The Relationship between Foreign Language Achievement, Academic Self-Concept, and Attitudes towards Foreign Languages of Prospective Physical Education Teachers

dc.creator	A. Seda SARACALOĞLU
dc.creator	S. Rana VAROL
dc.date	2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:41:52Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:41:52Z
dc.identifier	1304-9496
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a6ffc1d8bc824e7fa3457a6dbc9f8cc0
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/23382
dc.description	The present research is aimed at examining the relationship between Foreign Language achievement, attitudes towards foreign languages and academic self-concept in the Prep Class of prospective Physical Education teachers. The sample consisted of 32.9% females and 67.1% males, totaling 73 students, in the School of Physical Education and Sports at Ege University. In the study, “The Attitude Scale towards Foreign Languages” developed by Saracaloğlu (1992) and “Academic Self-Concept Scale” adapted by Gürel (1986) were administered to the sample. In the research, the data were analyzed by ANOVA, Scheffe and LSD tests, correlation and multiple regression analysis. There was a positive relationship between/among foreign language achievement, academic self-concept (r=.90) and foreign language attitudes (r=.79). There was also a significant relationship between academic self-concept and foreign language attitudes (r=.90). Attitudes towards foreign languages and academic self-concept account for 82% of the variance in foreign language achievement. On the other hand, when foreign language attitudes are statistically fixed, academic self-concept accounts only for 44% of the variance in achievement. In this respect, academic self-concept is the most important factor that accounts for the variance in Prep Class achievement.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Turkish
dc.publisher	Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
dc.relation	http://eku.comu.edu.tr/index/3/1/ssaracoglu_rvarol.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1304-9496
dc.source	Journal of Theory and Practice in Education, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 39-59 (2007)
dc.subject	attitudes toward foreign language
dc.subject	academic self-concept
dc.subject	foreign language achievement
dc.subject	physical education and sports
dc.subject	prospective teachers
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The Relationship between Foreign Language Achievement, Academic Self-Concept, and Attitudes towards Foreign Languages of Prospective Physical Education Teachers
dc.type	article