Praise-Speak Program Study Data on EFL Speaking Anxiety and Proficiency

Data Sheet 1 contains research data from a study integrating appreciative education with AI-assisted oral training for sustainable English as a Foreign Language learning. The dataset includes results from a two-phase mixed-methods study involving surveys of 1,044 and 209 students and a 16-week pilot intervention with 13 participants. The data was authored by Fangli Zhang and last updated on 2026-04-10.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between pedagogical interventions and speaking anxiety based on pre-test/post-test survey data.
• Study the mechanisms of psychological safety and technology-humanism synergy based on qualitative reflective journal analysis.
• Benchmark improvements in oral proficiency based on IELTS speaking score data.
• Investigate the needs for appreciative education in language learning based on large-scale survey results.

Strengths

• Includes statistically significant results for IELTS speaking scores (p = 0.005) and anxiety reduction (p < 0.001).
• Employs a mixed-methods design combining quantitative surveys (n=1,044, n=209) and qualitative journal analysis.
• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small at 41.3 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Fangli Zhang via figshare.

Collection Method

Data was gathered through a two-phase study using large-scale surveys and a 16-week pilot intervention with a pretest-posttest design and reflective journal analysis.

Time Range

The study period likely covers the 16-week intervention, but specific dates are not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 05:59:06; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The study was conducted with Chinese college students, suggesting a geographic focus on China.