CC211405 History of Science Teaching

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education

Lecture Code CC211405 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 科学教育史

Subject Name
（Katakana）カガクキョウイクシ

Subject Name in
English History of Science Teaching

Instructor ISOZAKI TETSUO

Instructor
(Katakana) イソザキ　テツオ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year, First Semester, 1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Weds5-8：EDU K115

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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lectuer with giving printed materials

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 08 : Curriculum and Instruction Sciences

Eligible Students

Keywords Science education history, history research method, special science education, science education history and gender.

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Secondary School Science Education
（Abilities and Skills）
・Based on understanding of collected (historical) materials and information on science education in secondary education, to be able to examine and analyze them.
・To be able to analyze and examine curriculums and classes of science education in secondary education. Also to be able to design lesson plans and curriculums.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This is a specialized education course of the Program in Science Education. The purpose of this course is for students to learn the historical development of science education in Japan, grasp its evolving structure, and deepen knowledge and understanding of its historical nature. In addition, the students are expected to understand and obtain skills of how to conduct a research and write a report on science education history through this course.

Class Schedule Lesson1: Course Overview and Viewpoints, Report Assignments
The instructor will give an overview of this course to clarify the objective of this course and raise the students’ awareness of the issues.
Lesson2: Approaches of History Research
The instructor will explain history approach in the related academic disciplines and the characteristics and subject events of each discipline and think about application of the approaches to science education.
Lesson3: Background of the Establishment of Science as a School Subject (1)
This lesson will clarify the background of the establishment of ‘ science’ as a school subject in Japan, influence of other nations ( the U.K Germany, the U.S, etc).
Lesson4: Background of the Establishment of Science as a School Subject (2)
This lesson will clarify the background of the establishment of ‘ science’ as a school subject in Japan.
Lesson5: Historical Meaning of Special Movement for Early Elementary Science
This lesson will study the background of the establishment of ‘ natural science’ subject for early elementary grades by comparing with the situation of other countries.
Lesson6: Historical Meaning of Physics and Chemistry Education Promotion Movement
This lesson will clarify the historical meaning of a movement to promote physics and chemistry education in the Taisho period by looking at the comparative educational history and the local history.
Lesson7: Differences in General Science between Western Countries and Japan
This lesson will clarify the characteristics of General Science which was introduced in junior high school education of Japan in 1931 by comparing with General Science in Europe and the U.S.
Lesson8: Characteristics of science education in the years of World War II
This lesson will clarify the characteristics of science education in the years of World War II by comparing with science education before and immediately after World War II.
Lesson9: Historical Development of Elementary and Secondary Science School Textbook
In this lesson, we inspect science school textbooks used in elementary school, secondary schools, and girls’ high schools before World War II to analyze the philosophy of science education and social background.
Lesson10: Overview of the History of Science Education in Girl’s High Schools.
This lesson will clarify the history of science education provided in girls’ high schools by comparing with science education in secondary schools under the old system.
Lesson11: New Development of Science Education after World War II
This lesson will clarify the characteristics of the development of science education in Japan from 1945 to 1974.

Lesson12: Historical Meaning of Modern Movement of Science Education (1)
This lesson will examine the historical development of modern movement of science education in the U.K and the U.S. and the characteristics of the developed curricula.
Lesson13: Historical Meaning of Modern Movement of Science Education (2)
This lesson will examine the influence, essence, and historical meaning of modernization of science education in Japan.
Lesson14: Report Assignment Evaluation and Comment
The instructor will return report assignments to the students, provide an overview of the evaluation and present achievement and challenges of individual students to encourage the students to think about their issues.
Lesson15: Course Summary
This lesson will review the entire course from the perspective of comparative educational history and examine the characteristics of science education in Japan compared with science education overseas through discussions.

【Report Assignments】
Two reports will be assigned to the students in the first lesson. Topics related to the report assignments will be covered in Lesson 3 through 13. The instructor will give explanations of how to write a report, how to collect materials, how to conduct an analysis and others in the lessons.The report assignment will be provided in the first lesson. The submitted reports will be returned to the individual students with comments in the Lessonn14.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Textbook：Not specified.
Reference Books： Will be introduced in class when needed.
The following is a recommended book for the report assignments.
篠田義明，『コミュニケーション技術』，中公新書.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Handouts, Projector

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review After Lesson1:
Understand the overview of the entire course and check the report assignments. Search for and read introduced reference books to prepare for the next lessons and the report assignments.
【Report Assignment】
The instructor will explain how to collect and analyze historical materials and how to write a report in every class. Students should ask questions if there is anything unclear.
After Lesson2 to Lesson13:
Review the contents of the lesson and read reference books to deepen understanding. Students should ask questions if there is anything unclear.
After Lesson14:
Study the returned reports and identify challenges. The reports will be returned to individual students with comments during the lesson. The instructor will propose good points, issues, and challenges to individual students. There will be a discussion in Lesson15. Students are expected review the past lessons and organize their own thoughts about characteristics of science education history in Japan and others.
After Lesson15:
Review the lesson and re-identify challenges. Students should ask questions if there is any.

Requirements

Grading Method Students will be evaluated based on activities (30%), report assignments ( 2 reports, 70% ( 35% each))
Students' ' Intellectual capabilities & skills 3 & 7' will be evaluated based on the report assignments.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other Distribution of handsout is carried out through the Teams system. More information will be provided at a late day.

