英語学習におけるモティベーションを構成する要素 : 兵庫県下の高校生102名を対象とした予備的調査研究

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The purpose of this study was to conduct a preliminary survey to describe the nature of foreign language learning motivation of high school students in Japan. The subjects were 102 high school students in Hyogo prefecture, and they were asked to complete a questionnaire. The questionnaire contains a wide range of theories proposed so far in motivational studies. After a hypothetical model of motivation was constructed using an Exploratory Factor Analysis, the model was then validated by Confirmatory Factor Analysis. As a result, a 4-factor model ("core motivation", "instrumental/extrinsic motivation", "attribution toward achievement", and "anxiety toward showing English proficiency") was adopted. The results suggested that in order to fully understand the nature of motivation, an inclusive study is needed. It might also be possible to assume that motivation consists of several variables which have a double structure rather than a single structure. Finally, implications for teaching are discussed concerning motivational strategies and a shorter form of the questionnaire which would be more practical in a classroom situation.