2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The development of an automated scoring system for English learners' speech in discourse completion task and its evaluation
| Project/Area Number |
23520721
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
KONDO Yusuke 早稲田大学, オープン教育センター, 助教 (80409739)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NAKANO Michiko 早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 教授 (70148229)
YOSHIDA Satoshi 早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 教授 (00608838)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 自動採点システム / 発話能力 / 英語学習者 / 国際情報交流（台湾） / 言語テスト |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to develop an automated speech scoring system for learners of English, applying the speech recognition technology that recently used on personal computers and smart phone. The system automatically scores learners' speech elicited by Discourse Completion Task where learners are required to speak in a situation. The degree of accuracy of speech recognition depends heavily on a situation and contents of speaking. In the tasks with the high degree of accuracy of recognition, the system produces reliable scores, which means that the system edges closer to practical use.
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Research Products
(13 results)
