The English Debating Self-Efficacy Scale: Scale development, validation, and psychometric properties

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 20; no. 2; p. e0314879
• Main Authors: Liu, Fanghua, Yang, Yanchao, Wang, Feng (Robin), Li, Wangze
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 26.02.2025; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; China; Cognition & reasoning; Collaboration; College students; Critical thinking; Debates; Debates and debating; Education; Effectiveness; English as a second language; English language; English proficiency; Factor analysis; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Foreign language learning; Forensics (Public speaking); Health aspects; Humans; Information literacy; Language; Male; Measuring instruments; Methods; Physical Sciences; Psychological aspects; Psychometrics; Psychometrics - methods; Public speaking; Reproducibility of Results; Research and Analysis Methods; Research design; Science Policy; Self concept; Self Efficacy; Self evaluation; Self-efficacy (Psychology); Skills; Social aspects; Social Sciences; Speaking; Statistical analysis; Surface structure; Surveys and Questionnaires; University students; Verbal communication; Young Adult; China

The importance of English debate in fostering critical thinking and the role of self-efficacy in enhancing confidence and performance in this domain are widely acknowledged. However, a significant gap exists in the literature regarding the measurement of self-efficacy specifically within English deb...