Development of Kanji Ability Diagnostic Test using a Computer Assisted Teaching system (CAT) for foreign learners

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In order to make a diagnosis of foreign learners' Kanji ability including their working knowledge of Kanji usage and also to use the result for making teaching and learning Kanji more efficient, we developed a Kanji test using a personal computer. We also designed a radar chart to show the result visually for learners.This computer assisted testing system (CAT) works on Macintosh computers. Advantages of using this CAT system are as follows ; 1)learners can take the test individually, 2)the result and the feedback can be given immediately, . Taking into consideration the difference between CAT program and CAI program, we carried out a questionnaire survey for both learners and teachers and a simple experiment to improve its interface and design of the testing screen.At the beginning of this project we planned to ask our students to use the CAT system and analyze the result to improve the cotents of the test and its format, but due to limit of time could not finish the final stage. We are now planning to use the CAT system in the Japanese language course at the International Student Center, University of Tsukuba, and use this test for more effective ways of teaching and learning Kanji to Kanji users and non-Kanji users.