1997 Volume 20 Issue 1 Pages 33-39
This study aims at investigation how much elementary school teachers know about learning theories(1,2 vide infra)and what they think about applying learning theories to the classes ((1), (2), (3) vide infra).The results of questionnaire are as follows. (1) Teachers in particular young ones,had little knowledge of learning theories. (2) There were few teachers who knew new learning theories. In order to improve the educational situation, there are three action plans for researchers. (1) Researchers should introduce learning theories to teachers. (2) Researchers should introduce more practical examples of the learning theories to teachers. (3) Researchers should explain learning theories in understandable words for teachers. When the researcher visited elementary schools and explained learning theories to teachers, their reactions were as follows. (1) There were very few teachers who knew learning theories. (2) Many teachers were interested in STS education and Constructivist's Views. This study suggests that it is necessary for researchers to introduce learning theories to teachers and that it is necessary to establish the close relationship between researcher and teacher.