A Study on the Development of a "Students' Learning Workbook" : Aiming at Improvement in PISA-Type Reading Literacy

Abstract

Referring to the results of PISA administered by the OECD in 2003, the Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2006) publicly announced the decline of Japanese students' reading literacy. Inoue (2006) clarifies the definition of reading literacy which is measured in PISA and shows how it differs from what has been generally considered within the subject 'Japanese language', in order to indicate the necessity of special teaching / training in various subjects in school. Thus this study aims to develop an effective "students' learning workbook" for nurturing PISA-type reading literacy in physical education.