A Study of “Integrated Science and Technology Teaching (EIST)” at Lower Secondary School in France

In this study, author analyses the characteristics of Integrated Science and Technology Teaching (EIST) at Lower Secondary School in France. As a result, it pointed out that the following. EIST increases students’ interest in science and technology through investigative activities. Sufficient time is ensured for learning activities. Acquisition of the competences of socle commun is expected through the study of EIST. It is possible for students to be aware of relationship and coherence of science and technology. EIST shows a new model of learning relating to science and technology in lower secondary school

A study of collaboration in subject teacher education in case of a course: “Basic study of designing academic abilities and competencies in school education” at graduate school

In this study, we developed subject teacher training course for developing the competencies required of teachers in order to nurture the academic abilities and competencies of students at school. We set up opportunities for the students to engage in collaborative learning tasks beyond their majors, in addition to examining the academic abilities and competencies required in the subjects. Through the activities, the students were exposed to a variety of opinions and reexamined their own view of academic abilities and competencies from various perspectives. On the other hand, how to follow up with students’ diverse interests and how to set up common tasks and activities in class could be improved

Promotion of Secondary School Science Education Driven by Inquiry-Based Activity

This article reports fundamental researches organized for developing a novel teaching/learning system in secondary school science. A curriculum constructed by an effective integration of content-based and context-based curriculum arrangements is proposed for generating teaching/learning opportunities through various inquiry-based activities on the basis of previously acquired science knowledge and concepts. The science subjects, including physics, chemistry, biology and earth science, have different logics and methodologies of science, but those are completed by mutual interdependences. Therefore, various storylines that cover different leraning contents in science subjects can be developed. The inquiry-based activities along different storylines provide students with opportunities to correlate previous learnings in different science subjects and to experience various cognitive and scientific skills. Based on such findings of our basic researches, the merits of the science education system proposed in this study is discussed briefly.本研究は，科学研究費補助金基盤研究(A)(一般)(25242015)による

Active Learning Models in Science Classes

研究の第１年次に当たる本年は，理科におけるアクティブラーニング型授業の構造化に向けて，内化と外化の往還を取り入れた授業デザインとその実践に取り組み，具体的実践の蓄積を行った。小学校，中学校，高等学校それぞれで実践を行ったところ，１）学習内容の定着が図られる，２）発展的な内容や未習内容を生徒が主体的に理解することが可能である，３）協働的な学びの場面を加えることで理解の深化が図られる，４）どのような課題に取り組ませるのかといった課題の設定がカギである，５）アクティブラーニングであるか否かを判断するための要素を明らかにする必要がある，などの一定の成果と課題が明らかになった。The purpose of this study is to create active learning models in science classes. As the first-year research, the authors designed the classes which would include a round trip between externalization and internalization, and put them into practice. The designed models were adopted in elementary, junior high and senior high school classes. What have become clear are as the following; 1) Students’ acquisition of the learning contents can be promoted, 2) Students can understand advanced contents proactively, 3) Students’ learning can be deepened by adding collaborative activities, 4) The success or failure to active learning may depend on the quality of the tasks which students work on, 5) It is necessary to clarify the factors to determine active learning