INNOVATIVE USES OF INTERNET IN SCIENCE EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL REFORM AND COST ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL INFORMATION SYSTEM IN JAPAN

  • KIMURA Suteo
    Sinfonica (Statistical Information Institute for Consulting and Analysis)

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This paper briefly summarizes the research trends about the science education and educational uses of computer in science education from the late 1960's in Japan. Next, it goes to describe the current states of the science education curriculum in the today's educational reform required for living in the advanced information communication society and the progress of educational computing and Internet uses in Japanese schools and its detail cost analysis for international comparisons. Finally, effective and innovative uses of the Internet in science education are discussed and "Cyberspace Nature and Environment Museum" based on "School Network Union" with Internet consortium is proposed as new approach for improving science education by uses of Internet. Also, this report was revised and rewritten from the original ICSU PCBS '99 international conference paper in Budapest.

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