科学教育研究
Online ISSN : 2188-5338
Print ISSN : 0386-4553
ISSN-L : 0386-4553
39 巻, 2 号
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特集 科学・技術
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  • 大島 まり, 川越 至桜, 石井 和之
    2015 年 39 巻 2 号 p. 59-66
    発行日: 2015年
    公開日: 2015/06/30
    ジャーナル フリー
    Science and technology have continued to become more diversified in recent years, leading to further promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and to advances that can be incorporated into science education. The Office for the Next Generation (ONG) was founded in 2011 at the Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), the University of Tokyo, to promote STEM education through outreach programs in collaboration with various industries. In this paper, we present several outreach programs designed and conducted by the ONG. The collaborative university/industry programs aim to encourage students in primary and secondary schools to deepen their understanding of STEM as well as the social roles and significance of science and technology. One of the goals of our outreach programs has been the development of a series of lectures by IIS professors and teaching materials such as experiment kits and visual materials based on the lectures. The visual materials will be provided as DVDs or YouTube videos. The materials will be provided with classroom instructions according to the curriculum of the related subjects, including social studies. We also describe the workshops developed jointly by ONG and industries. The outreach programs have been evaluated by questionnaire survey and by interviews of lecturers and people in industry. Lastly, we provide a summary of the challenges and the future prospects of the STEM education and outreach programs in university/industry collaboration.
  • 柘植 綾夫
    2015 年 39 巻 2 号 p. 67-76
    発行日: 2015年
    公開日: 2015/06/30
    ジャーナル フリー
    The key for success of the Japan Comprehensive Science & Technology Innovation Strategy 2014, which is the base of The Japan Revival Strategy of the government, are the human resources who will take the role of the leaders challenging discovery and invention for creating new socio-economoc value. At the same time, the secret for Japan to remain a sustainable culturally rich and civilized country while developing into a science and technology-innovative country in 21st century, education needs to be promoted in coordination with promoting science and technology. Integrated promotion of “Education, Science and Technology and Innovation” is the key to revitalize Japan. This paper focuses on two center pins of the educational issues. First, how to reform post-graduate education. Second, how to brush up total education from elementary to higher education from the view point of “Science and Technology Liberal Arts”.
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  • 西村 圭一, 松原 憲治, 上野 耕史
    2015 年 39 巻 2 号 p. 77-85
    発行日: 2015年
    公開日: 2015/06/30
    ジャーナル フリー
    The purpose of this study is to determine cross-curricular approaches to fostering decision-making competencies in science and technology. The teaching and learning materials of COMPASS are analyzed from the aspects of content, problem-solving, and inquiry process. This was done to identify the subject-specific approaches underlined in the materials.
    The study reveals that the provision of multiple subject-specific approaches could help learners to have several ways to see a contextual and holistic problem from different angles. The study summarizes the roles of subject-specific approaches to decision-making in science and technology, and proposes guidelines for future development of the teaching and learning materials of STEM.
  • 磯部 征尊, 山崎 貞登
    2015 年 39 巻 2 号 p. 86-93
    発行日: 2015年
    公開日: 2015/06/30
    ジャーナル フリー
    This is a study concerning the current state of the educational subjects of “Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics” from the view of Design and Technology by conducting a field survey. The results are summarized as follows:
    (1) Design and Technology in the National Curriculum 2014 is stressed to enhance coordination with the educational subjects of “Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)” after a hearing investigation by Professor Stables, who works in the Design and Technology Department of Goldsmiths College in London University.
    (2) The National STEM Centre places great emphasis on developing subject matters through cooperation between STEM-related subjects and Design and Technology, and expanding the range of specialists as teachers by familiarizing them with such subjects to advance their continuing professional development.
    (3) The strategic groups of STEM, such as the Royal Academy of Engineering, worked to make Design and Technology part of the National Curriculum 2014 after a hearing investigation by Mr. Green, who is the chief executive of the Design and Technology Association (DATA).
