Analysing gender gaps in foreign language proficiency self-assessment in comparison to test performance among Czech students: the role of foreign language teachers and class grades

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=B.IqMgMFB8" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=B.IqMgMFB8</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2023.2284381" target="_blank" >10.1080/01434632.2023.2284381</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Analysing gender gaps in foreign language proficiency self-assessment in comparison to test performance among Czech students: the role of foreign language teachers and class grades
Original language description
Gender gaps in students' foreign language proficiency self-assessment can negatively impact their educational careers and position in the labour market. We investigated how female and male students self-assess their English as a foreign language (EFL) proficiency in comparison to their EFL test scores. We further examined the potential differential effect of EFL class-related factors - having a teacher from abroad who is perceived as an English L1 teacher (PEL1T) and an excellent grade in EFL class - on females' and males' EFL proficiency self-assessment. Data were collected from 1,399 Czech lower secondary students, who were asked to assess their EFL proficiency on a 7-point rating scale ranging from None to Expert. Our results show that when comparing self-assessment of a female and a male with the same test score, the female would, on average, select a lower self-assessment value than the male. Also, having a PEL1T and having an excellent grade in EFL class are significantly positively associated with higher EFL proficiency self-assessment. However, these positive effects are smaller for females compared to males.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project
<a href="/en/project/GA20-05484S" target="_blank" >GA20-05484S: Analyzing the determinants of self-reported English language knowledge and motivation for English language learning in Czech lower secondary students</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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