ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRAINING TO IMPROVE PUPILS' SENSIBILITIES AND SCHOOL SCIENCE - FROM THE POINT OF THE LEARNING OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN PLANTS

Abstract

The interrelation between pupils' sensibilities and science learning has two aspects. One is the good use of the sensibilities for science learning. The other is the training of the acuter sensibilities in science learning. The former was investigated, but the latter was not. So, my study has been concerned with how to train pupils' sensibilities in science learning and improve the learning of the relations between plants. After the advance inquiry into familiar plants was improved by the method of plant ecology, the learning of the relations between the plants was started mainly depending on the use of pupils' 'notice.' And it has been improved and continued for four years. The results acquired are as follows: (1) Using the methods of plant ecology is effective in teaching plants and activating pupils. (2) Much of pupils' 'notice reaches a higher level than the Course of Study requires. Therefore, science learning by the good use of pupils' 'notice' is effective and lively. (3) Sensibilities are trained not only in science learning but also in much everyday learning.