Bower Jack

Research keywords (1)： Language Testing, CEFR, Action Research, Curriculum Design, Computer Assisted Language Learning

Research theme for competitive and other funds (2)：

2021 - 2025 Validating a CEFR-informed Open Access English Placement Test
2020 - 2023 Language education reform using the action research approach: Consulting the CEFRs educational principles

Papers (12)：

Birch, G. C, Bower, J, Nagai, N, Schmidt, G. M. Foreign language education reform through action research - Putting CEFR educational principles into practice. CEFR Journal - Research and Practice. 2021. 4. 43-65
Bower, J. Developing and validating in-house, standardised, English reading and listening placement/streaming and achievement tests aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference Levels A2-B1 at a Japanese university. 2018
Bower, J, Rutson-Griffiths, A. The relationship between the use of spaced repetition software with a TOEIC word list and TOEIC score gains. 2016. 29. 7. 1238-1248
Bower, J, Rutson-Griffiths, A, Sugg, R. Setting and raising standards: the rationale for, and the structure of the Bunkyo English tests. Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University Bulletin. 2014. 49. 65-78
Rutson-Griffiths., A, Bower, J. Using spaced repetition software with a TOEIC wordlist: Preliminary results. Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University Bulletin. 2014. 49. 79-93

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Books (2)：

CEFR-informed Learning, Teaching and Assessment: A Practical Guide
Springer 2020
Critical, constructive assessment of CEFR-informed language teaching in Japan and beyond.
Cambridge University Press 2017

Lectures and oral presentations (30)：

Valid for course placement but not for CEFR placement?: Misordered, CEFR-J-informed test items at the A1 and A2 levels
(CEFR-J 2023 Symposium 2023)
Preliminary Validation of an Online, CEFR-Informed, English Course Placement Test
(57th RELC International Conference 2023)
Suggestions for Using Digital Gamification to Increase Learner Engagement
(Nara JALT 2022 2022)
Action Research on Choosing a CEFR- Informed English Textbook
(JALT 2022 2022)
Using the CEFR-focused Action Research Model - Reflections on Two Years of Research
(JALT PanSIG 2022 2022)

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Association Membership(s) (4)：

JALT Testing and Evaluation Special Interest Group , JALT CEFR and Language Portfolio Special Interest Group , Japan Language Testing Association , Japan Association for Language Teaching

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