Research achievements (PUBLICATIONS)

Basic information

Name MILLINER Brett

Name of dissertation

Introduction to M-reader: An online extensive reading aid for schools

Name of author

Paul McBride & Brett Milliner

Name of publication

Proceedings of the 12th Asia TEFL and 23rd MELTA International Conference 28 -30 August 2014

Publisher

Asia TEFL & MELTA

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Start page

788

 

End page

796

Publication date

2014-08-30

Presence/absence of peer review

maru

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Language of publication used

English

Posting category

Overseas

Type of publication

Research Paper (International Conference Proceedings)

Type of authorship

Joint Work(other)

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DOI

ISBN: 978-983-9411-03-4

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Remarks

M-reader is a free Internet site which helps educational institutions to manage extensive reading (ER). It enables teachers to verify that students have read and understood graded reader books. This is achieved by students taking online quizzes designed to test their understanding of a book’s plot and characters, rather than how well they remember the book. Teachers and students can easily track the number of books and the number of words read. M-reader, established with the help of research funds from Kyoto Sangyo University in Japan and the Japanese Ministry of Education, was first made available online in March 2013 and is now used by educational institutions in 26 countries. In numerous contexts, teachers would like to conduct additive ER (extensive reading done outside of class time). Additive ER can only be widely used if effective measures are taken to ensure student accountability without overloading teachers or taking too much class time. M-reader meets these conditions.