高校英语专业学生TEM8成败的归因研究——以8所高校英语本科专业为例

Studies on the Performance of English Major Students in TEM8 at Universities:a Case Study at 8 Universities from the Perspective of Attribution Theory

以我国8所普通院校69名基础相似但TEM8结果不同的学生为被试,调研其归因倾向和学习策略对TEM8成绩的影响。研究结果表明:低分组和高分组的学习动机和兴趣同等强烈,但归因倾向不同,低分组消极归因于内部不稳定因素和外部不可控因素,且不重视语言基础学习;低分组各项学习策略使用率低于高分组,认知能力差异最大。调查结果启示应关注TEM8考试对教学的反拨效应。

Based upon the survey of 69 subjects from eight general universities in China who have similar language competence in TEM4 but get different marks in TEM8, this paper investigates to what degree attribution preference and learning strategy affect the mark gained in TEM8. The results reveal that： learning motivation and interest of students with poor marks is as strong as that of students with high marks. However, the attribution preference between the two groups diverges： the negative attribution of the poor- mark group is due to unstable internal factors, uncontrollable external factors, and little attention to the basic knowledge of language as well. Meanwhile, the frequency of employing different learning strategies in the poor-mark group is lower than that in the high- mark group. Besides, the two groups differ from each other considerably in terms of cognitive competence. Finally, the results of the research enlighten us to concern about the backwash effect of TEM8 on daily teaching.