Basic Research on the Instructional Method for Scientific Competencies in Lower Secondary School Science

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  • 中学校理科における科学的能力の育成に関する基礎的研究
  • 中学校理科における科学的能力の育成に関する基礎的研究 : 科学的な疑問を認識する力に着目して
  • チュウガッコウ リカ ニ オケル カガクテキ ノウリョク ノ イクセイ ニ カンスル キソテキ ケンキュウ : カガクテキ ナ ギモン オ ニンシキ スル チカラ ニ チャクモク シテ
  • —Focus on “the ability to identify scientific issues”—
  • ―科学的な疑問を認識する力に着目して―

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The purpose of this study was to invent an instructional method to develop “Scientific Competencies” through a unit for lower secondary school students. The instructional method we devised focuses on “the ability to identify scientific issues” in “Scientific Competencies”.<BR>In this method, students do the following four learning activities in the unit of “Changes in biological and animal life”.<BR>First, students learn to appreciate issues in biology and zoology that are not researchable. Second, students judge whether the issue is researchable or not. Third, students identify the necessary information that they need to solve the issue. Fourth, students plan an experiment to help solve the issue.<BR>The instructional method was performed in classes in order to investigate its effectiveness. The respondents were 81 lower secondary school students.<BR>Based on the students’ writings on questionnaires for the classes, we conclude that our method can improve their ability to judge whether an issue is researchable or not, which is an important part of the ability to identify scientific issues.

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