Methodology for constructing a prototype site for finding employment SPI measures using mobile phones

Abstract

The written examination for job hunters in Japan is an important examination that cannot be skirted as the first step in the hunt for employment. However, there is no environment that can be studied using easy methods (mobile phones, etc.). In this research we clarify a methodology for constructing a prototype system for finding employment SPI measures. After constructing a prototype, we examine the effectiveness of the methodology. We use answer formats to achieve two purposes. (1) We clarified an answer format that can be efficiently studied through an experiment in 'no space' in order to produce a measure site that can be efficiently studied in little time. (2) We constructed a prototype for selecting answer formats in order to examine whether the prototype can be used to select the following two formats on a mobile phone: first, "the word, the meaning of the word, and an example of the word in use"; second, "the word, an explanation of the word, an example of the word in use, and the meaning of the word." (3) The test-takers studied the constructed prototype on mobile phones, then our group examined the effectiveness of the prototype based on the questionnaire results. The results indicate that the form can be efficiently studied. Thus, we can conclude that the prototype constructed can be used to select the following two answer formats: "he word, the meaning of the word, and an example of the word in use" and "the word, an explanation of the word, an example of the word in use, and the meaning of the word". © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.