2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The Development of Scales of Japanese Language Can-do-statements
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13480068
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Japanese language education
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| Research Institution | Hitotsubashi University |
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Principal Investigator |
SAEGUSA Reiko Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Law, Professor, 大学院・法学研究科, 教授 (60215580)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIMADA Megumi Tokyo Gakugei University, International Student Exchange Center, Assistant Professor, 留学生センター, 助教授 (50302906)
ITOO Sukeroo Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japanese Language Center for International Students, Professor, 留学生日本語教育センター, 教授 (50242227)
OOTSUBO Kazuo Reitaku University, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Professor, 外国語学部, 教授 (20115538)
NOGUCHI Hiroyuki Nagoya University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Professor, 教育発達科学研究科, 教授 (60114815)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2003
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| Keywords | can-do-statements / validity of tests / Evaluation for Japanese Language Proficiency / self-evaluation / placement-tests |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research is to develop of Can-do-statements to evaluate Japanese competence in real life.
From the analysis in these three years, the following conclusions can be made about the Japanese language Can-do-statements :
1 Each item has a relatively high level of discriminability and the distribution of difficulty is generally appropriate.
2 The question items, both by skill type and in total, display a high level of reliability as an evaluation measure.
3 A high correlation coefficient was not found between the total score of the Can-do-statements and the total score of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. However, this is thought to be due to the fact that in this research we have limited the focus to examinees sitting for Level 1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, which limited the range of ability being examined.
4 There is a high correlation coefficient between the total score of the Can-do-statements and the TGU placement test (the majority of the items in the placement test have been taken from the Japanese Language Proficiency Test).
In conclusion, although limited by being a self-evaluation method, the Japanese language Can-do-statements are a practical evaluation measure of Japanese language ability that has a high level of reliability and validity.
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