Relationship between the Amount of E-learning Based on Implicit Memory and English Proficiency of High School Students

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between an e-learning called the “Microstep Study (MSS)” and the English proficiency of high school students through a longitudinal survey, where the MSS has been considered to facilitate the efficient acquisition of English vocabulary knowledge based on the findings of implicit memory research. Specifically, we examined the within- and between-person relationships between “The EIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency (EIKEN)” scores and the amount of MSS learning by applying a multilevel model to longitudinal data for high school students who took the EIKEN test one to five times between May 2021 and October 2022. The results exhibited a positive within-person relationship between the amount of MSS learning and EIKEN scores. In other words, the results indicated that the MSS could efficiently improve the vocabulary, and ultimately the English proficiency of high school students at the within-person level.