2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research and development of a practical speaking test with positive effect on learning
| Project/Area Number |
19520477
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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 | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
HIRAI Akiyo University of Tsukuba, 大学院・人文社会科学研究科, 准教授 (00312786)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KOIZUMI Rie 常磐大学, 国際学部, 専任講師 (70433571)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2010
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| Keywords | スピーキング / テスト / EBB / ストーリー・リテリング |
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| Research Abstract |
In this four-year project, a semi-direct speaking test using a story-retelling task, named Story Retelling Speaking Test (SRST), has been developed for junior and senior high school and university students. The SRST was designed to ease the process of test preparation and administration and generate positive washback effects on enhancing learners' receptive and productive abilities. Concerning scoring learners' speech performance, an empirical scale called an EBB (Empirically derived, Binary-choice, Boundary-definition) scale has been developed for the SRST. Through continuous modifications of the scale, the scale has been made that enables teachers to rate the student's speaking performance while listening to it once with sufficient reliability.
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