A Practical Study on Instructional Methods for Expression Themes that Enhance the Sense of Satisfaction Regarding Works:

Using Subject Material in the Field of Crafts as a Practical Example

Abstract

The principal aim of the present paper was to clarify whether instructional methods that generate keywords (with regard to a vague theme) are effective in improving junior high school studentsʼ sense of satisfaction regarding their works after understanding the relationship concerning what kind of models words can replaced with. The students practiced again with the same theme of creating their own mark through the subject material of metal, which was previously worked on in the 2017 academic year, and tried to confirm its educational effect. Analysis of the studentsʼ worksheets revealed that instruction regarding the modeling image brought about by words made it easier to connect the keywords and the modeling image, thereby facilitating the expressions and ideas of the students. It was also shown that in that process, the percentage of students who came up with the prototype of the mark early and focused on refining it increased significantly in comparison with the previous time.