Development of performance tasks that evaluate ability to manage life's resources as part of home economics education

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25381163
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Fukushima University
• Principal Investigator: kakuma yoko 福島大学, 人間発達文化学類, 教授 (70342045)
• Research Collaborator: OGUCHI Hiroko
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 生活経営力 / パフォーマンス課題

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of the current study to develop performance tasks to evaluate the ability to manage life's resources as part of home economics education. The ability to manage life's resources has 2 dimensions: (a) “having good relations with others” and (b) “reflecting on and altering the way one lives from various perspectives.” Performance tasks, lessons, and instructional materials were created based on the middle school home economics curriculum and their effectiveness was examined in practice. Middle school students were surveyed regarding their attitudes towards life's resources and the ability to manage those resources. Students discussed what is and is not needed to have good relations with friends and family (the (a) dimension). Instructional materials showed students the process of deciding whether or not to purchase a good and made students aware of the use-value of goods (the (b) dimension). This approach leads to enduring understanding of the curriculum.

Free Research Field

家庭科教育学