A Study on Elucidation of the Minimal English Test

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K00787
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Gifu University
• Principal Investigator: Maki Hideki 岐阜大学, 地域科学部, 教授 (50345774)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: The Minimal English Test / The MET 60 / 共通テスト英語

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The following three things were found. (1) There was a statistically significant correlation between the scores on the MET 60 and the total scores on the English Section of the College Entrance Exam in Bangladesh (r = .61、n = 40, p < .001）. (2) There was a statistically significant correlation between the scores on the MET 60 and the total scores on the College English Test Band 4 in China (r = .57、n = 344, p < .001）. (3) There was a statistically significant correlation between the scores on the MET 60 and the total scores on the English Section of the Common Entrance Exam in Japan (r = .53、n = 21, p < .05）.

Free Research Field

英語教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の研究成果の学術的意義・社会的意義は次の点である。METは、5分程度という短時間に、センター試験英語・共通テスト英語・TOEIC・バングラデシュにおける大学入試英語・中国におけるCET Band 4（College English Test 4級）総合得点をある程度予測できるという点で、世界で初めての道具であり、第二言語習得研究分野において、真に画期的な独創的な道具となりうる。