Using the Rasch model to develop a measure of second language learners' willingness to communicate within a language classroom

Journal of Applied Measurement

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 396-415

  Weaver, Christopher ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JAPAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTILINGUALISM; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS;

EID: 28744458285     PISSN: 15297713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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