La relación entre las actitudes docentes, la ansiedad y el rendimiento en exámenes orales de estudiantes universitarios de inglés como lengua extranjera
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El objetivo de esta tesis es analizar la relación entre los comportamientos de las personas docentes con la ansiedad y el rendimiento en las evaluaciones orales de inglés como lengua extranjera. Para lograrlo, se realizó una revisión exhaustiva de literatura a fin de identificar teorías que fundamentaran el tema de estudio. Así, se logró determinar las teorías que explican los procesos internos que sufren las personas cuando se ven afectadas por la ansiedad, estas son teorías de las emociones, de la ansiedad y sus tipos, así como las teorías de ansiedad del idioma extranjero. Además, las teorías de los comportamientos interpersonales de la persona docente, las cuales explican los comportamientos idóneos dentro de los contextos educativos por parte del profesorado. En este trabajo, se construyó una escala como parte de los instrumentos a utilizar, la cual se sometió a una serie de pasos para garantizar su validez y confiabilidad; estos incluían el pilotaje realizado con unos grupos y, una vez la escala pasó por estas pruebas preliminares, se aplicó a la población de estudio en dos sedes universitarias con una muestra de (n=135). Además, con la finalidad de analizar las relaciones planteadas entre las variables del objetivo general, se creó un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales para determinar las asociaciones entre estas; se realizaron dos modelos de los cuales el segundo obtuvo un buen ajuste, donde se observó una relación significativa entre los comportamientos del profesorado, la ansiedad y el rendimiento. Los resultados permitieron observar niveles de ansiedad en las personas participantes con sus diferentes manifestaciones; determinar si la población sufrió de ansiedad del idioma extranjero, las relaciones significativas obtenidas por medio de los modelos estructurales, así como identificar los principales comportamientos de las personas docentes que pueden incidir de una forma desfavorable en la realización de una prueba oral en inglés como lengua extranjera. Estos son insumos valiosos que pueden aportar información relevante de gran utilidad no solo para las personas docentes, sino también para el estudiantado, ya que brinda información pertinente para comprender mejor la ansiedad, conocer los comportamientos interpersonales más efectivos dentro de las aulas y evidencia que esta emoción mal gestionada puede provocar efectos negativos para las personas estudiantes. Asimismo, esta investigación aporta una escala de comportamiento docente que puede ser útil en los contextos educativos.
The objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between teachers' behaviors, oral test anxiety, and performance on oral assessments in English as a foreign language. To achieve this objective, a comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify theories that support the study. Thus, it was possible to determine the theories that explain the internal processes that people suffer when they are affected by anxiety, these theories are theories of emotion, theories of anxiety and its types, as well as theories of foreign language anxiety, moreover the teacher´s interpersonal behaviors theories, which explain the most appropriate behaviors among teachers between educational contexts. In this work, a scale was constructed as part of the tools to be used. It was subjected to a series of steps to be sure about its validity and reliability. These steps included pilot testing, which was carried out with a few groups. Once the scale has passed these preliminary tests, it was applied to the study population at two university campuses with a sample of (n=135). To analyze the variables of the general objective, a structural equation model was created to determine the associations between them. Two models were created, the second obtained an appropriate fit, where a significant relationship was observed among teachers’ behaviors, anxiety and performance. The results allowed to observe anxiety levels in participants with their different manifestations, to determine if the population suffered from foreign language anxiety, the significant relationships obtained through structural models and to identify the teacher´s main behaviors which can have a unfavorable impact on the performance of an English foreign language test, valuable inputs that can provide relevant information of great use not only for teachers but also for students, because it provides relevant information to understand anxiety better, to know the most effective interpersonal behaviors into the classrooms, and it shows that this emotion, if it is poorly managed can have negative effects on students, this research also provides a scale of teaching behavior that can be useful in educational contexts.
The objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between teachers' behaviors, oral test anxiety, and performance on oral assessments in English as a foreign language. To achieve this objective, a comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify theories that support the study. Thus, it was possible to determine the theories that explain the internal processes that people suffer when they are affected by anxiety, these theories are theories of emotion, theories of anxiety and its types, as well as theories of foreign language anxiety, moreover the teacher´s interpersonal behaviors theories, which explain the most appropriate behaviors among teachers between educational contexts. In this work, a scale was constructed as part of the tools to be used. It was subjected to a series of steps to be sure about its validity and reliability. These steps included pilot testing, which was carried out with a few groups. Once the scale has passed these preliminary tests, it was applied to the study population at two university campuses with a sample of (n=135). To analyze the variables of the general objective, a structural equation model was created to determine the associations between them. Two models were created, the second obtained an appropriate fit, where a significant relationship was observed among teachers’ behaviors, anxiety and performance. The results allowed to observe anxiety levels in participants with their different manifestations, to determine if the population suffered from foreign language anxiety, the significant relationships obtained through structural models and to identify the teacher´s main behaviors which can have a unfavorable impact on the performance of an English foreign language test, valuable inputs that can provide relevant information of great use not only for teachers but also for students, because it provides relevant information to understand anxiety better, to know the most effective interpersonal behaviors into the classrooms, and it shows that this emotion, if it is poorly managed can have negative effects on students, this research also provides a scale of teaching behavior that can be useful in educational contexts.
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Comportamiento del docente, Ansiedad, Rendimiento, Lengua inglesa, Educación