Study of Undergraduate Laboratory Subjects without Manuals

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350187
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
• Principal Investigator: Matsuzaki Seiji 東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 技術職員 (10376874)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 畠山 温 東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (70345073) ; 三沢 和彦 東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (80251396) ; 太田 寛人 東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 特任助教 (60546985) ; 秋葉 圭一郎 東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (80712538) ; 小原 祐樹 東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (10752032) ; 伊藤 宙陛 東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 特任助教 (60724127) ; 迫田 將仁 東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (80735556)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 学生実験 / アクティブラーニング / マニュアルレス実験 / スターリングエンジン / レーザー測距 / 教育評価

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Nowadays, educational effects of active learning are said to be superior than those of passive methods. Is active learning also effective in undergraduate laboratory in higher education? Our group introduced some subjects into undergraduate laboratory courses without detailed manuals. We measured their educational effects from some questionnaires,　systematic evaluation of the procedure of students’ thinkings, and results of students’ presentations. In conclusion, their effects were superior than cooking-recipe type experiments in understanding physical concepts, and they made students more motivated.

Free Research Field

科学教育