Correlation of Time on Task
and TOEIC Change
Dubhgan Hinchey
Moodle Moot Japan 2014. Okinawa International University, Okinawa. February 19-21, 2014.
Is there a correlation between time on task (outside of class)
and positive changes in students’ TOEIC scores?
E011 Class iknow! 1 hour a weekMoodleReader 2 books a weekClasstime 90min. 2x a week
E111 Class EnglishCentral 78 min. a weekMoodleReader 2 books a week
Classtime 90min. 2x a week
Class structure
80% or more to pass a quiz. Students could retry a quiz if they asked the instructor.
4 months results
• Initially 53 students tracked• 30 students only took TOEIC once• 3 students sick or fatigued in 2nd test (extreme negative changes in scores)• Culled to core group of 20
No correlation between time on task and change in TOEIC score. Non-Monotonic relationship. (Correlation Coefficient = 0.324060)
Wessa, P. (2013), Free Statistics Software, Office for Research Development and Education, version 1.1.23-r7, URL http://www.wessa.net
Upper cohort 71 hrs.
Entire cohort 53 hrs.
Lower cohort 35 hrs.
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TOEIC Improvement The upper cohort spent twice as much time on task than the
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122 points
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TOEIC Improvement
3 Self-access Students
Aug. 1st 2013 –Jan. 15 2014
TOEIC
Student A350 – 485
EnglishCentral iKnow!MoodleReader
51 hrs. 17hrs. 20 books
No score after Aug.
Student B385 - 470
iKnow! 53 hrs. Feb. 525+140
Student C370 - 430
iKnow!MoodleReader
9 hrs.21 books
Feb. 460+90
Students April June Aug. Oct. Feb. + / -
A 370 500 580 500 130B 355 445 110C 470 535 65D 525 670 585 60E 410 490 445 35F 415 430 15G 450 475 560 445 -5H 305 340 265 -40I 425 435 365 -60J 505 510 570 415 -90
8 students with no scores
• TOEIC offered less frequently
• E011 and E111 to be merged into a continuous class.
• Poster children
• Student database for tracking students
Conclusions
Questions or comments?
Dubhgan [email protected]
Moodle Moot Japan 2014. Okinawa International University, Okinawa. February 19-21, 2014.
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