Development of Rubric-based Evaluation Forms on Academic Essays in Japanese

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350243
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: The University of Kitakyushu
• Principal Investigator: Ikeda Ryusuke 北九州市立大学, 基盤教育センター, 教授 (60347672)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 評価 / レポート / 大学生 / アカデミック・ライティング / ルーブリック

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research was to develop rubric-based evaluation forms that contribute to improving the proficiency of undergraduate students' essay writing in Japanese. As a result of some investigating, it turned out that the rubric had the following functions. (1) To provide authors with a valid and reliable viewpoint to evaluate essays. (2) To promote the formatting of documents, correction of style, supplement of information, awareness of written structure and so on. Meanwhile, the limitations of the rubric such as that "not all undergraduate students could be satisfied with localized rubrics" were also uncovered. The result of this study suggests that it is important for essay writing instructors to encourage students to take the initiative in constructing necessary rubrics and practice “assessment as learning” in order to improve their proficiency in essay writing.

Free Research Field

日本語教育