Curriculum Design of Learning Nano-Science at Elementary School Level

• Project/Area Number: 23650535
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Educational technology
• Research Institution: Shizuoka University
• Principal Investigator: OSHIMA Jun 静岡大学, 情報学研究科, 教授 (70281722)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): YAMAGUCHI Etsuji 神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 准教授 (00324898)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: カリキュラム / 教授法開発 / ナノサイエンス / 初等中等カリキュラム / 理科 / 先端科学 / Learning Progressions / 授業法開発

Research Abstract

This study was aimed at designing a curriculum for elementary and high school students to learn the basic of the advanced science issues. We conducted the review of studies on the Learning Progressions Model and compared the contents and trajectory of student learning between LPs and our national curriculum guideline. The comparative analysis suggested that the national guideline covers the sufficient range of contents but did not have meaningful connections among study units. The further analysis of materials from the Hypothesis-Testing Instruction developed in Japan revealed that there might be another possible trajectory of learning the basic that is different from LPs in the preceding studies.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Reform in science education standard in Japan from the perspective of Learning Progressions (2013)
  • Author(s): Oshima, J., Yamaguchi, E., & Saito, M
  • Journal Title: Poster presentation at Biennial Meeting of EARLI
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] リフレクションを促す学習環境のデザイン指針 (2011)
  • Author(s): 大島純
  • Journal Title: 教育システム情報学会誌 Volume: 28(3) Pages: 253-261
  • NAID: 130007420301
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Reform in science education standard in Japan from the perspective of Learning Progressions (2013)
  • Author(s): Oshima, J., Yamaguchi, E., Saito, M.
  • Organizer: EARLI2013
  • Place of Presentation: Munich, Germany
• [Presentation] Reform in Science Education Standard in Japan from the Perspective of Learning Progressions (2013)
  • Author(s): Oshima, J., Yamaguchi, E., & Saito, M.
  • Organizer: EARLI2013
  • Place of Presentation: Munich, Germany
• [Presentation] 学習科学における教師教育改革 (2011)
  • Author(s): 大島純
  • Organizer: 日本科学教育学会
  • Place of Presentation: 横浜国立大学（神奈川県）
• [Book] 今こそ理科の学力を問う：新しい学力を育成する視点 (2012)
  • Author(s): 山口悦司
  • Total Pages: 6
  • Publisher: 東洋館出版社