2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Development and assessment of participatory type software for teaching material aiming training of competence of science
| Project/Area Number |
16300254
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Science education
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| Research Institution | University of Miyazaki |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKAYAMA Hayashi University of Miyazaki, Faculty of Education and Culture, Professor (90237470)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HAYASHI Tbshihiro Kagawa University, Information Technology Center, Associate Professor (90264142)
SARUTA Yuji National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Curriculum Research Center, Senior (70178820)
YAMAGUCHI Etsuji University of Miyazaki, Faculty of Education and Culture, Associate Professor (00324898)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2007
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| Keywords | science learning / drawing / scientific model / reflective thinking / computer software / drawing tvne software / meta-cognition |
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| Research Abstract |
In this research project we aimed to develop a computer software which support children to construct scientific idea and models, and to develop and to assess teaching models of science lesson using the software.
1. Developing computer software
We developed the software for Windows named "Polka" that is a Repeat-Playable-Drawing System. The system can record all process of children's drawing and can replay the process of drawing. It support children's reflective thinking and ease children to construct scientific ideas. The software is able to download from the web site.
2. Developing teaching models for science lesson
We asked cooperative member teacher of this research project to use Polka in their science lesson to develop some teaching models using Polka. Science lessons using Polka had conducted in several teaching unit ; e.g., pressed air, work of flowing water, electric current, photosynthesize, and each educational practice ware reported in conferences.
3. Through educational practices the needs of function of animation in the software. Because in some teaching unit children usually present their idea as the changing process of the phenomenon. So we decided to apply the new research project to develop new software.
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