Comprehensive Studies Regarding Science Education Curriculums and Scholastic Abilities

这项研究的第一个目标是科学方面的学术能力，这是一个存在着对成绩下降的担忧的领域。这项研究试图分析由国家教育政策研究所和国际教育成就评估协会(IEA)联合开展的“国际科学教育调查”的结果，考察它们与科学教育课程的关系，然后提供确凿的数据。第二个研究目的是从“学生难以理解的科目”和“教师难以教授的科目”两个角度，对新课程实施前后的中学教育课程内容进行分析。对于第一个研究目标，研究结果汇编为研究报告《日本科学学术能力和品味的国际比较》。第二个研究目标的结果被汇编为以下四个研究报告：(2)适合中学科学的教育课程；(3)对现有中学科学教育课程内容的分析；(4)中学科学教育课程存在的问题与改进方向的考察。(4)中学科学教育课程存在的问题与改进方向

The first objective of this research targeted the scholastic abilities in science, an area in whichfconcerns existabout declining performance. The research sought to analyze the results of the "International Science Education Survey" conducted jointly to date by the National Institute for Education Policy Research and thej International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) by examining how they relate to the science education curriculum, and then supply corroborative data. The second research objective was to Analyze the contents of the middle school education curriculum before and after implementation of the new course of study,from the perspectives of "subjects difficult for students to understand" and "subjects difficult for instructors to teach."For the first research objective, the results were compiled as the research report, "An International Comparison of the Science Scholastic Abilitiesand Tastes in Japan." The results of the second research objective were compiled as the following four research reports' (l) Results of a Questionnaire Survey Concerning Science Instruction Under the Previous Education Curriculum,' (2) The Proper Education Curriculum for Middle School Science ; (3) Results of Analysis of the Contents of the Existing Middle School Science Education Curriculum ; and (4) Examination of the Direction of Problems and Improvements in the Middle School Science Education Curriculum.Science Education Curriculum