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Variety, Volatility, Intensity: Understanding Key Characteristics of Individual Learner Differences
2020
JALT Postconference Publication
Individual Learner Differences (ILDs), such as motivation, anxiety, and willingness to communicate, account for varying rates and extents of successful L2 learning. Traditional quantitative approaches to studying ILDs render constructs to a one-size-fits-all explanation of factors and relationships that affect learning outcomes. A Complex Dynamic Systems Theory approach to studying ILDs rectifies this situation and supports teachers by investigating the interrelated, variable, and situated
doi:10.37546/jaltpcp2019-10
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