one of the most important aspect that every person, willing to learn a second language has t to know.
The author wants to prove the aspects that motivation and attitude have towards learning english.
In my persnal opinión I strongly believe that without motivation and a good attitude, learning english will not be as effective as it can be.
REFERENCE
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9922.00212/abstract
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