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The Development and Evaluation of an Early Childhood Science Education Guide of Using Children's Books for Nursery and Kindergarten Teachers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K12382
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Science education
Research InstitutionKobe University

Principal Investigator

NOGAMI TOMOYUKI  神戸大学, 本部, 名誉教授 (80127688)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 北野 幸子  神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 准教授 (90309667)
楠 房子  多摩美術大学, 美術学部, 教授 (40192025)
稲垣 成哲  神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 教授 (70176387)
山口 悦司  神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 准教授 (00324898)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords科学教育 / 科学教員養成 / 保育園・幼稚園・認定こども園 / 科学絵本
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study develops an early childhood science education guide for using children's books and evaluates its effectiveness in supporting nursery and kindergarten teachers to design and implement science learning activities. The results of this study are summarized as the following two points: (1) by integrating cutting-edge research findings on early childhood education, design science, and science education research, we were able to develop some general principles for selecting children's books that match the objectives and content of early childhood science education, pedagogical techniques for using children's books, and best practices of early childhood science education using children's books; and (2) we introduced the guide in nurseries, kindergartens, and certified centers for early childhood education and care for in-service teacher training and were able to empirically examine its possible effects.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2016 2015

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] The effectiveness of the Observation Guide application in supporting children’s scientific observations in the zoo2016

    • Author(s)
      Tanaka, Y., Egusa, R., Yamaguchi, E., Inagaki, S., Kusunoki, F., Okuyama, H., & Nogami, T.
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Global Learn 2016

      Volume: - Pages: 305-309

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Comparative study on playful learning of science during free play time: Focusing on coloured water play2015

    • Author(s)
      Sachiko Kitano
    • Organizer
      Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA) 2015 Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Macquarie University, NSW, Australia
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-24
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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