Study on the Strategy for Development of Teaching Materials in Technology Education ―Functions of Teaching Materials in 'Information Technology' Area―

摘要

In Technology Education the effective use of teaching materials is crucial to accomplish its objectives as a subject. Linked with a study on the functions of teaching materials in Technology Education, this study has chosen "Information Technology" area and investigated it to comprehend the conditions of using teaching materials in actual junior high schools and examined the findings concretely. The findings are as follows: textbooks are the most popular in the teaching of content areas that are learned via lecture; software and textbooks are popular in the teaching of content areas that are mostly learned via productive practice; other teaching materials are also used in both content areas mentioned above; teaching materials tend to be used by students mainly, and individually; a close relationship between student interest and use of teaching materials is clarified. These findings indicate fundamental knowledge about the content of teaching materials to be developed in the future.