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Establishing and evaluating a medical school curriculum based on active learning to improve students' learning and motivation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K08925
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Medical sociology
Research InstitutionInternational University of Health and Welfare

Principal Investigator

Akatsu Haruko  国際医療福祉大学, 医学部, 主任教授 (40791504)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 吉田 素文  国際医療福祉大学, 医学部, 教授 (00291518)
北村 聖  国際医療福祉大学, 医学部, 教授 (10186265)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Keywords医学教育 / アクティブラーニング / 器官別統合講義 / カリキュラム / 反転授業
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Active learning allows students to seek and analyze problems, then synthesize necessary information to solve the problems. Our medical school integrated active learning in both basic science and clinical courses. At the end of each course, an anonymous student survey was conducted to assess the students’ perspective on 1) how much the course used active learning in teaching; 2) whether the course increased motivation; and 3) whether the course facilitated learning. There was a positive correlation between active learning and motivation, at r=0.76 and 0.96 for basic science and clinical courses, respectively. There was also a positive correlation between active learning and learning facilitation, at r=0.60 and 0.92 for basic science and clinical courses, respectively. However, it also became apparent that our current curriculum lacked adequate self-study time required for active learning. In response, we updated the curriculum to increase self-study time, implemented in April 2023.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

アクティブラーニングが浸透している欧米と違い、アクティブラーニングを全面的に導入している日本の医学部は少なく、アクティブラーニングが日本人医学生のやる気や学習効果を高めるかどうか不明であった。本研究では日本の医学部教育においても、アクティブラーニングが学生のやる気や学習効果を高める事が示された一方、アクティブラーニングを医学教育に系統的に導入するためには、自習時間の確保の重要性が明らかになった。本研究は、学生のやる気と学習効果向上の為にアクティブラーニングを日本の医学教育に取り入れる事は有用であり、系統的にアクティブラーニングをカリキュラムに導入する為には自習時間確保が重要である事を示した。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 5 results)

  • [Journal Article] Teaching “medical interview and physical examination” from the very beginning of medical school and using “escape rooms” during the final assessment: achievements and educational impact in Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Akatsu Haruko、Shiima Yuko、Gomi Harumi、Hegab Ahmed E.、Kobayashi Gen、Naka Toshiyuki、Ogino Mieko
    • Journal Title

      BMC Medical Education

      Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Pages: 67-67

    • DOI

      10.1186/s12909-022-03130-2

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report 2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Challenges and experiences to develop a Japanese language course for international medical students in Japan: Maximizing acquisition of Japanese language by applying adult learning theories2021

    • Author(s)
      Nagisa Shinagawa, Tomoaki Inada, Harumi Gomi, Haruko Akatsu, Motofumi Yoshida, Yutaka Kawakami
    • Journal Title

      TAPS

      Volume: 7(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 3-8

    • DOI

      10.29060/taps.2022-7-1/gp2655

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report 2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Japanese medical learners' achievement emotions: Accounting for culture in translating Western medical educational theories and instruments into an asian context2021

    • Author(s)
      Osamu Nomura, Jeffrey Wiseman, Momoka Sunohara, Haruko Akatsu, Susanne Lajoie
    • Journal Title

      Advances in Health Sciences Education

      Volume: 26 Issue: 4 Pages: 1255-1276

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10459-021-10048-9

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] オンライン医学部授業によるアクティブ・ラーニング2020

    • Author(s)
      赤津晴子、荻野美恵子、Tamerlan Babayev、矢野晴美、
    • Journal Title

      医学教育

      Volume: 51 Pages: 260-262

    • NAID

      130007873077

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 医学教育におけるアクティブラーニング2022

    • Author(s)
      赤津晴子
    • Organizer
      理学療法士協会全国大学理学療法学教育学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] アクティブラーニング2022

    • Author(s)
      赤津晴子
    • Organizer
      第15回日本保健医療福祉連絡教育学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 新しい時代に羽ばたくために今できること~ポストコロナの夢に向かって~2021

    • Author(s)
      赤津晴子
    • Organizer
      第95回日本感染症学会学術講演会・第69回日本化学療法学会総会合同開催
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 医学教育におけるアクティブラーニング2021

    • Author(s)
      赤津晴子
    • Organizer
      第34回全国学校リハビリテーション協会主催教育研究大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Cheers and tears in building a new medical school2020

    • Author(s)
      赤津晴子
    • Organizer
      The 1st International Conference in Medical Education, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaosiung Taiwan
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Cultural Preparedness for Active Learning2019

    • Author(s)
      赤津晴子
    • Organizer
      AMEE(世界医学教育学会)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Learning Style Preferences of Japanese First and Second Year Medical Students2019

    • Author(s)
      赤津晴子
    • Organizer
      Ottawa Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Active Learning in a Culture Where "Silence is Golden"2019

    • Author(s)
      赤津晴子
    • Organizer
      APMEC 2019
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Reinventing Japanese Medical Education, A Year Later2018

    • Author(s)
      赤津晴子
    • Organizer
      AMEE 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Reinventing Japanese Medical Education, One School at a Time2017

    • Author(s)
      赤津晴子
    • Organizer
      AMEE
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Background and Benefits of Introducing an International Perspective in Medical Education: The First Report from an Innovative Medical School where One in Seven Students Are International Students2017

    • Author(s)
      赤津晴子
    • Organizer
      日本医学教育学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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