A Teaching Method for the Unit"A Change in the Weather": The Development of Information Literacy

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  • 「情報の活用」をめざした「天気の変化」の指導
  • ジョウホウ ノ カツヨウ オ メザシタ テンキ ノ ヘンカ ノ シドウ

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<p>This article is a study of the teaching method for the unit, "A Change in the Weather," taking the function of information in contemporary society into consideration. This unit is part of the science curriculum of the fifth grade in elementary school. Various kinds of information about the weather were gathered and utilized with the aid of a personal computer, in addition to information from the familiar media of television and newspapers. This study examines the effectiveness of this teaching method in which students learn how to gather the information about the weather,how to utilize that information, and how to understand it. Meteorological information was gathered by student observation of an instrument screen and automatically by several sensors controlled by a personal computer. This data was utilized to represent the change in the weather graphically with printouts and images on the computer screen. Information on the type and amount of clouds was gathered from weather maps in the newspapers,from sketches of the clouds,and from photographs and videos of the clouds. Images of the clouds from the GMS(a Japanese satellite)were also utilized on the personal computer. Information from weather proverbs, weather forecasting,and meteorology was gathered from books in the library, weather maps in the newspapers, and the weather forecast on TV. The information from this "research learning" was utilized to present the results of study in class and to publish a newspaper in the classroom. This teaching method developed information literacy and motivated the pupils to observe the meteorological elements and to learn about meteorology, and it made them interested in these subjects. Measurement and evaluation of academic achievement before and after the learning activities made it clear that the students had developed their knowledge of meteorology. The teaching method in this study is based on "a new viewpoint of measurement and evaluation of academic achievement" by the development of the ability to use various kinds of information.</p>

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