2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Examining the Feature Differences Between Task and Exercise in Teaching EFL Reading: Toward the Development of Task-Based Reading Test
Project/Area Number |
25580122
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Foreign language education
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Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
Principal Investigator |
USHIRO Yuji 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 教授 (60271722)
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Keywords | 英語教育 / リーディング / テスト / タスク中心教授法 / 妥当性 / 信頼性 / 測定 / 一般化可能性理論 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The present study described the first step in the development of a task-based reading test. We designed 6 tasks in which test-takers were required to transfer what they comprehended from passages. To validate extrapolations on the construct validity of the test, we examined the reliability of the test scores by a generalizability theory study. 122 Japanese university students completed the 6 tasks. Their outcomes were scored by 6 raters using either a task-dependent or task-independent rating scale. G-study showed that the 2 types of rating scale could be used alternatively, but qualitative analysis revealed that the 2 rating procedures differed in scoring of local errors associated with detailed information, appropriate reorganization of passage contents, and sociolinguistic appropriateness. D-study showed that 7 tasks by 3 raters are desirable using the task-independent rating scale in order to obtain a high-reliability coefficient (.80).
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Free Research Field |
英語教育学
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