2016 Volume 40 Issue 3 Pages 131-142
With respect to the information education in elementary and secondary education in Japan, this study has shown its definition, educational contents, institutional positioning in educational curriculum, and the results of relevant research and studies. It also reviewed the studies on information education focusing on elementary and secondary education conducted by the JSET. Requirements for educational technology, which emerged from these reviews, were summarized into the following five points: (1) Continuous involvement in policy planning; (2) Elaborated investigations, which cannot be implemented by the government; (3) Development of indicators to evaluate the practice of information education; (4) Development of system, which support prolonged practices; (5) Mechanisms of knowledge sharing for the purpose of converting practical research into peer-reviewed articles.
