Short- and long-term effects of three assessment designs on second language vocabulary acquisition: Non-cumulative, cumulative, and random selection tests

Research Project

Project/Area Number	25K04252
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research Institution	Kwansei Gakuin University
Principal Investigator	Stones Thomas 関西学院大学, 経済学部, 講師 (60812188)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	中田達也立教大学, 異文化コミュニケーション学部, 教授 (00758188) Higginbotham George 叡啓大学, ソーシャルシステムデザイン学部, 准教授 (20885090) ボトウィックトーマス山陽学園大学, 総合人間学部, 准教授 (50984647) CLENTON JONATHAN 広島大学, 人間社会科学研究科(総), 准教授 (80762434)
Project Period (FY)	2025-04-01 – 2028-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000) Fiscal Year 2027: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywords	Vocabulary Acquisition / Cumulative Testing / Distributed Practice / Spaced Learning
Outline of Research at the Start	The main objective is to enhance the knowledge of educators as to the most effective method for developing vocabulary acquisition through assessment design.