Hiroyoshi WATANABE (渡辺 博芳)

Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会, System Name: 科学研究費助成事業, Category: 基盤研究(C), Fund Type: -, Overall Grant Amount: - (direct: 3300000, indirect: 990000)
本研究では，高等教育における汎用的能力の評価のための情報システムを開発し，実際にシステムを実装して有用性を検証することを目的としている.評価のための情報システムは，基本システムとオプション機能に分けて開発することとし，2021年度までに基本システムの開発を行い，情報電子工学科の複数の授業，および3年生と4年生のワークショップで使用して有用性を確認した.本研究で開発するオプション機能について検討を行い，授業でニーズの高い学生間の相互評価機能を開発することとした.この相互評価機能を設計し，一部の開発を進めた.
また，2022年度は，汎用的能力の評価を目的とした本システムであるが，コンピテンシーの自己評価にも利用できる可能性について検証した．具体的には，奈良看護協会における災害看護研修を企画・実施している研究チームと連携して，災害看護コンピテンシーの自己評価において本システムを活用した．災害看護コンピテンシーは，ibstpi(R)の教育専門職やオンライン学習者のコンピテンシー標準を参考にドメイン，コンピテンシー，行動記述の3層構造で表現されている．奈良看護協会における2022年度の災害看護研修はeラーニングと対面研修から成り，eラーニングによる学習前後に本システムを用いたコンピテンシーの自己評価を行った．研修後の受講者へのアンケートやヒアリングにより，本システムが ibstpi(R)のコンピテンシーモデルによって表現されたコンピテンシーの自己評価において有効に機能することが示された．一方で，本システムをスマートフォンから利用する際に使いやすさの点で課題があることがわかった．
開発したシステムは階層構造を持つルーブリックを評価指標として自己評価を行えるシステムであるので，汎用的能力に限定されない活用が期待されることを実証できた．

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, System Name: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Fund Type: -, Overall Grant Amount: - (direct: 3400000, indirect: 1020000)
In this research, we propose a method of lecture content for pre-learning in which students voluntarily and interactively browse the content. We have developed a content and content viewer application for that purpose. In the proposed pre-learning content, learners read pages that combine slides and audio at their own pace. They can select and learn basic explanations and advanced explanations along the way. We also prototyped content with a teacher’s avatar and a function to display the text of the explanatory voice. In addition, the system records the browsing status page by page, which makes it possible to grasp the learning status in detail.

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, System Name: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Fund Type: -, Overall Grant Amount: - (direct: 2300000, indirect: 690000)
This research investigated how to support teachers in writing and updating their teaching portfolios(TP) in a long-term perspective. First, we related components of a TP to daily educational activities. Second, we listed up feasible ways of the support by considering preparations and tasks of updates with respect to each reason of the updates.
Based on the consideration, we proposed a tool to organize information of daily educational activities and implemented the tool as a web system using GAS(Google Apps Script). The tool has functions of reposition, retrieval, browse and e-mail reminder. We conducted trial uses of the tool.
The results suggested the following: (1)Describing educational activities at a detail level will be to clarify and organize teaching methods of the teacher.(2)Sharing of the descriptions among teachers will be helpful for their course design.These show that the tool may lead to awareness of the PDCA cycle of educational activities.

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, System Name: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Fund Type: -, Overall Grant Amount: - (direct: 3600000, indirect: 1080000)
In this research, we investigated methods of the design and implementation of flipped mastery learning classes with a perspective of project management in the development of information systems in the two approaches. As a result of the first approach, we proposed LMBOK(Learning Management Body of Knowledge) based on PMBOK(Project Management Body of Knowledge). In the second approach, we proposed a method of learning management using the Gantt Chart and evaluated the method by conducting actual classes in a comprehensive upper secondary school. The practice showed the effectiveness of the proposed method. We also tried the introduction of gamification into the classes.

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, System Name: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Fund Type: -, Overall Grant Amount: - (direct: 3700000, indirect: 1110000)
The project management class for the third-year undergraduates has been held in our university's information department. We found some problems in this class. One of the main problems is that the third-year undergraduate PMs (3yPMs) tend to decide specifications of the Web system without hearing opinions from the client. Moreover, at times they have been known to just ask the teacher to provide them with the answer.
This study aims to promote communication between the 3yPMs and the client so that 3yPMs exchange appropriate information with the client and understand the needs of the client. To address this issue, the role-playing situation and the communication support tool are introduced. These are expected to act as scaffolds for effective communication. It is effective that a teacher playing a client build the communication with the 3yPM positively.

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, System Name: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Fund Type: -, Overall Grant Amount: - (direct: 4100000, indirect: 1230000)
This research investigated how to describe course design as “learning design” in order to share good practices of learning design among teachers. First, we defined necessary description items for other teachers to conduct their courses based on the course design description. Then we interviewed several teachers who had good practices and described their course design in the proposed form. The results suggested that the course design described in the proposed form were applicable to other courses. We also found that some elements beyond the course design such as the whole curriculum and utilization of teaching assistants have considerable effect on the success of the courses.

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, System Name: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Fund Type: -, Overall Grant Amount: - (direct: 4100000, indirect: 1230000)
Investigations were conducted to both the faculty and the student. Education and qualitative requirements of teachers were more important and fundamental than relying on formal methodology such as core curriculum, to introduce actively critical thinking into classes. Teachers' questioning, recitation and showing related cases were deemed effective even without new knowledge, to encourage students' critical thinking. The remote-testing system that we suggested received a positive reputation from more than half of the students, even though some students felt the anxiety and the technical limitations.
The author summarized teaching critical thinking materials for teachers as a book. In addition, the author also arranged another text book to which students put together a collection of examples for other students to understand critical thinking. Taking advantage of knowledge obtained, the author's group has developed a card game "Naze Naze Carta", animation screen and web-teaching materials.

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, System Name: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Fund Type: -, Overall Grant Amount: - (direct: 4000000, indirect: 1200000)
To help students solve exercise problems, we introduced face-to-face group discussion during which each group member explains his or her own solution, and then all members explore a solution as a group. Improved motivation levels, and other beneficial effects, were observed in participants following their completion of discussion exercises. In this research, we developed a face-to-face group discussion support system (GDS), which cooperates with LMS of the university. GDS has functions of management of exercise problems and users, automated group generation, management of start and end time of group discussions, viewing the worksheet and entering feedback and so on. The results of the system's in-class trial suggested that it had several benefits.