SEM Research on English Learning Metacognitive Person Knowledge #br#
for Ethnic Preparatory Students of Inland Classes

JOURNAL OF BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOM ›› 2016, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (5): 109-116.

1. School of Ethnic Minority Education, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 102209,
China;2. School of Foreign Studies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

Received:2016-06-08 Online:2016-10-31

Abstract

Abstract:

In order to investigate the influence of metacognitive person knowledge on English achievement of

Xinjiang ethnic preparatory students, a questionnaire survey was conducted. The findings include the following

aspects. On the whole，the subjects have a high level of self-efficacy and a strong motivation of individual

development, but a low level of English learning interest and weak motivation of learning situation. Female

students show higher level of self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation interest than male students; science students

show stronger motivation of learning situation than liberal students. Students’ English achievement has a

significant positive correlation with their knowledge of intrinsic motivation, learning interest, as well as

self-efficacy, but a negative correlation with their knowledge of outward factor attribution. The structural

equation modeling (SEM) shows that the self-efficacy and learning effort after class contribute a lot to the

English achievement, while the learning experience contributes little to the English achievement.

Key words: inland classes, ethnic preparatory students, metacognitive person knowledge, English learning

CLC Number:

H319

YANG Jing-peng1，CHEN Chen2. SEM Research on English Learning Metacognitive Person Knowledge #br# for Ethnic Preparatory Students of Inland Classes[J]. JOURNAL OF BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOM, 2016, 18(5): 109-116.

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