Abstract
This study aims to propose an instructional process for learning along the flow of AI development and to develop lessons and teaching materials that incorporate a technology historical perspective. We focused on the Perceptron and developed lessons and teaching materials that incorporate a technology-historical perspective and experiential learning activities to enable students to learn the mechanism of AI learning. The effectiveness of the developed lessons and teaching materials was verified by conducting trial lessons and surveys with junior high school students. The results showed that the lessons and materials were effective in helping junior high school students understand AI and its learning mechanism. In addition, the results indicated that the subjects in the trial class paid more attention to “scientific principles” and “technological historical background” when evaluating AI technology than those who did not participate in the trial class.
