Proficiency, Learning Strategies, and Logging Behaviors on The Dictation Training Courseware

Abstract

This paper investigates the possibility of classifying Japanese university EFL learners on the basis of learning behavior on the online training courseware, learners’ learning strategies, and predicting learners' proficiency. Clustering and decision tree analyses employed in this study indicated that learning strategies play a mediating role in predicting proficiency and that each cluster revealed characteristics in learning behavior on the courseware.