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Motivation for Incidental Vocabulary Learning Scale (MIVLS), Incidental Vocabulary Learning Anxiety Scale (IVLAS), and Mastery of Incidental Vocabulary Learning Strategies Scale (MIVLSS)

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Description

A set of three Zhao et al. Likert-scale instruments measuring motivation, anxiety, and strategy mastery in L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading.

Components

  • Three context-specific instruments for incidental vocabulary learning motivation, anxiety, and strategy mastery: The authors developed three Likert-scale instruments specifically for the context of L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading: the Motivation for Incidental Vocabulary Learning Scale (MIVLS, 26 items covering self-efficacy, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation), the Incidental Vocabulary Learning Anxiety Scale (IVLAS, 10 items), and the Mastery of Incidental Vocabulary Learning Strategies Scale (MIVLSS, 26 items covering noticing, searching for meaning, and elaborating form-meaning connections). Pilot alphas were "0.74 for MIVLS, 0.80 for IVLAS, and 0.81 for MIVLSS"; study alphas were 0.78, 0.81, and 0.88. Items were translated into Chinese and back-translated for consistency. (Zhao et al. (2016))

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Key Sources

  • Zhao, A., Guo, Y., Biales, C., & Olszewski, A. (2016). Exploring learner factors in second language (L2) incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading. Reading in a Foreign Language, 28(2). http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl. doi:10.64152/10125/66903
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title Motivation for Incidental Vocabulary Learning Scale (MIVLS), Incidental Vocabulary Learning Anxiety Scale (IVLAS), and Mastery of Incidental Vocabulary Learning Strategies Scale (MIVLSS)
description A set of three Zhao et al.
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