Developing, Piloting, and Validating an Instrument to Measure Young Learners’ Aptitude

Csilla Kiss · Marianne Nikolov

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This study aimed to develop, pilot, and validate an aptitude test for Hungarian learners of English. A literature review on the construct and tests of aptitude is followed by two parts: a pilot phase on the development of a new aptitude test and a main study involving 419 12‐year‐old children in 10 schools. Data were collected on the aptitude test, English proficiency tests, and a measure of learners’ motivation. The article explores how aptitude scores relate to learners’ performances on the proficiency measure, motivation, gender, school achievements, and grades in English. The results of a multiple‐regression analysis indicate that the variable of language aptitude explained over 20% of the variation in English language performance, thus proving to be the best predictor of outcomes.

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