Survey Research on the Use of Placement Tests at Four-year University in Japna and a Preliminary Study of Item Bankin

日本四年制大学分班考试使用情况调查研究及题库初探

• 批准号: 11680286
• 负责人: SHIMIZU Yuko
• 金额: $ 0.77万
• 依托单位: Ritsumeikan University
• 依托单位国家: 日本
• 项目类别: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 日本
• 起止时间: 1999 至 2000
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-11680286/
• 关键词: English Education; Placement tests; Test development; Item Bank; テスティング

The purpose of this study was twofold : (1) to gain an understanding of the present condition in terms of the use of English language tests specifically for placement purposes at four-year universities in Japan and (2) to form the basis for developing test batteries. To serve the first purpose, a questionnaire study was conducted in October 1999 to determine the use of English language tests. The questionnaires were distributed to 616 four-year universities including 95 national, 66 public and 455 private universities. Two hundred questionnaires were answered and returned to the researcher. That is, 32.5% respondents' data were analyzed. The result indicated that in addition to the universities that had already been giving placement tests, many were planning to conduct tests in the near future. In other words, the number of potential users of placement tests was large and many slowed an active interest in the tests. Some universities reported developing their own test batteries to match their needs and the English abilities of their students. Those who were adopting standardized English tests also indicated the necessity and importance of utilizing more suitable tools to measure their students' English proficiency. On the other hand, many respondents raised the concern that both theoretical backbones and technical skills to develop a test, to handle the data and to analyze and interpret the results were lacking. The second purpose of this study would hopefully meet the demands of those respondents. Information through literature and human resources was collected in order to show basic ways to construct an item bank. In the final report, two cases were discussed to show how to build an item bank and the type of information that could be included.

本研究的目的有两个：（1）了解日本四年制大学中专门用于安置目的的英语语言测试的使用现状;（2）为开发测试组合奠定基础。为达致第一个目的，教育署在一九九九年十月进行了一项问卷调查，以确定英语测试的用途。调查问卷分发给616所四年制大学，包括95所国立大学，66所公立大学和455所私立大学。200份问卷被回答并返回给研究者。也就是说，32.5%的受访者的数据进行了分析。结果表明，除了已经进行分班考试的大学外，许多大学计划在不久的将来进行考试。换句话说，分班考试的潜在使用者数量很大，许多人对考试的积极兴趣减缓。一些大学报告说，它们正在开发自己的成套测试，以满足它们的需要和学生的英语能力。那些采用标准化英语测试的学生亦表示，采用更合适的工具来衡量学生的英语水平是必要和重要的。另一方面，许多受访者表示担心，缺乏理论骨干和技术技能来开发测试，处理数据以及分析和解释结果。本研究的第二个目的是希望满足这些受访者的需求。通过文献和人力资源收集信息，以显示基本的方法来构建一个题库。在最后的报告中，讨论了两个案例，以说明如何建立一个题库和可以包括的信息类型。