Results from a multiple regression using personality traits as indicators of English proficiency as measured by TOEIC. Presented Feb. 8 2009 at TUJ Colloquium (Tokyo, Japan).
14. SLA and personality Rubin, Naiman, etc. Ely, Ehrman, Oxford, etc. Gardner, MacIntyre, etc. 1970s 1980/90s 2000s Brown et al. (2001) Verhoeven & Vermeer (2002)
15. Studies in Japan MBTI P-E-N (Eysenck's EPQ) Yawate-Guilford Personality Inventory (Y/GPI)
16. Problems Small N -sizes Too many questionnaire items No standardized test scores No construct validity
30. Rasch Analysis results Person reliabilities:* .80 to .88 *most similar to traditional Cronbach's alpha estimates as measure of respondent consistency
31. Rasch Analysis results Item reliabilities:* .94 to .96 *Demonstrates how accurately items actually measure the construct for which they were intended
47. More caveats… Small sample size ( N = 167) Mostly male students All engineering majors Researcher = teacher
48. Next time… 1. Bigger sample size 4. Speaking assessment 2. Balanced gender reps 3. Inclusion of more majors
49. Matthew Apple Nara National College of Technology Personality and English Proficiency [email_address] [email_address] Thank you for your time and patience!