Sean GAY    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  ,    Position   Assistant Professor-lecturer
Date	2022/12/03
Presentation Theme	Using Student-Generated Question Development to Improve Test-Taking Skills and Critical Thinking
Conference	The 5th JAAL in JACET 2022
Promoters	JACET
Conference Type	Domestic
Presentation Type	Speech (General)
Contribution Type	Individual
Country	Japan
Venue	Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture
Holding period	2022/12/03～2022/12/03
Publisher and common publisher	Gay, S.
Details	Test taking can play an important role in developing student confidence by developing a sense of progress. Furthermore, working in the context of a university focused on foreign studies, helping students achieve improved scores for standardized tests for the purpose of study abroad, such as TOEFL, is often necessary. This semester, I began teaching one such course. In order to provide students with a course which not only met the need to improve test scores, but also improved their broader critical thinking skills, I researched a variety of approaches. The most promising approach I found was the development of student-generated questions. There was significant data suggesting that this approach would meet both of the student needs. For this presentation I will outline my research-based approach to developing this course and also discuss the action research aspect of the course. I will also provide some interim data on student perceptions of the approach and hold a discourse on the approach. While data collection is ongoing, this presentation will provide some insight into applying this method on other contexts.