Naslov
Interpretation of own performance in English tests at the University of Applied Sciences VERN'
(Interpretation of Own Performance in English Tests at the University of Applied Sciences VERN')

Autori
Bačić, Ana ; Medvešek, Irena ; Manojlović, Narcisa

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Imagining the Mediteranean : challenges and perspectives - selected papers at Mediterranean Island Conference MIC - VIS, 2016. Mediterranean Issues, Book 1 / Jurčević, Katica ; Kaliterna-Lipovčan, Ljiljana ; Ramljak, Ozana - Zagreb : Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar ; Sveučilište Vern ; Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (HAZU) ; EMAN, 2017, 419-430

ISBN
978-953-8101-02-1

Skup
Mediterranean Island Conference MIC – VIS, 2016.

Mjesto i datum
Vis, Hrvatska, 19.09.2016. - 22.09.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
attributions for success and failure ; English language ; University of Applied Sciences Vern’

Sažetak
Affective factors, i.e. the factors oriented towards the emotional sphere of the learning process are present at all the stages of learning and its assessment. Attributions, i.e. attributing success or failure to different reasons, hold an important place among them. Attributions are classified according to locus (whether they occur from within or from outside), stability (whether the reason for failure or success will reoccur or not) and control (whether the reason is under the student' s control or not). Results of recent research on high school students show that students most commonly attribute their failure to internal causes (not enough effort) and their success to external causes (easy tasks). It is believed that it would be more efficient if students attributed their success to internal causes as well because the sense of one’s own responsibility for it would better motivate them for further learning unlike other causal attributions which diminish proactivity and motivation in the learning process. The aim of the research carried out at the University of Applied Sciences Vern' in the academic year 2015/16 was to determine what students of Business English and English for Hospitality Industry and Tourism attribute good or poor results they achieve in tests to, i.e. to provide an insight into students' perception of their performance in tests. The differences in attributions as regards gender, course and year of study, English grades and an assessment of importance of English for their future careers were also examined. Since causal attributions are an important factor of the motivation for learning, whereby both students and teachers play an important role, the results gained in this research are important for planning teaching strategies especially with less successful or less motivated students.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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