Module ２

School Curriculum

bybybyAsscAsscAssc. Prof. Mariko Sato. Prof. Mariko Sato. Prof. Mariko Sato

Center for Research on International Cooperation Center for Research on International Cooperation Center for Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED)in Educational Development (CRICED)in Educational Development (CRICED)

University of Tsukuba, JAPANUniversity of Tsukuba, JAPANUniversity of Tsukuba, JAPAN

Introduction to Education System in JapanIntroduction to Education System in JapanIntroduction to Education System in Japan

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Standard curriculum provided nationally（ The Course of Study )

↓Local standard curriculum provided by the prefectural board of education and

the municipal board of education↓

School’s curriculum（yearly guidance plan）↓↑

Guidance plan for each grade level and field, subject

↓↑Guidance plan for a semester

↓↑Guidance plan for a month

↓↑Guidance plan for a week, unit

↓↑Guidance plan for a day

↓↑Guidance plan for now（Lesson plan）

Total Structure of Curriculum

3Process of Curriculum Development

Educational objectives and purposesEducational objectives and purposes

Choice of study experienceChoice of study experience

Choice of contentsChoice of contents

Organizing study experience and contentsOrganizing study experience and contents

EvaluationEvaluation

Process of Curriculum Development

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Educational Objectives & Curriculum

Constitutions of Japan

Fundamental Law of Education

Educational objectives

Demands from the day, societies, local communities and the home

Educational objectives of Board of Education

School’s objectives

Grade’s objectives

Class’s objectives

Individual objectives of students

Development of annual guidance plan and individual guidance plan

School's educational objectives

5Class objective posted on the wall above blackboard

Nov, 2004

Nov, 2004

Class Objective

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① To nurture the fertile humanity and sociality, and the awareness as a Japanese living in the international society

② To nurture the ability to learn and educate by oneself

③ To strive for the foundation / basics to be settled and to enrich the education that make the most of one’s individuality, in developing the educational activities which gives the children latitude

④ To promote education with distinctive feature and creating schools with curricular emphasis, with imagination and originality of each school

Curriculum & Course of Study

■ Objectives of Curriculum

7Characteristics of the present Course of Study

Educational contents selected carefully

Creation of “the period of integrated study”

Correspondence to internationalizationand informatization

Reduction of the hours of class sessions

Curriculum & Course of Study

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The Course of Study

Curriculum & Course of Study

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■process of making study lesson plan

1．Define guidance purpose

2．Focus on the points of lesson contents

3．Unit structure

4．Make study lesson plan

Lesson Plan

10Evaluation Method

Evaluation of Study

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■Evaluation of Class＝Evaluation to improve class

●Method1．Students’ evaluation of class （written description

of one’s impression, etc.）2．Educational technology method in class analysis ３．Class seminar held by teachers

■Evaluation of Curriculum＝Evaluation to improve the curriculum

●Points for evaluation

Evaluation of Class, Evaluation of Curriculum

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① Students assessment on academic achievement

② Evaluation of curriculum development organization of school

③ Evaluation of relationships between communities and curriculum

④ Result of curriculum and the evaluation process of the entire school

⑤ Characteristics of schools

Points for Evaluation of Curriculum

Evaluation of Class, Evaluation of Curriculum

13Points of Evaluation of Class

① Timeliness of learner’s development

② Content which meets individual difference

③ Students’ sense of satisfaction and effort

④ Effectiveness of teaching materials and equipment

Evaluation of Class, Evaluation of Curriculum

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■The prevailing formation of guidance

● Frontal teaching● Group study● Individual learning

■The recent tendency

● Guidance according to the individuality

Formation of Guidance

15Class which differs in types of learning

Formation of Guidance

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1. Japanese Language

2. Social Studies：（3～6th grade）

3. Arithmetic

4. Science： （3～6th grade）

5. Life skills： （1～2nd grade）

6. Music

7. Drawing and Handcraft

8. Home economies： （5～6th grade）

9. Physical Education

Subjects in Elementary School

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JapaneseMath

Dec, 2003

Dec, 2003

2nd grade, Nov, 2004

Subjects in Elementary School

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Science MusicDec, 2003 Dec, 2003

Subjects in Elementary School

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ArtPhysical Education

Home economiesPhysical Education (swimming training with clothes on）,Sep, 2004

Dec, 2003

Sep, 2004

Dec, 2003

Subjects in Elementary School

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■Objectives of moral education1． Objectives of moral education

2． Objectives of moral education class

■Contents of moral education

1． Content focusing on oneself

2． Content focusing on relationships with other individuals

3． Content focusing on nature and a supreme being

4． Content focusing on relationship with groups and society

Moral Education

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■Objectives

■Contents

A Class activitiesB Activities of students’ councilC Club activitiesD School events （1）Ceremonial events

（2）Arts festivals（3）Health and safety related events

and athletic events（4）School excursion/ group lodging events（5）Work services and voluntary events

Special Activities 1 (Class Activities)

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（1） related with improvement and progress in class and school life

（2） related with adaptation to daily life and study, and health and safe.

Special Activities 1 (Class Activities)

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School Lunch

Library

Class Activities

24Students’ councils organization

Representative committee

Each committee

・cultural committee

・sports committee

・maintenance committee

・school lunch committee

・library committee

・health committee

・broadcasting committee

・cultivation committee

・animal raising committee

・newspaper committee

etc

Student meeting

・meeting

（recreation、

presentation of club activity、

Presentation of grade,

Club activity）etc

・other meeting

（welcoming grade 1 meeting、

Farewell grade 6 meeting

Whole school evnen）

etc

Special Activities 2 (Students Council)

25Time Capsule

Special Activities 1 (Class Activities)

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The Students’ Council

The conference among students（Students act as chairpersons）

Nov, 2004

Special Activities 2 (Students Council)

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放送委員

Health committee

Students are doing voluntary activities, etc.

Members of Newspaper Committee

Dec, 2003

Dec, 2003

Dec, 2003

Special Activities 2 (Students Council)

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■club activities＝compulsory club during class session

●activities of having no relation with grades and classes

●activities of studying common interest

■club activities’ characteristics ●to respect children’s thought●to put children’s wish of establishing

activities●to work with the upper grades who are as

leaders

Special Activities 3 (Club Activities)

29Scenes from Class Activities

Handicraft club

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Sep, 2004

Special Activities 3 (Club Activities)

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Special Activities 3 (Club Activities)

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■characteristics：“the period that children can study beyond the framework of subjects by using each school’s idea”

■Aims

■Learning activities

① global and integrated subject: international understanding, information,environment, welfare and health, and etc.

② subject based on children’s interest.

③ subject as to the characteristics of community and school

The Period of Integrated Study

32Trying to recover natural environment by planting reeds at lake, October, 2004

The Period of Integrated Study