Journal of Research in Science Education
Online ISSN : 2187-509X
Print ISSN : 1345-2614
ISSN-L : 1345-2614
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Practical Study of Career Education to Appreciate the Usefulness of Science Class
—A Study of the Effective Use of a Guest Speaker in a Science Class—
Kazuharu HAMAYASUTakahito YAMASAKIDaiji OKADA
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2019 Volume 59 Issue 3 Pages 467-475

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Recently, it has been pointed out that students lack awareness of the significance and usefulness of learning science. At the same time, the importance of career education has come to our attention. Furthermore, “the guide of the course of study on science (MEXT, 2008)” has directed that students learn about the relationships between science and daily life, and between science and society in science classes. Under this guideline, career education has come to be introduced into science classes in conjunction with the contents of science education. However, although students’ awareness about ‘relationships with daily life’ has improved, these revelations have not been able to make students understand the usefulness of science education. In order for students to realize the usefulness of learning science, it was proposed that, with collaboration of universities, researchers could directly carry out classes related to learning content of units on the curriculum, as well as introduce topics such as how their research contributes to society, and various opportunities for career paths, encouraging students to dream while carrying out career education incorporated into the subject’s study. Such classes can also deepen the contents of students’ learning and expand their possibilities for future occupation selection. Therefore, we planned and conducted some lessons and verified the effects of those lessons. It was found that these classes can influence the following aspects of science learning: the improvement of understanding its usefulness to professional lives and to students’ daily lives, enhancing their willingness to learn science.

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