小学校教員養成における理科教育の課題分析: 初等理科教育法の受講生の実態調査

摘要

近年，理科教育の充実が課題となり，平成20年に告示された学習指導要領では小・中学校を通じた内容の一貫性を重視したカリキュラムの改善や指導内容の充実・刷新などが行われた．科学的な思考力・表現力の育成，自然体験・科学体験の充実，科学と実生活・実社会との関連の重視など，理科教育の充実のために具体的に求められる課題は多い．当然のことながら，これらの課題は日々の理科授業の充実によって解決されるものであり，教師の教材研究や授業研究が課題解決の鍵になる．%The actual condition of students attending a course of Method of Elementary Science Teaching is investigated for an analysis of science education problems in professional development for elementary school teacher. The following results were obtained; 1. About 70% of students answered "they like science" in 2009-2010 surveys. 2. Above 60% of students were uncertain of their ability to understand elementary science in 2001-2005 and 2009 surveys. 3. About 30% of students hoped to teach elementary science in practice teaching at 2001. This rate was increasing every year and it became 65% at 2010.