1st year

2nd year

3rd year

fall

spring

fall

spring

fall

improvement

the Quality of learning score

comprehensive academic achievement

fall of first year

0.195

**

0.182

**

0.190

**

0.157

**

0.181

**

0.020

spring of 2nd year

0.231

**

0.219

**

0.239

**

0.194

**

0.234

**

0.036

fall of 2nd year

0.252

**

0.246

**

0.320

**

0.276

**

0.322

**

0.138

**

spring of 3rd year

0.256

**

0.284

**

0.334

**

0.306

**

0.313

**

0.180

**

fall of 3rd year

0.244

**

0.256

**

0.306

**

0.296

**

0.349

**

0.178

**

the Quality of learning score

listening test

fall of first year

0.052

0.042

0.037

−0.011

0.155

**

spring of 2nd year

0.070

0.070

0.068

0.054

0.216

**

fall of 2nd year

0.059

0.122

*

0.139

**

0.080

0.276

**

spring of 3rd year

0.062

0.133

**

0.126

*

0.121

*

0.243

**

fall of 3rd year

0.103

*

0.109

*

0.105

*

0.128

*

0.288

**

the Quality of learning score

grammar comprehension

fall of first year

0.150

**

0.058

0.127

*

0.114

*

0.123

*

spring of 2nd year

0.228

**

0.114

*

0.177

**

0.183

**

0.141

**

fall of 2nd year

0.218

**

0.105

*

0.223

**

0.253

**

0.235

**

spring of 3rd year

0.206

**

0.131

*

0.224

**

0.270

**

0.198

**

fall of 3rd year

0.212

**

0.156

**

0.224

**

0.270

**

0.262

**

the Quality of learning score

conversational reading comprehension

fall of first year

0.117

*

0.030

0.069

0.120

*

0.086

spring of 2nd year

0.115

*

0.174

**

0.134

**

0.151

**

0.136

**

fall of 2nd year

0.152

**

0.137

**

0.170

**

0.165

**

0.170

**

spring of 3rd year

0.132

**

0.159

**

0.188

**

0.241

**

0.178

**

fall of 3rd year

0.097

0.115

*

0.156

**

0.217

**

0.201

**

the Quality of learning score

long reading comprehension

fall of first year

0.152

**

0.122

*

0.141

**

0.080

0.142

**

spring of 2nd year

0.196

**

0.081

0.173

**

0.057

0.174

**

fall of 2nd year

0.220

**

0.101

*

0.209

**

0.142

**

0.237

**

spring of 3rd year

0.214

**

0.131

*

0.227

**

0.149

**

0.228

**

fall of 3rd year

0.184

**

0.120

*

0.205

**

0.137

**

0.228

**