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This paper aims to perform a pilot study to test the validity and reliability of the instruments to be used for a major study that targets to identify the causes that lead to anxiety among EFL learners. According to the objectives of the major study, the instrument needed to be divided into three main categories and add to another section. Therefore, there was a need to perform the division and designed open-ended questions to suit the nature of the major study. Due to some slight modification, it is crucial to check its effectiveness of the instrument in terms of face validity, content validity and reliability to prove that the instrument is valid and reliable to be used. The validation process was done by three experts from a private institution who declared the instrument is valid upon receiving the explanation that the items will be explained to the students as they are low proficiency students and marked all items as “essential.” Reliability findings indicate a high level of internal consistency concluding that the instrument is highly reliable to be used. In conclusion, the validity and reliability results proved that the instrument is effective to be used for the major study as planned.
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In-Text Citation: (Paneerselvam & Yamat, 2021)
To Cite this Article: Paneerselvam, A., & Yamat, H. (2021). Validity and Reliability Testing of the Adapted Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS). International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(4), 209-216.
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