中学生の合成抵抗の学習にゲーム的要素を取り入れることの効果―理解に影響を及ぼす要因を検討して―

抄録

This study examined whether the incorporation of game-like activities into the instruction of synthetic resistance improves lower secondary school students’ understanding of synthetic resistance. We also examined the individual factors affecting the learning of synthetic resistance.

As the result of classroom practice and a questionnaire survey of lower secondary school students, the experimental group, which incorporated game-like activities, gained a better understanding of synthetic resistance in complex circuit diagrams than the control group. Also, the analysis disclosed that both “interest value” and “control” have a positive effect on the students’ understanding of synthetic resistance. It seems effective to introduce game-like activities and instructions for enhancing “interest value” and “sense of control” in the learning of synthetic resistance in order to promote their understanding of it.