小学校英語における基本的心理欲求理論の最新知見

　この度、2019年12月25日に小学校英語における自己決定理論の最新知見を載せた論文が刊行されましたのでご紹介します。

染谷藤重 (2019). 「小学校英語授業における心理的欲求充足が聴解力に及ぼす影響に関する調査報告」『JACET中部支部紀要』第17号, 45-54.

ABSTRACT

     The purpose of this study is twofold. First, it seeks to verify the validity and reliability of the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Scale for Elementary School Pupils developed by Someya (2019). Second, it examines how the satisfaction of need of autonomy, competence, and relatedness affects children's listening comprehension ability. The Participants comprised 710 elementary school pupils who sat for a questionnaire and listening comprehension ability test. We also used cluster analysis to analyze the satisfaction values of the three psychological needs, obtaining three clusters: a low group, a middle group, and a high group. Based on a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), a significant difference was observed among the three groups. We found that the higher the pupils scored in the satisfaction of the three psychological needs, the higher their listening comprehension ability. Future research should discuss which factors are needed for promoting the satisfaction of the three needs.

　今後、新しいRyan & Deci (2017)の知見から、欲求充足のみで無く、欲求阻害と聴解力の検討も必要とされると考えられる。