2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on detecting individual differences of English reading proficiency through Eye-tracking and fNIRS
| Project/Area Number |
24652124
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Akita Prefectural University |
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Principal Investigator |
OKAZAKI HIRONOBU 秋田県立大学, 総合科学教育研究センター, 准教授 (80405084)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
UCHIYAMA Masanobu 秋田県立大学, 総合科学教育研究センター, 准教授 (30464556)
KIDO Kazuhiko 環太平洋大学, 次世代教育学部, 准教授 (80599184)
NITTA Haruhiko 専修大学, 商学部, 兼任講師 (80424323)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
FUKUDA Eri 創価大学, ワールドランゲージセンター, 助教 (50617488)
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| Research Collaborator |
SHINICHI Hashimoto 創価大学, ワールドランゲージセンター, 講師
SUZUKI Mitsuko 創価大学, ワールドランゲージセンター, 助教
EBARA Satoko 環太平洋大学, 次世代教育学部, 助教
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 教育評価・測定 |
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| Research Abstract |
This research focuses on the task of reading in English, analyzed from the perspective of cognitive science. Using an eye tracker, Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), and an electroencephalograph, experiments were conducted to investigate the origins of individual differences in English ability. As a result, the experiments using an electroencephalograph revealed observable differences between learners who had varying degrees of English competency. The eye tracking experiments showed individual differences in the length of time spent looking at words in English subtitles when the accompanying audio is delivered in L1 or L2. Experiments in which L2 audio accompanied subtitles in either L1 or L2 also showed differences in the length of time spent looking at words in the subtitles.
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Research Products
(3 results)