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Education
Lecture Code	CC211405	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	科学教育史
Subject Name （Katakana）	カガクキョウイクシ
Subject Name in English	History of Science Teaching
Instructor	ISOZAKI TETSUO
Instructor (Katakana)	イソザキ　テツオ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Weds5-8：EDU K115
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
lectuer with giving printed materials
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	08 : Curriculum and Instruction Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords	Science education history, history research method, special science education, science education history and gender.
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Secondary School Science Education （Abilities and Skills）・Based on understanding of collected (historical) materials and information on science education in secondary education, to be able to examine and analyze them. ・To be able to analyze and examine curriculums and classes of science education in secondary education. Also to be able to design lesson plans and curriculums.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This is a specialized education course of the Program in Science Education. The purpose of this course is for students to learn the historical development of science education in Japan, grasp its evolving structure, and deepen knowledge and understanding of its historical nature. In addition, the students are expected to understand and obtain skills of how to conduct a research and write a report on science education history through this course.
Class Schedule	Lesson1: Course Overview and Viewpoints, Report Assignments The instructor will give an overview of this course to clarify the objective of this course and raise the students’ awareness of the issues. Lesson2: Approaches of History Research The instructor will explain history approach in the related academic disciplines and the characteristics and subject events of each discipline and think about application of the approaches to science education. Lesson3: Background of the Establishment of Science as a School Subject (1) This lesson will clarify the background of the establishment of ‘ science’ as a school subject in Japan, influence of other nations ( the U.K Germany, the U.S, etc). Lesson4: Background of the Establishment of Science as a School Subject (2) This lesson will clarify the background of the establishment of ‘ science’ as a school subject in Japan. Lesson5: Historical Meaning of Special Movement for Early Elementary Science This lesson will study the background of the establishment of ‘ natural science’ subject for early elementary grades by comparing with the situation of other countries. Lesson6: Historical Meaning of Physics and Chemistry Education Promotion Movement This lesson will clarify the historical meaning of a movement to promote physics and chemistry education in the Taisho period by looking at the comparative educational history and the local history. Lesson7: Differences in General Science between Western Countries and Japan This lesson will clarify the characteristics of General Science which was introduced in junior high school education of Japan in 1931 by comparing with General Science in Europe and the U.S. Lesson8: Characteristics of science education in the years of World War II This lesson will clarify the characteristics of science education in the years of World War II by comparing with science education before and immediately after World War II. Lesson9: Historical Development of Elementary and Secondary Science School Textbook In this lesson, we inspect science school textbooks used in elementary school, secondary schools, and girls’ high schools before World War II to analyze the philosophy of science education and social background. Lesson10: Overview of the History of Science Education in Girl’s High Schools. This lesson will clarify the history of science education provided in girls’ high schools by comparing with science education in secondary schools under the old system. Lesson11: New Development of Science Education after World War II This lesson will clarify the characteristics of the development of science education in Japan from 1945 to 1974. Lesson12: Historical Meaning of Modern Movement of Science Education (1) This lesson will examine the historical development of modern movement of science education in the U.K and the U.S. and the characteristics of the developed curricula. Lesson13: Historical Meaning of Modern Movement of Science Education (2) This lesson will examine the influence, essence, and historical meaning of modernization of science education in Japan. Lesson14: Report Assignment Evaluation and Comment The instructor will return report assignments to the students, provide an overview of the evaluation and present achievement and challenges of individual students to encourage the students to think about their issues. Lesson15: Course Summary This lesson will review the entire course from the perspective of comparative educational history and examine the characteristics of science education in Japan compared with science education overseas through discussions. 【Report Assignments】 Two reports will be assigned to the students in the first lesson. Topics related to the report assignments will be covered in Lesson 3 through 13. The instructor will give explanations of how to write a report, how to collect materials, how to conduct an analysis and others in the lessons.The report assignment will be provided in the first lesson. The submitted reports will be returned to the individual students with comments in the Lessonn14.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Textbook：Not specified. Reference Books： Will be introduced in class when needed. The following is a recommended book for the report assignments. 篠田義明，『コミュニケーション技術』，中公新書.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Handouts, Projector
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	After Lesson1: Understand the overview of the entire course and check the report assignments. Search for and read introduced reference books to prepare for the next lessons and the report assignments. 【Report Assignment】 The instructor will explain how to collect and analyze historical materials and how to write a report in every class. Students should ask questions if there is anything unclear. After Lesson2 to Lesson13: Review the contents of the lesson and read reference books to deepen understanding. Students should ask questions if there is anything unclear. After Lesson14: Study the returned reports and identify challenges. The reports will be returned to individual students with comments during the lesson. The instructor will propose good points, issues, and challenges to individual students. There will be a discussion in Lesson15. Students are expected review the past lessons and organize their own thoughts about characteristics of science education history in Japan and others. After Lesson15: Review the lesson and re-identify challenges. Students should ask questions if there is any.
Requirements
Grading Method	Students will be evaluated based on activities (30%), report assignments ( 2 reports, 70% ( 35% each)) Students' ' Intellectual capabilities & skills 3 & 7' will be evaluated based on the report assignments.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other	Distribution of handsout is carried out through the Teams system. More information will be provided at a late day.
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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