2019 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

Investigating the Effects of Affect Variables on the Instructional Efficiency of Four Mobile Learning Activities: How Engagement, Interest, and Focus, Affect Mental Effort and Learning Outcomes

Research Project

Project/Area Number	17K02950
Research Institution	Meijo University
Principal Investigator	Praver Max 名城大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (60598712)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	Robert Cvitkovic 東海大学, 国際教育センター, 講師 (00412627) ハズウェルクリストファー九州大学, 言語文化研究院, 准教授 (90536088)
Project Period (FY)	2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Keywords	Language learning / Mobile technology / Smartphone apps / Microlearning
Outline of Annual Research Achievements	This project reported how an English language learning app specifically created for this study, was used by over 400 students. The app included grammar, vocabulary, and listening activities of increasing difficulty. Regression, MANCOVA and t-test analyses were used to determine the existence and strength of the relationship between the overarching metric of time on task, with increase in post-test score and speed of post-test completion. Results clearly show that the time spent using the app was positively correlated with both students’ improvement in test scores and the time taken to complete the test, a finding that indicates the importance of consistent and repeated engagement with materials to achieve proficient familiarity.

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