Japanese

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Education
Lecture Code	CC118145	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	初等教科研究法I
Subject Name （Katakana）	ショトウキョウカケンキュウホウI
Subject Name in English	Research Methods in Elementary School Curriculum I
Instructor	MATSUMIYA NAGAKO,To be announced.
Instructor (Katakana)	マツミヤ　ナガコ,タントウキョウインミテイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Thur1-2：EDU C526
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
			The class is primarily conducted face-to-face, including discussions, student presentations, and group work.
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week	2	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	Elementary education, curriculum, research methods, graduation thesis, practical experience, SDG-04
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)	Elementary School Teacher Education （Abilities and Skills） ・Being able to collect, critically analyze, and examine infomration related to elementary education. (Information collection and analysis ability)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The goal is to clarify one's interests and awareness of issues in preparation for the graduation research, set the research theme and objectives, review previous studies, examine research methods, and prepare for writing the graduation thesis.
Class Schedule	Lesson1: Orientation Lesson2: Understanding Research (1) Purpose of Research Lesson3: Understanding Research (2) Essential Elements of Research Lesson4: Understanding Research (3) How to Identify a Research Question Lesson5: Understanding Research (4) Research Ethics Lesson6: Understanding Research (5) How to Find Literature Lesson7: Group Research (1) Formulating Research Questions Lesson8: Group Research (2) Examining Research Methods Lesson9: Group Research (3) Conducting Research Lesson10: Group Research (4) Analyzing Research Results Lesson11: Group Research (5) Summarizing Research Results Lesson12: Setting Individual Research Themes Lesson13: Presentations on Selected Themes and Reviewed Literature (1) – 2 students Lesson14: Presentations on Selected Themes and Reviewed Literature (2) – 2 students Lesson15: Presentations on Selected Themes and Reviewed Literature (3) – 2 students
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Will be introduced when needed.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Microsoft Teams
	(More Details)	Textbook, Handouts, Audio materials, Movies(videos/PC/other image data)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Project Learning
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	After every lesson, review the seminar and make an effort to address your challenge by collecting more materials needed and reading books and others for reference again. Sort out questions so that you can ask in class. If you have concerns in proceeding with the seminar. You should discuss with other students in the seminar and/or consult with the instructor.
Requirements
Grading Method	Students will be evaluated based on commitment:50% and report assignments and research presentations.etc.:50%.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Students’ subjective and active commitment to the seminar, such as constantly checking their understanding, actively discussing questions with other students in the seminar or asking questions directly to the instructor, is expected.
Other
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