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Telecollaboration and the formative assessment of transversal competencies

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K00802
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research InstitutionMeijo University

Principal Investigator

Wicking Paul  名城大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (90725285)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) Praver Max  名城大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (60598712)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywordsvirtual exchange / formative assessment / online exchange / learning-oriented / online collaboration / telecollaboration / transversal competencies / グローバル人材
Outline of Final Research Achievements

A “virtual exchange” is when students in one country communicate with students in another country to learn language and culture. Online communication like this is becoming increasingly popular, especially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This research examined assessment methods used in a virtual exchange.
This was a case study of three classes: one class in the U.S. (New York) and two classes in Japan. There were 22 students from the U.S. and 22 students from Japan who participated.
All the assessment tasks used in the project were learning-oriented; that is, the focus in assessment was growth in learning. Student engaged in self- and peer evaluation, and the teacher also evaluated their work. Results from the study indicate that these assessment methods encouraged growth in learning by allowing students to notice their language errors and then correct those errors in subsequent tasks. Students also said that the program was motivating and engaging.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

International virtual exchanges have been growing in popularity, but many teachers have been unsure about how to assess student work. This research has suggested ways in which teachers can assess student achievement and promote student attainment of skills in communication and collaboration.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (3 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Baruch College(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] International Virtual Exchange: Task Design, Implementation and Assessment2021

    • Author(s)
      Wicking, Paul; Barrera, Justin; Suzuki, CJ
    • Journal Title

      名城大学外国語学部紀要

      Volume: 4 Pages: 61-72

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 形成的アセスメントによるコロナ禍のオンライン高 等教育実践への示唆 -エビデンスをもとに国際的 な俎上にのせる-2021

    • Author(s)
      有本 昌弘、ウィキン ポール
    • Journal Title

      東北大学高度教養教育・学生支援機構紀要

      Volume: 7 Pages: 33-46

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Towards a Framework for the Assessment of Telecollaborative Tasks2020

    • Author(s)
      Wicking, Paul; Praver, Max
    • Journal Title

      名城大学外国語学部紀要

      Volume: 3 Pages: 129-138

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] A Sociocultural Analysis of Online Writing Collaboration in an International Virtual Exchange2021

    • Author(s)
      Wicking, Paul & Carr, Nicholas
    • Organizer
      Language Education and Technology (LET) 60th Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Virtual Exchanges: Teaching and Learning from the Expert Peer2021

    • Author(s)
      Wicking, Paul & Carr, Nicholas
    • Organizer
      Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) 47th Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Learning-Oriented Assessment as a Framework for Research2019

    • Author(s)
      Wicking, Paul; Praver, Max.
    • Organizer
      International Virtual Exchange Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Second Language Teaching and Learning Through Virtual Exchange (Trends in Applied Linguistics, 29)2022

    • Author(s)
      Wicking, Paul
    • Publisher
      Mouton De Gruyter
    • ISBN
      3110727234
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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