Design-based Research to Improve Learning Design and Learning Contents

Abstract

This paper presents a practical study with design-based research that focuses on producing better educational practice through a cycle of constant improvements in learning design. With a story-centered curriculum (SCC), which is a new learning design approach in our country, we explored the possibilities and clues to apply an SCC in a preexisting curriculum, then summarized the knowledge we attained from our practice aiming at bringing deeper learning outcomes. Through constant improvement in the learning design in 2008 and 2009, we found that the SCC approach helped to facilitate the learners' reflection and to support their understanding of the contents. This resulted in an effect on both individual learners and the learners' community of this practice. To validate our practice and improve the design principle to widen the leverage of learning approaches, our plan is to collect the learners' voices about this SCC practice.