1989 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Comparative Study of the Evaluation for Scientific Process Skills between Japan and England
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62580239
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
科学教育(含教育工学)
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| Research Institution | Yokohama National University |
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Principal Investigator |
FUKUOKA Toshiyuki Yokohama National University ・ Education, Associate Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (40165270)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
INAGAKI Sigenori Yokohama National University ・ Education, Assistant, 教育学部, 助手 (70176387)
MORIMOTO Shinya Yokohama National University ・ Education, Associate Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (90110733)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1987 – 1989
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| Keywords | APU / Evaluation / Process skills / Generating hypotheses / Planning experiment / Controlling variables |
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| Research Abstract |
In comparative study of the evaluation for scientific process skills between Japan and England, authors used some questions from APU reports in England.
Authors tried assessments to several students in Kanagawa Prefecture and got some findings. Typical points from results are as follows; 1. The ability for generating alternative hypotheses is developed much in the middle of elementary school days and not so much after that. The ability for formulating different hypotheses is very low in Japan. 2. Students in elementary school do not show a uniform sequence for planning scientific experiment. The ability for controlling variables is quite low in Japan.
As deepening the study, authors found the importance for additional study on alternative framework and preconception of the student in the future.
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