2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Validation of a reading test for Japanese learners f English and factors affecting reading
| Project/Area Number |
16520336
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Joetsu University of Education |
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Principal Investigator |
HIRANO Kinoe Joetsu University of Education, School of Education, Professor, 学校教育学部, 教授 (30123219)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2006
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| Keywords | reading / recall / factors / strategy / validation |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to validate a recall test as a measure of reading comprehension and to investigate whether a methodological issue affects recall.
The major findings are :
(1)A recall test revealed some advantages and disadvantages.
(2)The analysis of students' open-ended questionnaire indicated that there were no significant differences in reading patterns and types of strategies they employed in taking a recall test between the learners at two different levels. However, there was a significant difference in the frequency of strategies used in taking a recall test. Moreover, they employed more reading strategies than memory strategies, suggesting that a recall test required students to focus on reading comprehension
(3)For note-taking strategies, the high scorers in a recall test underlined and marked discourse markers more frequently than low scores.
(4)Pre-reading instructions affected recall. That is to say, the group who were told prior to reading that they were asked to read a text and write as much as possible scored higher in total recall and main ideas recalled than the group who were not told so.
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