Hypothesis-Experiment Class (Kasetsu)

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-925608-87-8
Verlag: TRANS PACIFIC PR

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

The first part of this book presents the philosophy behind Kasetsu Hypothesis–Experiment classes and Classbooks (Jugyosho). The second part includes English versions of four of the HEC Classbooks. Teachers are encouraged to find ways of allowing students' own curiosity and thinking to guide their discovery of scientific ideas.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Itakura, Kiyonobu

Funahashi, Haruhiko

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Biography of Dr. Kiyonobu Itakura
- About the editorial committee members
- A Collection of Articles and Essays by
- Kiyonobu Itakura
- 1 The Process of Establishing Mental Recognition
- ??in Science
- 2 What is the Hypothesis–Experiment Class?
- ??History and Classroom Management
- 3 Hypothesis–Experiment Class as Democratic Education
- 4 Memorandum Regarding Hypothesis–Experiment Class
- First Appearances and Research History
- Further Reading
- The Kasetsu Class Album
- Appendices: HEC Classbooks (Jugy?sho)
- 1 Objects and their Weight
- 2 Force and Motion (1)
- 3 If You Could See an Atom
- 4 How Many Legs?

Über Autor(innen)

Kiyonobu Itakura was a Japanese researcher who specialized in the history of science, pedagogy and the history of science education. His eminent career included serving as Director of the National Institute of Education. Itakura was a renowned educational researcher, science historian and thinker. After completing a PhD in Physics at the University of Tokyo, he joined the National Institute of Education where, in 1963, he proposed the Hypothesis-Experiment Class (Kasetsu) model centered on “problems, expectations, discussions and experiments”, with the aim of improving science education in schools. The Hypothesis-Experiment Class system has been implemented in schools around the world. His achievements far exceeded the boundaries of the institute at which he was employed, and he wrote many books and papers even after retirement. He passed away in 2018.