Examining Learner Culture, Country, and Gender With English Public Speaking and Peer Feedback Self-Efficacy

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Abstract

In this study, we seek to understand the relationship between cultural dimensions (Hofstede, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1991, Hofstede & Bond, 1984; Hofstede et al., 2010), gender, and country with the students’ self-efficacy in English public speaking and peer feedback. The self-efficacy scales were collected as part of a larger study in universities in four countries (Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica, and the United States). We used a Bayesian multivariate regression to understand the relationships further. We found a positive correlation between peer feedback and English public speaking self-efficacy; however, we did not find a relationship between the cultural dimensions, gender, or country and peer feedback and English public speaking self-efficacy.

Authors

• Lucia Urena-Rodriguez, Purdue University
  Presenting Author

• Jorge Loria, Purdue University
  Presenting Author

• Victoria Lynn Lowell, Purdue University
  Presenting Author

• Mohan Yang, Old Dominion University
  Non-Presenting Author