NISHIGAKI, Chikako

西垣, 知佳子

data-driven learning（データ駆動型学習）

[SUMMARY] This paper reports on the application of data-driven learning (DDL) in secondary schools in Japan. DDL has been used primarily with higher proficiency level post-secondary school learners; the goal of this research is to determine how the benefits of DDL can be achieved with younger, less proficient learners. First, we report on a DDL tool we developed called hDDL. We explain how it was developed and how it works. Second, we verify the level-appropriateness of the hDDL pedagogical corpus. Third, we report on feedback we collected from secondary school learners after using hDDL to learn a specific grammar task. We found that hDDL contains a level-appropriate corpus for Japanese secondary school learners based on Japanese Ministry of Education guidelines and CERF-J parameters. Learner feedback suggested that hDDL can be useful for inductive learning with this target population. We hope to continue to expand its features and offer it for use with international learners.