Analysis of photograph-format listening test item, strategy use and listening anxiety: In the case of students at National Colleges of Technology

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K02776
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Akashi National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: INOUE Hidetoshi 明石工業高等専門学校, 一般科目, 准教授 (00332023)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: リスニング / 写真描写問題 / 高専生 / 語彙

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to investigate the test item traits and the participants' cognitive characteristics on photograph-format listening tests. The listening tests and the questionnaire were conducted at National Colleges of Technology.
The results of the analysis showed that the number of words was the crucial factor affecting test item difficulty. The primary consideration for the number of words, however, was the relationship with the difficulty of vocabulary. The analysis revealed that relatively easy vocabulary appeared to be used in the case of test items with larger numbers of words.

Free Research Field

英語科教育