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ERIC Number: EJ1314661
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-1533-242X
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The Effect of 20-Minute Extensive Reading Activities on TOEIC IP Scores
Goto, Takaaki
Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, v21 n2 p145-152 Sep 2021
The purpose of this research is to present how university students' Test of English for International Communication Institutional Program (TOEIC IP) scores change after taking a 20-minute English extensive reading class during one semester. The research question was, "Is there a significant difference between the TOEIC IP scores from a 20-minute extensive reading class and those from a control class without extensive reading in a semester?" Extensive reading was conducted with first-year university students. Class A (n = 30) participated in the extensive reading; Class B (n = 32) did not take part in it. As a result, a t-test was conducted, and it showed the following significant difference between the TOEIC IP scores of Class A and those of Class B: t (60) = -2.46, p < 0.05. The answer to the research question was that there was in fact a significant difference between the TOEIC IP scores of the 20-minute extensive reading class and those of a control class without extensive reading in a semester. This suggests that extensive reading of easier books for university students can be effective for 20-minute increments in class and outside of class in a short period such as one semester.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English for International Communication
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