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Response time is 3 seconds for each question. By examining the degree to which the examinee is able to process Japanese in the moment, the test indirectly measures Japanese language proficiency. The sentences/phrases may seem slightly difficult to hear or the response time too short, but if the examinee has sufficient proficiency, they should have no difficulty hearing the sentence/phrase and should find the response time to be sufficient.  \nTest Composition  \nAudio information read aloud at a natural speed and the same sentence/phrase written on the screen are presented simultaneously, and answer options are displayed after the sentence/phrase has been read completely. For the most difficult level, 90-3, the audio has been adjusted to make the sentence/phrase more difficult to hear.  \nPoints to Note When Conducting the Test  \n􀁺 Before starting the test, please check the audio volume.  \n􀁺 Once the test has begun, instruct examinees to be very careful not to click the browser’s “Back” button, as this will cause the program to close prematurely.  \n􀁺 An example question is provided before the test to allow examinees to practice answering, and examinees may practice using the example as many times as they like. Once the test has begun, it is not possible to go back to the previous page, so please instruct examinees to practice the example question as many times as they need to before beginning the test.  \n􀁺 Start the test, answer the questions, and end the test in accordance with the instructions displayed on the screen.  \n1 . What can/cannot SPOT be used for?  \nSPOT is a tool for measuring overall general Japanese language ability, including proficiency, in a short period of time..  \n\n| \u003CSPOT is useful for＞ | \u003CSPOT cannot be used for＞ |\n| --- | --- |\n| ・ Measuring overall Japanese language ability, including proficiency.\u003Cbr>・ Separating a group of learners with com\u003Cbr>paratively large differences in Japanese language ability into two to four levels. | ・ Determining language capability in terms of specific knowledge (grammar, vocabulary, kanji ability) or individual skills\u003Cbr>・ Achievement testing\u003Cbr>・ Separating a group of learners with only light\u003Cbr>difference in Japanese language ability into levels. |\n\n\n|  2. What is SPOT (Simple Performance-Oriented Test)? |\n| --- |\n| SPOT is a dictation test whereby examinees listen to a sentence/phrase read aloud by a native speaker of Japanese at a natural speed while reading the same sentence/phrase written on the answer sheet, then select a hiragana character to insert in the blank space in the sentence/phrase (selected for its relation to the sentence’s grammar)The sentences/phrases are all unrelated, standing alone. Usually there are around 60 questions in total.\u003Cbr>Hearing just one hiragana character extracted from a sentence/phrase being spoken at a natural speed is extremely difficult. However, when the character is within a cluster of sounds such as a word or phrase, it becomes clearly audible. For example, the character ku in the word tsukue (desk) is difficult to identify when the sound is heard in isolation, but becomes audible when heard as part of the word tsukue. This is undoubtedly because we “listen with our heads”. Native Japanese speakers are able to guess the sound based on their knowledge of the Japanese phonetic system, vocabulary, and syntax, etc., identifying the soundas it occurs. SPOT is a test that was devised with cognitive aspects such as this in mind (Kobayashi and Ford 1992, Ford et al. 1995, Kobayashi et al. 1996, etc.) . Because the hiragana characters to be inserted in the blank space in the sentences in SPOT tests are read aloud without being muffled or concealed with noise, the answer is provided by the audio; how","cbCaimXoUNGMFGMx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimXoUNGMFGMx","pdf",1104911,15,"English","# What kind of test is SPOT90?\n## Test Composition\n## Points to Note When Conducting the Test\n## What can/cannot SPOT be used for?\n## What is SPOT (Simple Performance-Oriented Test)?\n## Credibility of the test\n# What kind of test is Grammar90?","[{\"question\":\"How does SPOT90 measure Japanese proficiency?\",\"answer\":\"SPOT90 measures the ability to process Japanese immediately by requiring examinees to listen and read simultaneously, then select the correct hiragana for a blank within a limited response time.\"},{\"question\":\"What is included in the SPOT90 test procedure and timing?\",\"answer\":\"Audio at natural speed and the same sentence/phrase shown on-screen are presented together, options appear after the sentence is fully read, and examinees must respond within 3 seconds per question.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the key limitations of SPOT90?\",\"answer\":\"SPOT90 cannot directly test reading/listening comprehension skills such as grasping conversation flow and context, and it may not directly measure performance without the role of automation in processing.\"}]","SPOT90 - What kind of test is SPOT90? | PDF",1791167923,38]