| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The present study described the first step in the development of a task-based reading test. We designed 6 tasks in which test-takers were required to transfer what they comprehended from passages. To validate extrapolations on the construct validity of the test, we examined the reliability of the test scores by a generalizability theory study. 122 Japanese university students completed the 6 tasks. Their outcomes were scored by 6 raters using either a task-dependent or task-independent rating scale. G-study showed that the 2 types of rating scale could be used alternatively, but qualitative analysis revealed that the 2 rating procedures differed in scoring of local errors associated with detailed information, appropriate reorganization of passage contents, and sociolinguistic appropriateness. D-study showed that 7 tasks by 3 raters are desirable using the task-independent rating scale in order to obtain a high-reliability coefficient (.80).
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