Developing an assessment and instructional tool for L2 (English) writing in higher education in Japan

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520667
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Aichi Medical University
• Principal Investigator: KURU Yukiko 愛知医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (00465543)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MASAKI Michiko 大阪国際大学, 人間科学部, 教授 (80229351) ; OTOSHI Junko 岡山大学, 言語教育センター, 准教授 (10411266) ; KINSHI Kayoko 兵庫県立大学, 経営学部, 准教授 (20438253) ; YAMANISHI Hiroyuki 関西大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (30452684)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 第二言語ライティング / パラグラフ・ライティング / ルーブリック / 作文評価

Outline of Final Research Achievements

When a particular rubric is shared by different users, understanding and interpretation of the rubric may vary depending on the users, which could lead to reliability or validity problems. One of the solutions is to supplement a rubric with well-articulated interpretations and relevant writing samples. We have conducted the studies to determine such interpretations and writing samples supplementing an original L2 (English) essay/paragraph writing rubric, which the research group have developed for classroom use in Japanese higher education. On the basis of the results, we have prepared the interpretations and writing samples. We have also implemented a teaching plan where students use the rubric for peer assessment as well as self-assessment. The questionnaire to the students showed that the rubric helped them identify aspects needing improvement.

Free Research Field

英語教育