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International Journal of Education. 2026; 8: (5) ; 10.12208/j.ije.20260139 .

Vocabulary-learning self-regulating capacity and NMET scores: The parallel mediating effects of listening and written vocabulary levels
词汇学习自我调节能力与高考英语成绩：听力与书面词汇水平的并行中介效应

作者： 刘桢1 *, 刘毅1, 苏彦2

1韩山师范学院外国语学院 广东潮州

2韩山师范学院地理科学与旅游学院 广东潮州

*通讯作者： 刘桢,单位：韩山师范学院外国语学院 广东潮州; ；

引用本文: 刘桢, 刘毅, 苏彦 词汇学习自我调节能力与高考英语成绩：听力与书面词汇水平的并行中介效应[J]. 国际教育学, 2026; 8: (5) : 122-130.
Published: 2026/10/28 12:35:13

摘要

本研究以纳入听说必考内容的广东省高考英语为研究情境，考察词汇学习自我调节能力（SRCvoc）与高考英语成绩的关联，以及书面词汇水平（UVLT）和听力词汇水平（LVLT）在二者间的并行中介作用。采用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）对201名高考考生的有效数据开展分析，结果支持完全中介模型：SRCvoc对高考英语成绩的直接效应不显著，经由听力词汇知识产生的间接效应显著，经由书面词汇知识的间接效应呈边缘显著。值得注意的是，尽管高考英语阅读、写作部分分值占比更高，但听力词汇知识对考试总分的预测力优于书面词汇水平，反映出高压力限时测试对自动化、情境化词汇提取能力的现实要求。听力词汇的中介效应约为书面词汇的2.7倍，是连接SRCvoc与高考英语成绩的主要中介路径。本研究拓展了SRCvoc的关联网络，凸显听力词汇在改革后高风险英语测评中的重要价值。

关键词： 词汇学习自我调节能力；听力词汇水平测试（LVLT）；词汇水平测试（UVLT）；偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）；高考英语（NMET）

Abstract

This study investigates the association between vocabulary-learning self-regulating capacity (SRCvoc) and National Matriculation English Test (NMET) achievement, and the parallel mediating roles of written vocabulary levels (UVLT) and listening vocabulary levels (LVLT) in Guangdong, China, where a compulsory listening-speaking component counts towards total scores. Data from 201 recent NMET takers were analyzed via PLS-SEM and were consistent with a full-mediation pattern in which the non-significant direct effect of SRCvoc is accompanied by a significant indirect effect through LVLT and a marginal indirect effect through UVLT. Notably, LVLT also predicted total scores more strongly than UVLT despite the dominance of reading and written sections in NMET, reflecting the automatized, contextualized lexical access required by the time-pressured test. The indirect effect via LVLT is approximately 2.7 times that via UVLT, making listening vocabulary the primary mediating channel. These findings extend the nomological network of SRCvoc and highlight the critical role of listening vocabulary in reformed high-stakes EFL assessment.

Key words： Vocabulary-learning self-regulating capacity (SRCvoc); Listening vocabulary levels test (LVLT); Vocabulary levels test (UVLT); Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM); National matriculation English test (NMET)

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