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A meta-analysis of extensive reading research

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24720267
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionTokiwa University

Principal Investigator

NAKANISHI Takayuki  常磐大学, 人間科学部, 准教授 (10406019)

Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Keywords英語教育 / 多読 / extensive reading / メタ分析 / 調整変数分析 / ER
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purposes of this study were to investigate the overall effectiveness of extensive reading, whether learners’ age impacts learning, whether the length of time second language learners engage in extensive reading influences test scores. Two types of empirical studies, those including group contrasts based on a comparison of a control group and experimental groups and pre-post contrasts that only include experimental groups, were included in the analysis. This meta-analysis included 34 studies that provided 43 unique effect sizes and a total sample size of 3,942 participants. A medium effect size (d = .46) for group contrasts and (d = .71) for pre-post contrasts was found for students who received extensive reading instruction compared to those who did not. Moderator variables for each contrast were examined to assess the impact of the learners’ ages and the length of instruction.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2014 2013 2012

All Presentation (4 results)

  • [Presentation] Evidence from pre-post design extensive reading research: A meta-analysis.2014

    • Author(s)
      Takayuki Nakanishi
    • Organizer
      17th World Congress of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA)
    • Place of Presentation
      Brisbane, Australia.
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-10 – 2014-08-16
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Evidence from pre-post design extensive reading research: A meta-analysis.2014

    • Author(s)
      Takayuki Nakanshi
    • Organizer
      17th World Congress of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) 2014
    • Place of Presentation
      Brisbane, Australia.
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Second language learning environment: Increasing input.2013

    • Author(s)
      Takayuki Nakanshi
    • Organizer
      International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Singapore
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Challenges and implications of teaching and learning in Japan2012

    • Author(s)
      Takayuki Nakanishi
    • Organizer
      The 8th International Language Specific Purposes (LSP) Seminar.
    • Place of Presentation
      Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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