JGSS-2010 A Study on Early English Education Using the Data of JGSS-2010 Junko Matsuzaki CARREIRA Department of Child Psychology Tokyo Future University This study examined attitudes towards early English education using a sample of 2,496 adults and explored how the learning of English before entering junior high school would be related to their English abilities and interests and hobbies associated with English. Firstly, over half of the respondents answered that English education should start before second grade and about 90% of them answered before entering junior high school. Furthermore, the results revealed that the learning of English education before entering junior high school was related to abilities of English conversation and English reading. Furthermore, necessities of English in hobbies and social things and watching movies, listening to music, and reading books in English were weakly related to the learning of English before entering junior high school. Key Words: JGSS, English education, elementary school JGSS-2010 12 12 9 JGSS 35
1. 1.1 61 4 2008: 3 4 8 7 15 21 2008: 3-4 10 17 18 14 20 35 1 2008: 5 20 3 28 5 6 21 23 JGSS-2010 1.2 2007-2008 Shizuka2007 36
Shizuka 2003 Takada2003 Takada Shizuka2007 1.3 20 2006 9,598 2,234 91.1 76.4 Benesse 2007a 3,503 67.1 27.8 36.8 24.3 1 45.6 3 20.5 11.8Benesse 2007b 1 6 4,718 76.4 14.08.3 1 47.8 3 13.5 8.9 1.4 2 2010 JGSS-2010 2. 2009 12 31 20 89 JGSS-2010 8 A JGSS-2010 4,500 A 37
2,507 62.18 2 2 2 1. 2. 5 1. 2. 12 3. 34 4. 56 5. 2 3.1 2 3.2 3.3 3. 3.1 1 12.5 1 313 12.5 2,175 86.8 19 0.8 2,507 100.0 Q. 2 3 12 12 56 15 1 9 38
2 723 28.8 12 665 26.5 34 430 17.2 56 367 14.6 282 11.2 40 1.6 2,507 100.0 Q. 3.2 3.2.1 3 20 87(36.7) 150(63.3) 237(100.0) 30 95(23.8) 305(76.3) 400(100.0) 40 72(15.5) 393(84.5) 465(100.0) 50 31(6.9) 420(93.1) 451(100.0) 60 18(3.4) 515(96.6) 533(100.0) 7080 10(2.5) 392(97.5) 402(100.0) 313(12.6) 2,175(87.4) 2,488(100.0) 2 266.04 (df=5), p <.01 3 20 36.730 23.840 15.5 γ.610 39
4 132(11.6) 1,006(88.4) 1,138(100.0) 181(13.4) 1,169(86.6) 1,350(100.0) 313(12.6) 2,175(87.4) 2,488(100.0) 2 1.87 (df=1), p =.18 4 11.6 13.4 γ -.083 5 6(1.9) 27(8.6) 62(19.8) 146(46.6) 72(23.0) 313(100.0) 22(1.0) 51(2.3) 194(8.9) 741(34.1) 1,166(53.6) 2,174(100.0) 28(1.1) 78(3.1) 256(10.3) 887(35.7) 1,238(49.8) 2,487(100.0) 2 131.56 (df = 4), p <.01 5 γ.509 6 6(1.9) 31(9.9) 119(38.0) 117(37.4) 40(12.8) 313(100.0) 16(0.7) 68(3.1) 359(16.5) 853(39.2) 878(40.4) 2,174(100.0) 22(0.9) 99(4.0) 478(19.2) 970(39.0) 918(36.9) 2,487(100.0) 2 158.45 (df = 4), p <.01 6 γ.544 40
7 38(12.1) 63(20.1) 79(25.2) 86(27.5) 47(15.0) 313(100.0) 127(5.9) 227(10.5) 453(21.0) 657(30.4) 698(32.3) 2,162(100.0) 165(6.7) 290(11.7) 532(21.5) 743(30.0) 745(30.1) 2,475(100.0) 2 67.94 (df = 4), p <.01 7 γ.346 8 187(59.7) 126(40.3) 313(100.0) 1,720(79.2) 452(20.8) 2,172(100.0) 1,907(76.7) 578(23.3) 2,485(100.0) 2 57.95 (df = 1), p <.01 8 γ -.439 3.2.2 9 12 34 56 20 90(38.0) 51(21.5) 29(12.2) 31(13.1) 36(15.2) 237(100.0) 30 138(34.6) 111(27.8) 60(15.0) 51(12.8) 39 (9.8) 399(100.0) 40 134(28.8) 127(27.3) 82(17.6) 80(17.2) 43 (9.2) 466(100.0) 50 150(33.6) 121(27.1) 63(14.1) 58(13.0) 55(12.3) 447(100.0) 60 125(23.7) 143(27.1) 120(22.8) 85(16.1) 54(10.2) 527(100.0) 7080 86(22.0) 112(28.6) 76(19.4) 62(15.9) 55(14.1) 391(100.0) 723(29.3) 665(27.0) 430(17.4) 367(14.9) 282(11.4) 2,467(100.0) 2 60.35 (df = 20), p <.01 41
9 γ.087 9 10 12 34 56 305(26.8) 288(25.4) 190(16.7) 184(16.2) 169(14.9) 1,136(100.0) 418(31.4) 377(28.3) 240(18.0) 183(13.7) 113(8.5) 1,331(100.0) 723(29.3) 665(27.0) 430(17.4) 367(14.9) 282(11.4) 2,467(100.0) 2 31.29 (df = 4), p <.01 10 γ -.134 9 11 12 34 56 14(50.0) 4(14.3) 3(10.7) 3(10.7) 4(14.3) 28(100.0) 26(33.3) 15(19.2) 6(7.7) 12(15.4) 19(24.4) 78(100.0) 80(31.4) 67(26.3) 35(13.7) 43(16.9) 30(11.8) 255(100.0) 268(30.2) 253(28.6) 154(17.4) 131(14.8) 80(9.0) 886(100.0) 335(27.5) 326(26.7) 232(19.0) 178(14.6) 149(12.2) 1,220(100.0) 723(29.3) 665(27.0) 430(17.4) 367(14.9) 282(11.4) 2,467(100.0) 2 37.47 (df = 16), p <.01 11 γ.042 42
12 12 34 56 13(59.1) 4(18.2) 0(0.0) 3(13.6) 2(9.1) 22(100.0) 28(28.3) 18(18.2) 9(9.1) 21(21.2) 23(23.2) 99(100.0) 151(31.6) 136(28.5) 80(16.7) 68(14.2) 43(9.0) 478(100.0) 282(29.1) 272(28.1) 164(16.9) 152(15.7) 99(10.2) 969(100.0) 249(27.7) 235(26.1) 177(19.7) 123(13.7) 115(12.8) 899(100.0) 723(29.3) 665(27.0) 430(17.4) 367(14.9) 282(11.4) 2,467(100.0) 2 45.04 (df = 16), p <.01 12 γ.036 13 12 34 56 124(39.7) 92(29.5) 38(12.2) 30(9.6) 28(9.0) 312(100.0) 596(27.9) 570(26.6) 388(18.1) 334(15.6) 252(11.8) 2,140(100.0) 720(29.4) 662(27.0) 426(17.4) 364(14.8) 280(11.4) 2,452(100.0) 2 27.95 (df = 4), p <.01 13 13 γ.220 4. 1 1 9 2 Benesse 2007b 7 2006 9 9 43
Benesse 2007a, 2007b 1 12 12 Benesse 3 4 5 Shizuka2007 2008Shizuka 20072003 9 10 11 12 8 9 13 5. 3 12 9 20 44
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