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A Chaid Tree approach to motivation and academic performance in second language learning

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  • Alfonso Abad Mancheño
  • Roberto Sánchez-Cabrero
  • Ana Cristina León Mejía

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The findings of a study on the importance of affective motivation in learning a second language are presented in this article (L2). The study included 171 US university students who studied Spanish, German, Italian, or Japanese as a second language. The Dörnyei motivating model was used to create an online questionnaire, and the Chaid Tree predictive model outlined the most important variables that influence the Motivation to continue studying a second language. The findings show that the variables 'projection of intended effort' and 'ideal self' is both positively and significantly connected to students' academic achievement and their intent to enrol in future foreign language programs. The deontic self, or ought-to-self, on the other hand, had no significant correlation with any of the other factors studied. There were no significant differences in gender in the cross-sectional analysis of age and gender, but there was a negative and significant link between age and academic achievement, as well as a positive and significant association between age and predicted effort.

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  • Alfonso Abad Mancheño & Roberto Sánchez-Cabrero & Ana Cristina León Mejía, 2023. "A Chaid Tree approach to motivation and academic performance in second language learning," International Journal of Innovation and Learning, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 33(1), pages 120-136.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijilea:v:33:y:2023:i:1:p:120-136
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