2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of Science Education Curriculum utilizing School Animals

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23501054
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Science education
Research Institution	Miyagi University of Education
Principal Investigator	SAITO Chiemi 宮城教育大学, 環境教育実践研究センター, 教授 (20312689)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	WATANABE Takao 東北文教大学, 人間科学部, 教授
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	動物飼育 / 学校動物 / 生命理解教育
Research Abstract	We developed learning materials for students to acquire skills of captive animal management, study programs, and the school curriculum utilizing school animals. There were plenty types of learning effects in domestic animals and their application to education, and students developed their positive attitude by communicating with those animals. It was difficult for students who study particular subject to keep animals everyday, so it was thought to be better that students keep animals as voluntary activities in a club. Keeping animals is a fruitful educational activities, though tentative event using animals, never was more than a chance to be interested in learning more.