Working towards the introduction of English speaking tests into university entrance examinations

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370713
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Kyoto Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: HATO YUMI 京都工芸繊維大学, 基盤科学系, 教授 (50264677)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HAYASHI Ciheko 京都工芸繊維大学, 工芸科学研究科, 教授 (10305691) ; TSUBOTA Yasushi 京都工芸繊維大学, 工芸科学研究科, 准教授 (50362421) ; TAKEI Tomoko 京都工芸繊維大学, 工芸科学研究科, 准教授 (50340899) ; Healy Sandra 京都工芸繊維大学, 工芸科学研究科, 准教授 (10460669) ; KANZAWA Katsunori 京都工芸繊維大学, 大学戦略推進機構, 特任助教 (00747024) ; UCHIMURA Hiroshi 京都工芸繊維大学, アドミッションセンター, 教授 (90379074) ; YAMAMOTO Iwako 京都工芸繊維大学, アドミッションセンター, 准教授 (90293521)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MORISAKO Kiyotaka 京都工芸繊維大学, 大学法人本部, 副学長 (90127168)
• Research Collaborator: UNDERHILL Nic 英語教育, 評価コンサルタント
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: スピーキングテスト / 大学入試 / 教育評価・測定 / 英語 / スピーキング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Towards the introduction of English speaking tests into the entrance examination process of Kyoto Institute of Technology, we have: (1) drawn up the test specifications (e.g. test purpose, constructs to be measured, test structure, task types and rating scales), (2) developed a computer-based test administration system and an online rating system, (3) established the rating procedure that involves native-speaker raters in Japan and nonnative-speaker raters in the Philippines, (4) administered two large-scale pilot tests to all first-year students, (5) succeeded in having the test administered regularly on campus, (6) begun to prepare to introduce the test into the undergraduate AO entrance examinations and postgraduate recommendation entrance examinations.
For other institutions’ benefit on this matter, we have also published the knowledge and objective data obtained through the above-mentioned achievements both at national and international conferences.

Free Research Field

応用言語学