A Pilot Study of Aptitude and Attitude; Factors in Language Dropout.

Autor/in	Bartley, Diana E.
Institution	Palo Alto Unified School District, CA.; Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching.
Titel	A Pilot Study of Aptitude and Attitude; Factors in Language Dropout.
Quelle	(1968), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Aptitude; Articulation (Education); Dropout Characteristics; Dropout Research; Dropouts; Grade 8; Graphs; Junior High School Students; Language Ability; Language Enrollment; Language Learning Levels; Language Programs; Language Tests; Second Language Learning; Sequential Learning; Student Attitudes; California; Modern Language Aptitude Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Grafische Darstellung; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Language test; Sprachtest; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Didaktische Sequenzierung; Lernsequenz; Schülerverhalten; Kalifornien
Abstract	In an attempt to deal with the current foreign language enrollment and learning problems created by the number of students who discontinue foreign language study after the sixth to eighth grade learning sequence, this pilot study seeks to identify, through the use of the Modern Language Aptitude Test and the Foreign Language Attitude Scale with experimental groups of eighth grade students, the extent to which aptitude and attitude contribute to the dropout problem. Described in the report are the (1) research methods employed, (2) materials and testing procedures used, and (3) results obtained. Histograms based on percentages compare group performances. Also included is an analysis of results. (AF)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC