| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study was conducted to investigate whether eye tracking technology could be employed as an assessment of learners’ behaviors and proficiency levels on reading. Participants are Japanese university EFL students from three different proficiency levels of CEFR. Participants’ eye gaze records were analyzed and compared while reading essays for four different readability levels of reading materials. The results indicate that more advanced level students tend to show shorter period of fixations with certain rhythmical patters whereas lower level students expressed longer period of fixations with no particular patterns. As for the readability level differences, upper level students showed shorter period of fixations; however, lower level students expressed longer periods. Suggestions for E-Learning materials and tools to help students improve reading proficiencies are also introduced.
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