2015 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
MoodleReaderの普及に向けて：最適化と効果の研究
| Project/Area Number |
25370664
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| Research Institution | Kyoto Sangyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
ロブ トーマス 京都産業大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (30148366)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ギリス・フルタカ アマンダ 京都産業大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (00257768)
D・W Hinkelman 札幌学院大学, 人文学部, 教授 (10305881)
クラフリン マシュー 京都産業大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (30387998)
HAGLEY ERIC 室蘭工業大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 講師 (60466472)
キャンベル アロン 京都外国語大学, 外国語学部, 講師 (80411023)
加野 まきみ 京都産業大学, 文化学部, 准教授 (90352492)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 多読学習法 / グレーデッド・リーダー / 英語教育 / 学習支援システム / Moodle |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
This research and development project focussed on encouraging the Extensive Reading approach to language learning by making it easier for schools to implement it. Previously, the burden of checking whether students had actually read books outside of class was a high barrier to adopting this approach. Moodlereader, and the newly developed standalone version, Mreader.org requires student to take a short quiz with randomized questions to prove that they have understood the main points of their book. The Moodle plug-in version restricted use to those who had access to Moodle, which is why the new browser-based version was created.
Although users in Japan form the highest percentage, the software is now in use in 35 countries, in 400 schools and with currently over 90,000 registered users. The number of quizzes has crown from 3000 to 5300 during the period of this grant.
We have implemented a system for checking the quality of the quizzes and analyzed the student's likes and dislikes. The QQA (Quiz Quality Assurance) team checks an computerized item analysis function and then improves quizzes that appear to have bad items. Over 1,800,000 quizzes have been taken on Mreader. After each quiz the students report how well they liked the book, how often the looked up words, and three other questions. A preliminary analysis has been made from their responses, but more research still awaits.
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| Remarks |
MReader trial access: Please contact admin@mreader.org
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Research Products
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