Research on the Assessment of Japanese Kanji Ability

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H03214
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese language education
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: KANO Chieko 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 教授 (90204594)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 谷部 弘子 東京学芸大学, 留学生センター, 教授 (30227045) ; 酒井 たか子 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 教授 (40215588) ; 濱川 祐紀代 目白大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (40725446) ; 石井 恵理子 東京女子大学, 現代教養学部, 教授 (90212810)
• Research Collaborator: WEI Na 国際交流基金, 関西国際センター, 日本語教育専門員 ; ISHII Nahomi 同徳女子大学, 講師 ; NAOI Eriko ヌエボレオン大学, 講師 ; TOSAKU Yasuhiko カリフォルニア大学, サンディエゴ校, 教授
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 漢字力 / 評価 / テスト / 診断 / フィードバック

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the present study, we reconsidered the place of Kanji education within Japanese language education, and examined assessment practices capable of linking improvement of Kanji ability to an overall improvement in Japanese language ability. Then, we developed a "Kanji ability diagnostic test," which, in addition to traditional measures of Kanji reading and writing ability, includes a new component that assesses Kanji vocabulary ability using audio materials, and released Kanji ability tests for the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels in TTBJ (Tsukuba Test-Battery of Japanese), which is managed by the Center for Education of Global Communication at the University of Tsukuba. Furthermore, we investigated the potential of self-evaluation by the learners of their own Kanji ability, and made suggestions for future research in Kanji ability assessment methods.

Free Research Field

日本語教育