2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Developing effective program evaluation systems of the required English courses for 10,000 students.
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22520584
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Tokai University |
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Principal Investigator |
FUJITA Tomoko 東海大学, 外国語教育センター, 教授 (80329002)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 大学英語プログラム評価 |
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| Research Abstract |
In order to seek an effective and efficient method of program evaluation for English language programs at Japanese universities, pre-and post-tests are the main focus. Using item response theory (IRT) makes it possible to estimate the average growth of students’ ability level (θ) even when the number of participants in a post-test is only 14% of the number of pre-test participants. Moreover, the importance of selecting the most appropriate way of equating (IRT model and equating methods) is researched. Finally, other evidence of program evaluation is shown utilizing both θ and needs analysis survey results.
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