ERIC Number: EJ1075884
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1916-4742
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Pedagogical Implications of Score Distribution Pattern and Learner Satisfaction in an Intensive TOEIC Course
Kang, Che Chang
English Language Teaching, v7 n11 p64-78 2014
The study aimed at investigating TOEIC score distribution patterns and learner satisfaction in an intensive TOEIC course and drew implications for pedagogical practice. A one-group pre-test post-test experiment and a survey on learner satisfaction were conducted on Taiwanese college EFL students (n = 50) in a case study. Results showed that the intensive TOEIC course statistically improved students' total scores and listening scores, while its effectiveness in improving reading scores was statistically insignificant. The descriptive score distribution pattern further illuminated the issue of outliers, e.g. those who progress or regress significantly as compared to the whole class. Moreover, the learner satisfaction analysis proposed a multiple regression model that indicated three positive predicting factors for students' satisfaction on the course: articulation, textbook and facility. The findings provided implications in two aspects. First, a more eclectic, individualized teaching approach should be taken to meet not only average but also outlier students' needs in intensive TOEIC courses. Secondly, course designers are provided with concrete directions for improving students' satisfaction on the course, which entails potential values in increasing learning motivation.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Pretests Posttests, Scores, Statistical Analysis, Multiple Regression Analysis, Predictor Variables, Student Attitudes, Learning Motivation, Testing Problems, Test Preparation, Course Descriptions, Inferences, Reading Skills, Listening Skills
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Asia; Taiwan
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English for International Communication
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