| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
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| Research Abstract |
The goal of this study is to develop a learning support system that assists learners to acquire metacognitive skills effective for learning activities. With use of metacognitive skills in learning activity, a learner is not only able to acquire knowledge and skill of a target learning unit, but also to acquire structured knowledge and widely applicable problem-solving skills. In this study, the author focused on two learning activities: collaborative learning and problem-solution. Some necessary and effective metacognitive skills were analyzed, and experimental learning support systems were developed.
For collaborative learning, metacognitive skills of self and group situation understanding, discussion thread understanding, and consensus building through discussion are essential and effective. For a novice learner of collaborative learning activity, an expert mentor controls discussion, shows hints to acquire the necessary skills in order to acquire metacognitive skills. An experimental learning support system was developed to control discussion thread and to show adequate hints for learning.
For problem-solving learning, other metacognitive skills are essential: to apply and given theorems and rules to given problems, and monitoring skill to understand self-situation. In order to support to acquire these skills, also an experimental system was developed, and the effect was verified by experiment.
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