Fundamental Researches about the Developing a New School Subject "Media Education" in Elementary School

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25350285
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational technology
• Research Institution: Kyoto University of Education
• Principal Investigator: ASAI Kazuyuki 京都教育大学, 連合教職実践研究科, 教授 (30324718)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: メディア / リテラシー / 小学校 / 新教科 / カリキュラム開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to clarify the process necessary for developing a curriculum of a new subject "Media Communication", and to show a curriculum to bring up a critical intellectual power about the media as a new subject and a learning method and the effect. First, to initiate the introduction of the new subject for research and development, the school was allowed to change of the curriculum. For 3 years we maintained the study system and implemented the curriculum design for "Media Communication". Next, we performed class practices and an evaluation for curriculum improvement. We repeated these (Plan-Do-Check-Act) PDCA Cycles two times in the second and third year. Finally, we developed 18 units of study plan and course of study tentative plan of the new subject by 3 units in each grade.

Free Research Field

教育工学