Analysis of photograph-format listening test item, strategy use and listening anxiety: In the case of students at National Colleges of Technology

Research Project

Project/Area Number	15K02776
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Foreign language education
Research Institution	Akashi National College of Technology
Principal Investigator	INOUE Hidetoshi 明石工業高等専門学校, 一般科目, 准教授 (00332023)
Project Period (FY)	2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000) Fiscal Year 2017: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	リスニング / 写真描写問題 / 高専生 / 語彙
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The purpose of this study was to investigate the test item traits and the participants' cognitive characteristics on photograph-format listening tests. The listening tests and the questionnaire were conducted at National Colleges of Technology. The results of the analysis showed that the number of words was the crucial factor affecting test item difficulty. The primary consideration for the number of words, however, was the relationship with the difficulty of vocabulary. The analysis revealed that relatively easy vocabulary appeared to be used in the case of test items with larger numbers of words.