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Rasch analysis and differential item functioning of English language anxiety scale (ELAS) across sex in Egyptian context
BACKGROUND: English language anxiety (ELA) is a prevalent phenomenon in language education. It is one of the most commonly investigated non-linguistic variables in studies of language learning. Accordingly, numerous studies have paid great attention to the factors leading to FLA. METHODS: As instrum...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9620605/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36316705 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00955-w |
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author | Khalaf, Mustafa Ali Omara, Ehab Mohammed Naguib |
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description | BACKGROUND: English language anxiety (ELA) is a prevalent phenomenon in language education. It is one of the most commonly investigated non-linguistic variables in studies of language learning. Accordingly, numerous studies have paid great attention to the factors leading to FLA. METHODS: As instruments of ELA have not been subjected to a rigorous test of item response theory (IRT), this study conducted such analysis using the Rasch rating scale model. ELAS scale developed using classical testing theory (CTT), which consists of 32 items measuring four sub-scales (listening, speaking, reading and writing anxiety), was analysed using IRT. WINSTEPS software and SPSS version 26 were used to examine the psychometric properties, sex differential item functioning (DIF) and Rasch analysis of the ELAS in the Egyptian context. A total of 604 participants were recruited for data collection. RESULTS: The main findings indicated that the scale yielded a good approximation of Rasch assumptions and appears to be a valid and reliable tool. DIF was computed using the Mantel–Haenszel (MH) method and Welch’s t-test, which indicated that no sex bias was detected for any item of the ELAS. CONCLUSIONS: This paper presents a promising ELA instrument characterized by adequate validity, reliability and objectivity in addition to potential for precise use in comparison between males and females because it is invariant across sex. |
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spelling | pubmed-96206052022-11-01 Rasch analysis and differential item functioning of English language anxiety scale (ELAS) across sex in Egyptian context Khalaf, Mustafa Ali Omara, Ehab Mohammed Naguib BMC Psychol Research Article BACKGROUND: English language anxiety (ELA) is a prevalent phenomenon in language education. It is one of the most commonly investigated non-linguistic variables in studies of language learning. Accordingly, numerous studies have paid great attention to the factors leading to FLA. METHODS: As instruments of ELA have not been subjected to a rigorous test of item response theory (IRT), this study conducted such analysis using the Rasch rating scale model. ELAS scale developed using classical testing theory (CTT), which consists of 32 items measuring four sub-scales (listening, speaking, reading and writing anxiety), was analysed using IRT. WINSTEPS software and SPSS version 26 were used to examine the psychometric properties, sex differential item functioning (DIF) and Rasch analysis of the ELAS in the Egyptian context. A total of 604 participants were recruited for data collection. RESULTS: The main findings indicated that the scale yielded a good approximation of Rasch assumptions and appears to be a valid and reliable tool. DIF was computed using the Mantel–Haenszel (MH) method and Welch’s t-test, which indicated that no sex bias was detected for any item of the ELAS. CONCLUSIONS: This paper presents a promising ELA instrument characterized by adequate validity, reliability and objectivity in addition to potential for precise use in comparison between males and females because it is invariant across sex. BioMed Central 2022-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC9620605/ /pubmed/36316705 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00955-w Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Khalaf, Mustafa Ali Omara, Ehab Mohammed Naguib Rasch analysis and differential item functioning of English language anxiety scale (ELAS) across sex in Egyptian context |
title | Rasch analysis and differential item functioning of English language anxiety scale (ELAS) across sex in Egyptian context |
title_full | Rasch analysis and differential item functioning of English language anxiety scale (ELAS) across sex in Egyptian context |
title_fullStr | Rasch analysis and differential item functioning of English language anxiety scale (ELAS) across sex in Egyptian context |
title_full_unstemmed | Rasch analysis and differential item functioning of English language anxiety scale (ELAS) across sex in Egyptian context |
title_short | Rasch analysis and differential item functioning of English language anxiety scale (ELAS) across sex in Egyptian context |
title_sort | rasch analysis and differential item functioning of english language anxiety scale (elas) across sex in egyptian context |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9620605/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36316705 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00955-w |
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