Development and Evaluation of Project-Based Curriculum Supporting Multimedia Production

Research Project

Project/Area Number	09680221
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Educational technology
Research Institution	Osaka Kyoiku University
Principal Investigator	TANAKA Hiroyuki Osaka Kyoiku University, Department of Education, Assistant Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (20207137)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	MORITA Eiji Osaka Kyoiku University, Department of Education, Assistant Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (50200415) TAKINO Yozo Osaka Kyoiku University, Department of Education, Assistant Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (60206919)
Project Period (FY)	1997 – 1999
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000) Fiscal Year 1999: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000) Fiscal Year 1998: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000) Fiscal Year 1997: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Keywords	Multimedia / Project Learning / Curriculum Development / Curriculum Evaluation
Research Abstract	This research aimed at clarifying the process of multimedia production by junior high school students who made CD-ROMs and Internet homepages for a different generation such as kindergarten children. It also aimed at developing and evaluating a project-based curriculum supporting multimedia production by students in ICT education. The findings are as follows : 1.Real audiences such as kindergarten teachers were effective in making student producers realize how to make an effective multimedia title. 2.Reproduction cycle of multimedia production was effective in making student producers realize the real attributes of target uses such as kindergarten children. 3.Project-based curriculum was effective in arranging a aide variety of activities necessary for multimedia production.