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• Title:
  Is learning really just believing? A meta-analysis of self-efficacy and achievement in SLA
• Creator:
  Goetze, Julia;
  Driver, Meagan
• Description:
  The positive psychology movement (Seligman, 1998) has contributed to the proclamation of a positive turn in second language acquisition (SLA) (MacIntyre et al., 2016). Within the context of individual differences, self-efficacy (Bandura, 1997), an individual’s judgment of their capability to achieve goals, has gained particular interest in language learning (e.g., Lake, 2013). The present study meta-analyzes a body of research that has investigated the relationship between second language (L2) self-efficacy and L2 achievement by exploring 1) reporting practices in this domain, 2) the strength and direction of the relationship, and 3) the effects of moderator variables on the self-efficacy-achievement link. A comprehensive literature search uncovered 37 studies, which contributed to a total of 40 independent samples (N = 23,050). The average observed effect in the sample was r = .46. A moderator analysis showed systematic variations in the effect size for learners’ first language, target language, proficiency level, and both self-efficacy and achievement type. We discuss our findings with respect to theoretical constructs and methodological practices and suggest implications for L2 pedagogy and future research into self-efficacy in SLA.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2022 Julia Goetze, Meagan Driver
• Date:
  2022.06.21
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching; Vol. 12 No. 2 (2022): Special issue: Conducting research syntheses on individual differences in SLA; 233-259;
  Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching; Tom 12 Nr 2 (2022): Special issue: Conducting research syntheses on individual differences in SLA; 233-259;
  2084-1965;
  2083-5205
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
• Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt/article/view/34236/29667
• Subject:
  positive psychology;
  individual differences;
  L2 achievement;
  self-efficacy
• Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt/article/view/34236
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text