Students' viewpoints on "self-study time" based on interviews and survey results

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  • 学習者はセルフスタデイタイムをどう捉えているか：アンケート及びインタビュー調査の結果から
  • ガクシュウシャ　ハ　セルフ　スタデイタイム　ヲ　ドウ　トラエテ　イルカ　アンケート　オヨビ　インタビュー　チョウサ　ノ　ケッカ　カラ
  • 学習者はセルフスタディタイムをどう捉えているか : アンケート及びインタビュー調査の結果から
  • ガクシュウシャ ワ セルフスタディタイム オ ドウ トラエテ イル カ : アンケート オヨビ インタビュー チョウサ ノ ケッカ カラ

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Many academic institutions provide traditional class lessons as a means of instruction. However, traditional classroom instructions can be quite challenging as to the degree of comprehension and internalization among learners individually. Consequently, there is a dilemma where advanced learners have too much down time while others are left behind. To address this dilemma and provide an environment where students could study materials according to their individual needs, the researchers implemented "self-study time" during class in spring 2018. "Self-study time" is where students decide what to study and work on it. We have been continuously implementing "self-study time" since fall 2018 based on the survey results that the majority of students responded positively to "self-study time" (Mori, et al, 2019). This study presents the discourse of the survey results and interview responses conducted in spring 2019, in particular, the students'perceptions of "self-study time". The results indicated that students thought "self-study time" provided an opportunity to manage time and utilize resources in a time frame suited to their own needs. However, the results also revealed that some students could not utilize "self-study time" efficiently. One reason was due to inefficient time management skills. The other reason was that some students had ample time outside of the class that "self-study time" was unnecessary. It is not necessarily constructive to force students to use "self-study time" because the goal is to promote independence and responsibility among students, but as previously discussed, "self-study time" has merits such as immediate response and support from peers and instructors, which studying at home cannot provide. In either case, it is possible that the concept of"self-study time" is rather unclear. For the future study, it is imperative to find out how to articulate the concept of "self-study time" for better use. It is also necessary to ascertain other ways to utilize "self-study time".

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  • 間谷論集

    間谷論集 14 141-155, 2020-03-31

    The Center for Japanese Language and Culture, Osaka University

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