The study for a analysis of practicl example and a possibility of developing these examples to comprehensive learning in technology ducation in junior high school

• Project/Area Number: 11680301
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 教科教育
• Research Institution: National Institute for Educational Policy Research
• Principal Investigator: NATORI Kazuyosih Department for Curriculum ReaearchCurriculum Reasearch Center, Chief, 教育課程研究センター・基礎研究部, 総括研究官 (70026623)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): OKOUTI Nobuo Faculty of Education Chiba University, Proffeser, 教育学部, 教授 (40026620)
• Project Period (FY): 1999 – 2000
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000); Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000); Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
• Keywords: junior high school / industrial erts / practical example / comprehensive learning / teaching plan / lesson evaluation / 総合的な学習 / 授業分析

Research Abstract

This study aims at collecting and analyzing several national superior practical exanrples in technology education in junior high school, and exploring a possibility of developing these examples to comprehensive leaming. As a result of collecting many practical examples, several superior examples accepted. For instance, there were the bridge contest, work of copper mirror, robot work, the robot contest, work of bench, etc. These exanrples may be able to be used as teaching materials in comprehensive learning.
And it became clear that the students who hold interest and concern in the production of things increase in number as the lesson progressed, as a result of investigating teaching plans, lesson evaluation of students, students' comments, etc.