  • 吉岡 亮衛, 藤田 剛志, カイザー シュテファン, 小松 幸廣
    2015 年 39 巻 2 号 p. 94-103
    発行日: 2015年
    公開日: 2015/06/30
    ジャーナル フリー
    In this paper, we analyzed survey results obtained thus far to consider how high school students and adults in Japan and Germany understand science and technology.
    The results indicate that high school students and adults alike do not have a clear understanding about the differences between science and technology, and what science is. Both adults and high school students are favorably disposed towards science and technology objectively, and understand correctly its impact on themselves and society. However, Germany has a higher awareness of science and technology than Japan.
    The tendency in Japan that science is increasingly disliked as school years go up is probably formed only in the school context.
  • 飯田 隆一, 大谷 忠
    2015 年 39 巻 2 号 p. 104-113
    発行日: 2015年
    公開日: 2015/06/30
    ジャーナル フリー
    Opinions on the development of human resources for science and technology innovation are analyzed in detail as a first step in order to consider the role of junior high school technology education for education policy, which is related to science and technology policy. Furthermore, we also aim to investigate the role of learning abilities for technology education in general education from the view of the development of human resources. The analyzed results showed that the abilities of “problem solving skills” and “communication skills” etc. were recommended in each field from the views of civil service, academic and industrial society, and are needed for human resources. Also, the above abilities for the development of human resources, such as “problem solving skills” and “communication skills”, were related to the learning abilities for general education in junior high school technology education. The results suggest that the learning ability in junior high school technology education, such as “problem solving skills”, which is meant to contain both “problem finding” and “problem solving” skills, was extracted as the most related skill for science and technology innovation, and that such skills are important for investigating the learning ability of junior high school technology education.
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  • 長沼 祥太郎
    2015 年 39 巻 2 号 p. 114-123
    発行日: 2015年
    公開日: 2015/06/30
    ジャーナル フリー
    About 20 years have passed since a “Decline in students’ positive attitude toward science” was first pointed out in the late 1980s. Various efforts, including the Support for Super Science High Schools (SSHs), Science Partnership Program (SPP), science events and symposia have been made over these two decades. However, as the results of international comparative surveys such as IEA’s TIMSS and OECD’s PISA show, there are still many students who are not interested in science. Much research has been carried out concerning the current conditions and causes of the “Decline in students’ attitude toward science” phenomenon. Papers present a variety of data and discourses, but few give a broader overview. Returning to the starting point of the phenomenon, this paper clarifies the features of the “decline in students’ positive attitude toward science” phenomenon, and whether it is a problem to be addressed and solved or not. In addition, its main causes are also reviewed. In conclusion, it is emphasized that this problem should be solved in terms of higher education and adults’ scientific literacy, and that more attention should be paid to non-formal learning by researchers in order to solve this problem.
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  • 谷田 親彦, 安藤 明伸, 大谷 忠, 竹野 英敏, 上野 耕史
    2015 年 39 巻 2 号 p. 124-133
    発行日: 2015年
    公開日: 2015/06/30
    ジャーナル フリー
    We examined children’s and students’ recognition of the concepts of “science” and “technology.” A total of 3948 (947 elementary school children, 1,889 lower secondary school students and 1,112 upper secondary school students) were surveyed in order to obtain suggestions for the education system in the disciplines of science and technology, from the perspective of technology education. The results showed that the children and students easily recognized the term “science and technology” to mean something that is scientific. Industries related to food, clothing, and housing, such as “fiber,” “paper making,” “pottery,” and “architecture” were easily recognized as being technical. Manufacturing processes such as “product design,” “adjust and manage the machine,” and “maintenance and repair” were also easily recognized as technical. Junior high school students have come to recognize that the “machine,” “car,” and “information equipment and systems” industries, as well as jobs related to “manufacturing products,” are technical in scope.
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