The effects of Extensive Reading in terms of brain science

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26350279
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Educational technology
Research Institution	Oita University
Principal Investigator	OSHITA Harumi 大分大学, 医学部, 准教授 (00618887)
Project Period (FY)	2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Keywords	多読 / NIRS / 視線追跡 / 視線追跡装置 / 脳科学的検証
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This study analyzed the effects of two Extensive Reading (ER) approaches by measuring brain activation patterns with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). The results indicated that the brain activation patterns differed between pre- and post-ER but didn’t show significant differences between the ER approaches. This research also involved some pilot studies to investigate the effects of various ER materials (e-books vs. paper books, books with pictures vs. books without pictures, books with audio vs. books without audio). The results suggested that books with pictures were effective in terms of brain science and picture books were the most appropriate ER materials, especially at the beginning of ER.