Designing and Implementing Effective Online Workshop for Japanese Elementary School Teachers who Teach English

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K18167
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 62030:Learning support system-related
• Research Institution: Mie University
• Principal Investigator: ONO Eri 三重大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (40813845)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: ICT / 小学校外国語 / 教員研修 / オンライン / 探求の学習共同体

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Four research questions were answered in this research. Frist, Japanese elementary school teachers desired to learn practice in relation to theories. The online workshop, in which practice and theories was centered, was designed and implemented. Second, the foundational knowledge and teaching methods of phonics was the urgent matter for Japanese teachers who were not familiar with phonics. Phonics was newly added to the curriculum in 2020 and phonics must be taught at elementary schools in Japan. Third, twelve teachers who voluntarily participated in the online workshop in this research managed to form a community of inquiry. A combination of learning individually and in online groups functioned well to form a community of inquiry. Finally, all participants managed to completed the online course with a high satisfaction and acquired the foundational knowledge and teaching methods of phonics.

Free Research Field

教育工学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、コース・デザインを工夫することで、オンライン学習者に「探求の学習共同体」が成立したことである。本研究では、学習者が各自がテキスト等で学ぶ「自立学習」と、学習者が3～4名がグループで学ぶ「オンライン・グループワーク」をデザインした。グループワークの前に各自で自立学習をして基礎知識を身に付けたあと、グループワークで指導法を学びあうことで、「探求の学習共同体」が成立した。コロナ感染症防止のため、教員研修の多くはオンライン形式となっているが、本研究で開発された「探求の学習共同体」が成立する効果的なコースデザインは、オンライン研修のモデルになると考えられる。