Understanding the Transformation and Declining Process of Interest in Science

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K14115
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09080:Science education-related
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: NAGANUMA Shotaro 九州大学, 未来人材育成機構, 講師 (40826096)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 理科離れ / STEM教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The results of Study 1 showed that although it was assumed that there were several types of science dislike, in fact there was a strong element-by-element relationship, such that learners who disliked "calculation" also disliked "abstract concepts" and "content unrelated to life." The results of Study 2 showed that the process of having aversion to science almost invariably involves a decline in understanding of science. Study 3 results did not confirm the impact of increased interest in non-STEN activities on attenuated interest in STEM with respect to 6 months of high school senior year. In addition to these findings, measures to assess high school students aversion to science teaching and learning were developed.

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Free Research Field

科学教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

学術的な意義としては、１）理科離れした場合、「抽象的な概念を用いる」「実験における失敗」「生活との非関連性」に対して全体的に否定的な態度をとっていること、２）認知的要素である「理解」を経由して情意面に影響を与えることが多いこと、３）他の分野への興味の向上によりSTEMへの興味が抑制されるという現象は見られなかったこと、を明らかにしたこと、である。。
社会的な意義としては、A)理科離れを解決する上で注目すべき要素が見つかったこと、B)認知的要素に注目することが有効である可能性が示唆されたこと、C)他の分野への興味の向上の影響を当面は考える必要がないこと、があげられる。