Assessing the Effectiveness of Preparation Courses for the TOEIC Test

英語檢定課程效益之研究

黃蘭棻(Lan-Fen Huang) ； 林依頻(I-Ping Lin) ； 李苾文(Bi-Wen Li)

《語文與國際研究》 17期 (2017/06) Pp. 29-57

https://doi.org/10.3966/181147172017060017002

摘要

The English curricula in Taiwan are increasingly moving to an exam orientation, for the effectiveness of the lessons directly impacts through exams upon the academic lives and prospective careers of college students. This paper first reviews previous studies regarding the preparation courses for TOBIC. It then introduces the course design of some in-sessional TOBIC preparation courses for college students and evaluates the effectiveness of the courses by comparing students' scores in the pre-test and post-test, conducting a satisfaction survey and interviewing students about the program and perceptions of their improvement or lack of it. The pre- and post-tests are official tests and the overall score gain of 56 after the 52.5 hours of lessons, two practice tests and 6-hour TA tutorials is extremely successful (p＜.OOOI) compared to the gains recorded in previous studies. The anonymous satisfaction survey indicates that students are very satisfied with the program (4.3 on average on a five-point Likert scale). One-on-one interviews with 15 high-achievers and 15 non-achievers explore some relevant topics qualitatively. This study further discusses possible reasons for the test results and makes some suggestions for future TOEIC preparation courses.

關鍵字

Effectiveness of English courses ； TOBIC ； course design ； preparation course

並列摘要

英語文課程成效往往直接衝擊台灣大學生的學歷資格和未來職涯，因此英語文課程有逐漸朝向檢定考試趨向。本文首先探討多益測驗檢定課程相關文獻，再介紹研究課程一英語檢定密集訓練課程一之設計，接著透過前、後測成績分析、滿意度問卷調查和學生訪談來評估課程效益。本研究所採計的前、後測成績皆為正式官方測驗，具相當高的信度和效度，經過三個月的訓練，授課時間總計52.5小時，另加兩次模擬考試和6小時教學助理輔導，成績平均提高56分，以t檢定檢驗，統計顯著性非常高。（p＜. 0001）。課程最後一天，以五等級量表評估學生對課程的滿意度，各題平均皆為4.3分以上，可見學生相當滿意該課程。最後，邀請成績進步的學生和成績沒有進步的學生各15位，參與一對一訪談，進一步探究學生的學習歷程和與課程成效相關的議題。本文所提供之課程設計和分析結果，可作為相關課程之重要參考。

並列關鍵字

英語密集訓練課程效益 ； 多益測驗 ； 課程設計 ； 檢定準備課程

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