A Fundamental Research about the Curriculums Dealing with the Cross-cutting Concepts in STEM Education

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K14119
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09080:Science education-related
• Research Institution: Juntendo University
• Principal Investigator: Saito Tomoki 順天堂大学, 国際教養学部, 非常勤講師 (90849613)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: STEM/STEAM教育 / 領域横断的な概念 / 構成概念 / プロセス / 動機 / 分析的な枠組み

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to answer the question, “What analytical frameworks have been associated with cross-disciplinary concepts in the curriculum throughout the history of science education in the United States? A review of the literature throughout the history of science education in the U.S. revealed that cross-cutting concepts have been historically linked to “processes” or "attitudes," which are the frameworks that represent the students who are dealing with those concepts. As the result, student's 15 behaviors and 12 motivations for STEM integration were found, answering the question of what can be taught in an “inter-disciplinary” STEM/STEAM education.

Free Research Field

科学教育・教育工学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

STEM/STEAM教育で何を教えるのか。この問いは，私たちSTEM/STEAM教育に関わる研究者が長らく答えることのできなかった問いであり，同時にSTEM/STEAM教育とは何なのかについて答えることを求める問いでもある．
本研究の示した児童生徒の15のあらわれと12の動機はこれに答えるものであり，STEM/STEAM教育において，教師らが明確な目的意識を持った教育活動を展開することにつながる．
同時に，従来具体的な目的・目標を立案することが難しかった総合的な学習や探究活動において，学習課題が明確化され，それを達成する児童生徒が増えることが期待される．