Share Paper: Assessment of the Curriculum Design of a Science Teaching Method: Increasing Pre-service Teachers’ Teaching Skills Using ICT

  1. Takeshi Kitazawa, Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan
  2. Satoru Fujitani, Mejiro University, Japan
  3. Toru Fukumoto, National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Japan
Tuesday, March 7 2:15-2:45 PM Capitol South

Abstract: This paper reports the findings of a study on teacher-training programs for elementary school science education. In an effort to increase pre-service teachers’ teaching skills that involve using information and communication technology (ICT), a design experiment approach was used at a Japanese university. In Study 1, pre-service teachers discussed the strengths and weaknesses of using ICT materials in practice. They then conducted a trial lesson using ICT. The findings indicate that their teaching skills were increased—not only for using ICT in researching teaching materials and preparing for instruction, but also in class instruction. However, we observed that their skills used ...