Learning Practices and Teacher Training of Scratch Progamming for STEAM Educaiton by Elementary and Junior Hith Students

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20H01721
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09070:Educational technology-related
• Research Institution: Mie University
• Principal Investigator: Susono Hitoshi 三重大学, 教育学部, 教授 (50293767)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 大野 恵理 三重大学, 教育学部, 特任教授(教育担当) (40813845) ; 萩野 真紀 三重大学, 教育学部, 特任教授(教育担当) (10816622) ; 榎本 和能 三重大学, 教育学部, 特任教授(教育担当) (70816644)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: プログラミング学習 / スクラッチ / STEAM / Codey Rocky / 教員研修 / 学習支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Incorporating the STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) , the project promoted scratch programming learning, in which elementary and junior high school students learn by manipulating sprites (cats, etc.) on the screen and by operating Codey Rocky ( a cat-shaped robot). In this study, STEAM learning programs were developed for drawing geometric figures, creating “My World” to express the world in the sea and forest, creating musical compositions, moving robots, etc., and were put into practice and teacher training was promoted at elementary and junior high schools in Mie Prefecture. Among these programs, programming using Codey Rocky, which allows elementary and junior high school students to learn about STEAM through programming by moving concrete objects on iPads, was especially beneficial for teachers, who could immediately put it into practice in their classes.

Free Research Field

教育工学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、2020年度から小中学校で必修化されたプログラミング学習とSTEAM教育を結びつけた学校現場での授業や教員研修を行った実践が主である。実際に、４年間で三重県内約50校において出前授業を行い、約4000人の児童生徒が、コンピュータ画面上でまたは具体物（ネコロボ等）を用いてスクラッチプログラミングを進めた。その出前授業や教員が参加した研修では、協働での学び（２人で１台のネコロボ操作）、作品成果を活かす学び、小規模・複式学級での少人数を活かした学びを重視し、STEAMとプログラミングを関連させた学習を幅広く実現することができた。