平成28年の8月に示された中央教育審議会の｢審議のまとめ｣に見られるように､平成10年に始まった高等教育改革の中で用いられてきた文言が､小､中学校の教育を語る場で強調されるようになった｡特に､その代表格のｱｸﾃｨﾌﾞﾗｰﾆﾝｸﾞは新しい用語として紹介され､主体的かつ対話的学習として説明されているが､この基本的な考えは､従来の学校教育において学習成立の前提として語られてきたことと重複する部分が多い｡そこで､本研究では､ｱｸﾃｨﾌﾞﾗｰﾆﾝｸﾞのような新しい教育の波について､現場の教員がどのように意識しているかを明らかにするために､A県の中規模のB市の小､中学校の教員を対象として､日ごろの教育活動を問うｱﾝｹｰﾄ調査を行った｡加えて､同じ調査を無作為に抽出したA県下の小学校教員に対しても行った｡その結果､①学校を教科の力をつける場であると認識していること､②B市の教員は､受け持つ児童･生徒の学力が低いとの認識が強いこと､③従来からｱｸﾃｨﾌﾞﾗｰﾆﾝｸﾞを取り入れて授業を行っているとの認識があること､④ｱｸﾃｨﾌﾞﾗｰﾆﾝｸﾞとしてﾍﾟｱ学習､ｸﾞﾙｰﾌﾟ学習､調べ学習を挙げる教員が非常に多いこと､⑤授業の構成にあたって､予習や復習を重視する教員の割合が低いことが明らかになった｡これらは､教員がｱｸﾃｨﾌﾞﾗｰﾆﾝｸﾞの強調を平静に受け止めていることを示すものではあるが､ｱｸﾃｨﾌﾞﾗｰﾆﾝｸﾞの本質を理解していない可能性を示唆している｡ｱｸﾃｨﾌﾞﾗｰﾆﾝｸﾞは単なる方法ではなく､児童生徒に生涯を通じて自発的に学び続けるための態度を身に付けさせるものであり､多様な形態を取りうる｡学校教育のさらなる改革のためには､その本質を強調し､教員の意識を高めていくことが必要である｡As seen in the report by the Central Council for Education on Aug. 2016, many specific words from higher educational reform are used to explain new educational guidelines. Especially, the word of Active learning is quite new term, the report explains that it is voluntary and interactive learning, but its basic idea overlaps considerably with hitherto existing premise of effective learning in school educational history. A survey about educational activities was conducted with elementary school and junior high school teachers in city B, taken in middle size city in the Prefecture A to reveal an awareness of teachers for new educational wave, such as active learning. In addition the same survey was executed with other elementary school teachers in Prefecture A also. The results revealed the followings: 1) Most of teachers recognize that school is the place to learn subject, 2) Teachers in city A feel strongly that academic ability of their students is low, 3) Most of teachers think that they are used to teach subject by active learning, 4) Many teachers use pair learning, group learning, and research as an active learning with in their teaching, 5) Most of teachers place the importance on introduction and development in their teaching but not on preparation and review. Although these results suggest that teachers accept a wave of active learning with equanimity, they might not understand the essentials in active learning. Many teachers might understand that the active learning is one teaching technique. Active learning is not just a method but it gives student an idea how to keep learning voluntary though their life, therefore there should be a variety of teaching forms. We must emphasis the essential of active learning and facilitate an awareness of teachers about it for further improvement of school education
