Research on Developing a Standard Test of measuring Ability of Kanji Vocabulary for Learners without Kanji Background

我们为没有汉字背景的学习者设计了一套标准的汉字测试，通过从汉字模式识别、意义理解、阅读处理、写作处理、使用处理和语音处理等方面评估他们的汉字处理能力，可以估计他们对汉字词汇的了解程度和使用汉字的实际能力。2000年，我们在留学生中心进行了一次试运行测试。筑波大学和加州大学圣地亚哥分校。根据结果，我们为没有汉字背景的学习者修改了一个标准测试。2001年，我们在筑波和加州大学圣地亚哥分校进行了一个标准测试。我们还与夏威夷大学和其他教育机构合作举行了一次简报会，2002年在筑波和加州大学圣地亚哥分校分别进行了修订测试。今年7月，我们在加州大学圣地亚哥分校举行的第三届CASTEL/J 2002国际会议上阅读了一篇关于研究结果的论文。2003年3月，我们还与韩国庆熙大学合作举行了一次简报会，我们开始开发基于网络的测试，并完成了原型版本。使用原型版本，我们收集了筑波大学国际学生中心学生的测试数据。我们打印了一份基于网络的测试手册和这个研究项目的最终报告

We developed a standard kanji test for learners with no kanji background, which can -indicate the estimated level of their knowledge of kanji vocabulary as well as their practical ability in using kanji by evaluating their kanji processing abilities from various aspects, such as character pattern recognition, meaning comprehension, reading processing, writing processing, usage processing and phonetic processingIn 2000 we conducted a trial test at the International Student Center, University of Tsukuba and at the University of California, San Diego. From the results, we revised a standard test for learners with no kanji background. In 2001 we conducted a standard test in Tsukuba and also at UCSD. We also held a briefing session in cooperation with University of Hawaii and other educational institutionsA revised test was conducted in 2002 both in Tsukuba and at UCSD. We read a paper on the research results at the Third International Conference CASTEL/J 2002 at the University of California, San Diego in July. We also held a briefing session in cooperation with Kyung Hee University in Korea in MarchIn 2003 we started to develop a WEB-based test and completed the proto-type version. Using the proto-type version, we collected a test data of the students at the International Student Center, University of Tsukuba. We printed a mannual for the WEB-based test and also the final report of this research project