2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Autonomous collaborative learning in English writing at university: Construction and evaluation of multilevel digital portfolios
| Project/Area Number |
23652140
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Kumamoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMASHITA TORU 熊本大学, 社会文化科学研究科, 教授 (70249738)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 英文ライティング / 重層的デジタルポートフォリオ / 自律協調学習 / ライティング方略 / メタ認知の可視化 / 自己効力感 / 経時的変化 / テキストマイニング |
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| Research Abstract |
Self-evaluation and peer-evaluation of English writing were conducted online,and the results were recorded as multilevel digital portfolios on a newly constructed WebDAV system.MAHARA was also introduced as a system to search and view the portfolios effectively. In the descriptions of the portfolios, time-series changes and relationships in strategies, collaborative metacognition, self-efficacy were analyzed by employing text mining and case study as a qualitative research method. The study also quantitatively examined the improvement of strategy use and self-efficacy, based on questionnaires and the development of writing performance with the Coh-Metrix program.It finally elucidated the effectiveness of the multilevel portfolios in the support of autonomous collaborative learning of writing at university in conjunction with qualitative research.
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