Development of an experimental course to resolve four types of incorrect current and voltage rules held by undergraduate students in teacher training programs

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K02899
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09080:Science education-related
• Research Institution: Yokohama National University
• Principal Investigator: Hirashima Yumiko 横浜国立大学, 教育学部, 教授 (60242377)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 教員養成 / 電気回路学習 / 誤概念 / 分かり直し / 実験講座 / 電圧（電位差） / 電流

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The questionnaire survey revealed four types of "student-specific current and voltage rules" that teacher training students firmly hold onto and use when solving problems, even though they are incorrect. It also revealed that many students do not understand potential difference (voltage), make partial guesses without looking at the entire circuit, and do not consider where the power supply voltage is applied. In this project, we developed an experiment course that can eliminate the incorrect "student-specific current and voltage rules" of teacher training students and enable them to acquire scientifically correct knowledge.

Free Research Field

物理教育、高分子ゲルの物性

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

今回、すでに小中学校や高等学校で電気回路に関して学習している教員養成系学部生を対象とした“分かり直し”のための講座を開発した。電気回路学習は、児童や生徒にとって理解が難しく、理科離れ・物理嫌いの一因になると言われている。開発した実験講座を、小学校教員を目指す教員養成系学部生や教職大学院生だけでなく、若手の現職教員も対象に実施することで小学校の理科教育にも寄与できるのではないかと考える。不安なく自信をもって電気単元の指導ができる若手教員の養成と育成につなげたい。