2023 Volume 3 Issue 1 Pages 40-45
Two students enrolled in Fukushima University's "Fukushima Future Studies" program for regional practice provided learning support for "Iitate Studies," an inquiry-based learning program at Iitate Village's Iitate Hope Village School. The students provided support to the four 9th grade students by using their own knowledge and skills to help them learn effectively, including advice on how to proceed with inquiry learning, how to set up tasks, and how to conduct research. In a post-survey conducted with the students and university students, the students responded that the university students' support for inquiry learning helped them to gain a different perspective and to become aware of new ideas. The university students responded about the significance of university students' collaboration with children in the community and the significance of collaboration with university students for the children. An overview of the survey results shows that collaboration in inquiry learning has the potential to enhance and enrich the quality of the learning that each student is facing.
