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- Title
A statistical analysis of the characteristics of the intended curriculum for Japanese primary science and its relationship to the attained curriculum.
- Authors
Matsubara, Kenji; Hagiwara, Yasuhito; Saruta, Yuji
- Abstract
This study statistically investigates the characteristics of the intended curriculum for Japanese primary science, focusing on the learning content. The study used the TIMSS 2011 Grade 4 Curriculum Questionnaire data as a major source for the learning content prescribed at the national level. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine the extent to which a topic area was covered, as compared to the average among the 59 TIMSS 2011 participating countries. The study revealed that the topic areas of 'Human Health' and 'Changes in Environments,' both in the life science domain, showed statistically less coverage in the Japanese primary science curriculum when compared to the international average. Furthermore, in discussion, the study relates the characteristics found in the intended curriculum to those in the attained curriculum, examining the percent correct statistics for relevant items from the science assessment. Based on these findings, the study proposes two recommendations for revision of the Japanese primary science curriculum.
- Subjects
JAPAN; SCIENCE education; EDUCATIONAL quality; CURRICULUM alignment; ACADEMIC achievement; SCIENCE; EDUCATION
- Publication
Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2016, Vol 4, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2196-0739
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40536-016-0028-0