Development and Evaluation of Teacher Education Programs in the Society for Science and Technology Communication

本研究探讨与大学/研究生院、科学博物馆合作的教师教育计划的发展与评估，以期培养具备“科学传播者”所需技能的科学教师。中央小组讨论了以科学博物馆为纽带，确定发展“科学传播者”教师教育项目的基本要求。该小组处理的问题范围从目的和目标，通过学习和方法，到内容和评估，所有这些都构成了计划方案的基础。5个区域组明确了各自区域与科技博物馆合作的教师教育项目的具体内容。本研究的主要成果按区域分组分列如下：爱知县小组处理的活动包括：通过与爱知县的一家博物馆共同赞助计划和实施一个讲习班……更多；博物馆展品的动手研究；以及支持教师通过博物馆将日语和科学教育联系起来的实践研究。宫崎骏小组与宫崎县自然历史博物馆进行了一项联合实践研究，旨在通过为初中科学教师提供讲授有关火山灰的课堂机会，提高他们作为“科学传播者”的效率。广岛小组制定了一项教师教育计划草案，重点是分析广岛儿童博物馆和广岛城市森林公园昆虫博物馆为儿童开设的科普课程，以及与小学合作在这些设施开设的课堂课程。兵库小组建立了一个可以通过手机访问的虚拟博物馆，并实验性地评估了它作为一种教育手段的有效性。高知县小组针对高知县牧野植物园和其他类似设施开展了教师教育项目的可行性研究。这项研究的结果在日本国内外得到了积极的宣传。值得特别注意的是，本研究的一些成果获得了两个奖项：日本科学教育学会（JSSE）颁发的最佳论文奖（2007年8月）和日本科学教育学会颁发的年度最佳论文奖（2006年8月）。少

This study researched on the development and evaluation of teacher education programs, which are to be operated in cooperation with universities/graduate schools and scientific museums, with a view to nurturing scientific teachers with the skills required for "Science Communicators.The Central Group discussed determining basic requirements for developing "Science Communicator" teacher education programs based on linkage with scientific museums. The issues addressed by the group ranged from purposes and goals, through learning and methodology, to contents and assessments, all of which form the foundation of the planned program.The five regional groups defined concrete contents of teacher education programs in cooperation with scientific museums in their respective regions. Major outcomes of this study, by regional group, are as follows: The activities addressed by the Aichi group included: planning and implementation of a workshop through co-sponsorship with a museum in Aichi Prefecture … More ; research on hands on exhibits in museums; and practical study of supporting teachers in their efforts to link Japanese and scientific education via a museum. The Miyazaki group addressed a joint practical study with the Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History, aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of junior-high scientific teachers as "Science Communicators" by providing them with opportunities to perform class lessons about volcanic ash. The Hiroshima group developed a draft proposal of a teacher education program, with the focus on analysis of science popularization classes for children at the Hiroshima Children's Museum and the Hiroshima City Forest Park's Museum of Insects, as well as the development of class lessons conducted at these facilities in collaboration with elementary schools. The Hyogo group built a virtual museum that is accessible by cell phone and experimentally evaluated its effectiveness as a means of education. The Kochi group conducted a feasibility study for the development of teacher education programs, targeting the Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden and other similar facilities.The outcomes of this study were actively publicized both in and outside Japan. Worthy of special note is that some of the achievements of this study received two awards: the Best Paper Award from the Japan Society for Science Education (JSSE) (August 2007) and the Presentation of the Year Award, also from the JSSE (August 2006). Less