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Do High School Biology Textbooks Promote the Retention of Scientific Literacy? - Case studies from Japan and Canada -

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K16307
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Science education
Research InstitutionOsaka University (2017)
Kyushu University (2016)

Principal Investigator

Okamoto Sachi  大阪大学, 国際教育交流センター, 講師 (70769067)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords科学リテラシー / 学校教育 / 教科書 / 科学教育 / 中等教育 / 生物
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study examined high school textbooks from both Japan and Canada. In this comparative analysis, questions from all the biology textbooks were examined to reveal the directed level of cognitive processes, key factors considered to play essential role to become scientifically literate. Categorization based on Bloom’s Taxonomy clearly demonstrated that Japanese high school textbooks were not equipped with questions that foster higher cognitive processes, contrary to the Canadian textbooks. Overall, the government-approved textbooks currently used throughout Japan appear to be insufficient for guaranteeing the acquisition and maintenance of scientific literacy.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2018 2017

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

  • [Journal Article] 教科書は科学リテラシーの向上に寄与するか ―高校生物の教科書が求める認知的能力とは―2018

    • Author(s)
      岡本紗知
    • Journal Title

      科学教育研究

      Volume: 42 Pages: 3-11

    • NAID

      130007404073

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Does school education guarantee scientific literacy?: Case studies from Japan and Canada2017

    • Author(s)
      Sachi Okamoto
    • Organizer
      The Asian Conference on Education & International Development
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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