An Inquiry into the Unit Construction in "Comprehensive Studies" : With a Focus on Fact-Teaching and Textbook-Analysis

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  • 総合的な学習の単元構成についての一考察 : ドイツの事実教授の教科書分析を中心にして
  • ソウゴウテキ ナ ガクシュウ ノ タンゲン コウセイ ニ ツイテ ノ イチ コウサツ ドイツ ノ ジジツ キョウジュ ノ キョウカショ ブンセキ オ チュウシン ニ シテ

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This paper is based on Fact-Teaching and Textbook Analysis and tries to clarify characteristics of Curriculum Development. As a result, the contents of the teaching materials are organised to reflect that the living zone of children constitute all the main places where they spend time. Moreover, the sequence of places in the teaching materials expands concentrically in accordance with the development of the child's living zone. Based on the Fact-Teaching and Textbook Analysis, this paper attempts to examine characteristics of unit construction. First, according to the results of this analysis, the characteristics of unit construction are as follows: 1 One characteristic of unit construction is from the viewpoint of gathering teaching materials in the child's living zone. It looks at the fitness of a child, their relationship with the environments, relationship the life, daily events, an essential understanding of learning through concentrated teaching of a typical example. 2 Second characteristic of unit construction is from the viewpoint of systematizing teaching materials in accordance with the child's living zone. It looks at basic functions such as coping with situations, working with an aim, relating to traffic facilities, utilizing leisure on purpose, having good friends, and "supplying". Secondly, the characteristics of unit construction formed a spiral curriculum. Finally, these characteristics of unit construction must be significant in Comprehensive Studies. However, the actual conditions in an area is important for unit construction in Comprehensive Studies. Therefore we must take it into consideration that teachers' views of the child and learning have a considerable effect upon Curriculum Development in Comprehensive Studies.

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