Characteristics of teaching methods for defining variables in an investigation

Research Project

Project/Area Number	25885017
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Education on school subjects and activities
Research Institution	Chiba University
Principal Investigator	OSHIMA Ryugo 千葉大学, 教育学部, 特任助教 (40700414)
Project Period (FY)	2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	実験活動 / 変数同定 / 科学的探究プロセス / 認知的プロセス / 妥当性 / 国際情報交換 / 科学的探究能力
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The aim of this study is to find characteristics of teaching methods for defining variables, which promote cognitive processes. Three different types of teaching materials were analysed and lower secondary school pupils' understanding of variables in an investigation was surveyed. Educational implication was drawn from the study that teachers should emphasise 'helping students consider the validity of a design of an investigation' but not 'helping students conduct valid investigations'.

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