Research on the Development of Foundational Frameworks for Kanji Vocabulary Curriculum to Foster the Ability to Use Kanji Vocabulary

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K02706
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09040:Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education-related
• Research Institution: Shimane University
• Principal Investigator: tomiyasu shingo 島根大学, 学術研究院教育学系, 准教授 (40534300)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 漢字 / 語彙 / カリキュラム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to address the three limited aspects of current Kanji learning: purpose, method, and assessment. As the research progressed, the main objective was established to redesign the purpose of Kanji learning, focusing on the view of ability, and to build a foundation for curriculum development.
Specifically, the research involved theoretically examining the framework for organizing the view of ability, analyzing elementary school Japanese language textbooks, and creating a database of Kanji learning content to clarify the actual conditions of the learning content. Additionally, Kanji learning strategies were categorized, and a framework for integrating the results of each domain was formed. This provided a foundation for curriculum redesign to enhance functional proficiency in Kanji and clarified the interrelationships among the objectives, contents, and methods of Kanji learning.

Free Research Field

国語教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、漢字学習の現状の課題に対して、目的・方法・評価の三点を改善するカリキュラム改善に資する具体的な知見を提供したものである。学術的には、漢字学習の目的（能力観）を再設計し、データベース化された学習内容と学習方略の枠組みを構築したことにより、今後のカリキュラム改善に資する基礎を提供した点で意義がある。
社会的には、これらの成果により、より本質的な漢字教育の実現が期待できる。特に、評価方法の再設計の基礎を確立することで、児童・生徒の「読字力」「書字力」だけでなく「運用力」の評価方法の開発に向け、重要な知見を提供するものである。