Dynamic Changes in EFL Learners' Flow During Oral Task Repetition

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ZHANG Meng, ZHOU Dandan, LIU Hao. Dynamic Changes in EFL Learners' Flow During Oral Task Repetition[J]. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 2026, 26(4): 82-91.

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时间	难度	技能	兴趣	注意	控制	挑战-技能平衡	心流均分
第1周	3.86	3.28	4.41	3.89	3.72	5.82	4.01
第2周	3.32	3.70	4.40	4.03	3.96	5.86	4.13
第3周	3.29	3.85	4.35	4.14	4.06	5.96	4.18

心流体验	Mauchly's W	F	Sig.	η_p²
难度	0.894	48.148	<0.001*	0.232
技能	0.971	43.327	<0.001*	0.214
兴趣	0.931	0.699	0.489	0.004
注意	0.951	7.284	0.001*	0.044
控制	0.917	14.482	<0.001*	0.083
挑战-技能平衡	0.918	0.585	0.545	0.004
心流均分	0.924	6.105	0.003*	0.037

时间	分组	难度	技能	兴趣	注意	控制	挑战- 技能平衡	心流均分
第1周	集中	3.73	3.27	4.20	3.78	3.65	5.71	3.88
第1周	交错	3.99	3.28	4.64	4.01	3.79	5.93	4.15
第2周	集中	3.35	3.56	4.32	3.92	3.79	5.89	4.01
第2周	交错	3.29	3.86	4.48	4.16	4.15	5.82	4.26
第3周	集中	3.44	3.76	4.25	3.95	3.88	6.21	4.02
第3周	交错	3.12	3.95	4.46	4.34	4.26	5.68	4.35

心流体验	F	Sig.	η_p²
难度	9.584	<0.001*	0.057
技能	2.555	0.079	0.016
兴趣	3.214	0.045*	0.020
注意	1.011	0.362	0.006
控制	1.831	0.165	0.011
挑战-技能平衡	5.192	0.007*	0.032
心流均分	0.281	0.739	0.002

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