A study of teachers' ICT use with consideration of universal design for learning in EFL classes

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K13312
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Hokkaido Bunkyo University
• Principal Investigator: Sawaya Yusuke 北海道文教大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (10733438)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 英語授業 / UDL / ICT活用

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to understand the current situation of how in-service English teachers support students with special needs and how teachers use ICT in their English classes, and to examine how Japanese English teachers utilize ICT in their English classes when they understand the benefits and necessity of instruction considering a framework of "Universal Design for Learning (UDL)". The results of this study showed that in-service elementary, junior high school, and high school teachers provide support and use ICT according to the developmental stage and grade level of their learners.　In addition, the results of teaching UDL to pre-service teachers showed that the purpose and perception of ICT use in the classroom before and after the instruction varied according to the type of school where they want to work as a teacher.

Free Research Field

外国語教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

学習者の様々なニーズに応じられるように、教師が柔軟な教材、指導技法や方略を提案するというUDLの考え方が注目されてきているが、英語授業におけるUDLの観点からの具体的なICTの活用に関する効果はまだほとんど調査されていないため、この分野における研究結果の蓄積はなされていない。本研究で得られた結果は、どのような学習者も分け隔てなく参加できる英語授業運営に向けた教材作りに大いに参考にできるものであり、さらにはICT活用やUDLに関する内容の教員の研修の指導項目の策定の一助となる。