Examining the relationship between IELTS preparation and English language proficiency skills of international students
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F70883521%3A28120%2F25%3A63594598" target="_blank" >RIV/70883521:28120/25:63594598 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.ojed.org/jis/article/view/7836" target="_blank" >https://www.ojed.org/jis/article/view/7836</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.32674/rv7pqq16" target="_blank" >10.32674/rv7pqq16</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Examining the relationship between IELTS preparation and English language proficiency skills of international students
Original language description
IELTS is a widely accepted English language proficiency test, required for academic and professional purposes. In this study, we examined the relationship between IELTS and the English proficiency skills of international students. We developed a proximal mediation model based on Bandura's triadic reciprocal determinism theory and tested it using covariance-based structural equation modeling. Data were collected through a survey of 275 international students preparing for IELTS to meet their academic requirements. The students reported that IELTS assessments significantly improved their English skills. They reported positive views of IELTS as an exam to enhance their language proficiency. Learning motivation for self-regulated learning and perceived self-efficacy for academic achievement served as two mediating factors that positively influenced the relationship between students' perceptions of IELTS and their English skills. Finally, the study analyzed the moderating effects of students' time management skills and found significant positive moderating effects.
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Czech description
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Classification
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]
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of International Students
ISSN
2162-3104
e-ISSN
2166-3750
Volume of the periodical
15
Issue of the periodical within the volume
8
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
26
Pages from-to
95-120
UT code for WoS article
001532675000005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105011148864