Practical study on the acquisition of scientific vocabulary for enhancing communication activity in the Science of middle school

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25350192
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: University of Fukui
• Principal Investigator: OHYAMA Toshio 福井大学, 教育地域科学部, 教授 (20194318)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ASAHRA Masahiro 福井大学, 教育地域科学部, 教授 (70304201) ; MATSUTOMO Kazuo 福井大学, 教育地域科学部, 准教授 (90324136) ; YAMATO Makiko 福井大学, 教育地域科学部, 准教授 (60555879) ; MIYOSHI Masaya 福井大学, 教育地域科学部, 准教授 (50557353)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 中学校理科 / 科学的語彙 / カードゲーム / 火成岩カード / 堆積岩カード / 動物カード

Outline of Final Research Achievements

As a new approach to enhance the utilization of vocabulary and scientific thinking for middle school students, we developed a card game and gave a trial practice in science classes.
A prototype card game we first developed was “Igneous Rocks Cards”, containing geological information and some images. A trial practice was performed in a public middle school and recognized learning effect about geological terms. The performance of the students suggested that the card game was a potential tool for active learning. We improved the contents of cards then produced new games ,“Sedimentary Rocks” and “Animals (Vertebrata & Invertebrata)”. These card games were practically implemented by science teachers for expecting critical assessment.

Free Research Field

理科教育・生物学