International Cooperative Study for Comparing Science Class

2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 11694044
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: National Institute for Educational Policy Research(NIER)
• Principal Investigator: MATSUBARA Shizuo NIER, Curriculum Research Center, Department ofr Curriculum Research, Senior Resarcher, 教育課程研究センター・基礎研究部, 総括研究官 (50132692)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HATOGAI Taro NIER, Curriculum Research Center, Department for Curriculum Research, Senior Researcher, 教育課程研究センター・基礎研究部, 総括研究官 (10280512) ; MIYAKE Masao NIER, Curriculum Research Center, Department for Curriculum Research, Director, 教育課程研究センター・基礎研究部, 部長 (50000071) ; OGURA Yasushi NIER, Curriculum Research Center, Department for Curriculum Research, Senior Researcher, 教育課程研究センター・基礎研究部, 主任研究官 (50224192) ; SENUMA Hanako NIER, Curriculum Research Center, Department for Curriculum Research, Senior Researcher, 教育課程研究センター・基礎研究部, 総括研究官 (30165732) ; SARUTA Yuji NIER, Curriculum Research Center, Department for Curriculum Research, Senior Researcher, 教育課程研究センター・基礎研究部, 総括研究官 (70178820)
• Project Period (FY): 1999 – 2001
• Keywords: LESSON STUDY / LESSON VIDEO / TEACHING METHOD / INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON / IEA / TIMSS-R / VIDEO STUDY / TEACHING PRACTICE

Research Abstract

We did a study collaborated with the IEA/TllVi-SS-R classroom videotrape study that analyze and compare science lessons in five countries including USA and Japan by using hundreds of 8th grade sclence lesson vldeotapes taken In 1999 and 2000 In our study, a unique method of science lesson video analysis was developed that can be used for the pupose of teacher education and teaching evaluation. A CD-ROM which includes four science lesson video exarpples and their results of lesson evaluation as well as the other resources related to this study was made for applicational studies of teacher education. In our report, we also included inforrnation on the IEA/TIMSS-R classroom videotape study as well as the IEA/TIMSS classroom videotape study that reported Japanese mathematics lessons as colnparatively high level in many indices of teaching qllality. All the infounation in the CD-ROM and study report were provided in both Japanese and English. We will continue our study for a couple of years in the research project, Grant-in-Aid for scientific researc~ #12308007, which enhances more on the application of lesson videos in teacher education and on the results of international comparison of science teaching.