1992 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Study on the influence of recent curriculum revision: Especially the adoption of "Seikatsu-ka"(Everyday-life) and the abolishment of "Science" and "Social Study" in the lower grade.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	03451102
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	科学教育(含教育工学)
Research Institution	National Institute for Educational Research
Principal Investigator	NAGANO Shigefumi Research Department on Teaching and Counseling, Director, 教育指導研究部, 部長 (30000045)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	SHIMIZU Katsuhiko Research Department on Teaching and Counseling, Researcher, 教育指導研究部教材研究室, 研究員 (00192609) TAKAURA Katsuyosi Research Department on Teaching and Counseling, Chief, 教育指導研究部教育方法研究室, 室長 (40110093)
Project Period (FY)	1991 – 1992
Keywords	seikatsu(everyday life) / educational evaluation / curriculum / intellectual development / learning attitude / educational achievement / understanding of concepts
Research Abstract	This project conducted classroom teaching survey on the key concept "Minnano-mono" of Children. This concept is the key concept of "Seikatsu-ka" and has importance in the children's understanding of society and natural life from their point of view. One classroom was selected and researcher actually did teach and asked this term to children. The reactions from children were gathered and analyzed. These findings were reported in the article.