Department for Elementary and Secondary Education Research |
Outline of Research and Programs
The tasks of furthering basic research to inform planning and policy development for elementary and secondary education, and accumulating outcomes of such research, are gaining heightened importance in light of the recent calls for quality assurance and enhancement of compulsory education. The Department for Elementary and Secondary Education Research seeks to address this need by conducting studies on issues such as improvement of continuity and linkage between the different levels of the school system, appropriate operation of school evaluation systems, verification of the effectiveness of small-group education, and teacher training and skills enhancement.
Project Research
| Study on the Future of Upper Secondary Education | Leader: KUDO Bunzo Period: FY 2006-FY 2007 |
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| < Outline > This study aims to identify the outcomes of and outstanding issues in the diversification and differentiation of upper secondary school education that has been taking place since the 1990s, and produce basic resources for use in considering the future of upper secondary education. We are surveying developments in upper secondary school education reform in each prefecture of Japan, and conducting investigations in order to identify outcomes and issues in areas such as integrated courses and unified lower and upper secondary school education. |
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Research Results
| Mar. 2007 | Study on the Future of Upper Secondary Education-Interim Report |
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| Mar. 2007 | Study on Issues in Unified Elementary and Lower Secondary Education-Educational Systems/Administration/Finance/ Management Team, Educational Content and Methods Team (Initial Report). |
| Mar. 2007 | Study on Comprehensive Strategies for Raising Learner Motivation-Through Development of Study Resources for "Applied/Exploratory Education" - Final Report (JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research [Scientific Research C]) led by SHIMODA Yoshiyuki. |
| Mar. 2005 | Initiatives in Evaluation and Teaching in the Period of Integrated Study: Third and Final Report led by TAKAURA Katsuyoshi. |
| Mar. 2005 | Evaluation of Developmental Research on Teaching and Evaluation-From the Questionnaire Surveys of Teachers in Pilot Schools led by TAKAURA Katsuyoshi. |
| Mar. 2005 | Study on the Association of Leaning Content with Everyday Life-Development of Materials Connecting Learning Content to Everyday Life, Industry, Society and People (FY 2004 research commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)) led by ODA Yutaka. |
| Mar. 2005 | Evaluation Initiatives Directed to Improving Teaching Practice, Bolstering Self-Study Ability and External Accountability using Portfolio Assessment -Third and Final Report (JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research [Scientific Research B]) led by TAKAURA Katsuyoshi. |
| Mar. 2005 | Research and Development of Educational Content and Methods to Advance Cognitive Depth among Learners in the Period of Integrated Study: Final Report (JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research [Scientific Research C]) led by SHIMODA Yoshiyuki. |
| Mar. 2004 | Initiatives in Evaluation and Teaching in the Period of Integrated Study-Evaluation Standards and Their Use in Improving Teaching Practice, Bolstering Self-Study Ability and External Accountability (Second Report) (May 14, 2004). |
| Mar. 2004 | Evaluation Initiatives Directed to Improving Teaching Practice, Bolstering Self-Study Ability and External Accountability using Portfolio Assessment-Case Studies from Life Education, Japanese, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Music, Physical Education, Technology, English, and Special Activities (Second Report) (May 14, 2004). |
| Mar. 2004 | Comparative Study of the Educational Effects of Creative Improvements to Teaching Methods (Second and Final Report) (June 7, 2004). |
| Mar. 2003 | Initiatives in Evaluation and Teaching in the Period of Integrated Study-Evaluation Standards and Their Use in Improving Teaching Practice, Bolstering Self-Study Ability and External Accountability (Initial Report). |
| Mar. 2003 | Comparative Study of the Educational Effects of Creative Improvements to Teaching Methods-Characteristics and Educational Effects of Small-Group Guidance as perceived by School Principals, Teachers and Schoolchildren (Initial Report). |
| Mar. 2003 | Developmental Research on Using Portfolio Assessment to Improve Teaching and Evaluation (JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research): Evaluation Initiatives Directed to Improving Teaching Practice, Bolstering Self-Study Ability and External Accountability using Portfolio Assessment-Case Studies from Life Education, Japanese, Science, Mathematics, and English (Initial Report) |
| Mar. 2003 | Developmental Research on Using Portfolio Assessment to Improve Teaching and Evaluation (JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research): The Portfolio Evaluation Program in the State of Vermont |