Method of Teaching Informatics I

Academic unit or major

Teacher education courses

Instructor(s)

Tairo Nomura

Class Format

Exercise (Face-to-face)

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Intensive (W9-319)

Class

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Course Code

LAT.I101

Number of credits

010

Course offered

2026

Offered quarter

2-3Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 23, 2026

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

- Aims of this course are to understand the overall meanings of description about the compulsory subject area "Information Study" and vocational subject area "information" in the National Course of Studies for upper secondary schools, the critical viewpoints to make a year- and unit-plan of the former subject area, and the important viewpoints to formulate school curricula of the latter subject area.
- The general rules of the National Course of Studies are explained to promote student’s to understand the purpose and meaning of establishing “Information Study” as a compulsory subject area, and the points taken consideration when organizing the school curriculum. Then, constraints of the curriculum configuration of the vocational subject area “information” and the difference between “information Study” and “Information” are explained. After the mid-term achievement test, while focusing on “Information Study” and demonstrating example lessons of problem solving with utilizing informatical and systematical ways of viewing and thinking and emphasizing appropriate use of ICT, explanation and discussion of the critical points of instruction including choice of contents in “Information Study I” and “Information Study II” are performed.

Course description and aims

1) I can explain the role and objectives of the common subject 'Information' within information education conducted throughout elementary, junior high, and high school, and I can explain the differences in teaching methods for each class from the perspective of information utilization skills in the problem-solving process.
2) I can explain the differences in roles between the common subject 'Information' and the specialized subject 'Information', as well as the differences in objectives and corresponding teaching approaches, focusing on the differences in qualities and abilities required for all citizens and those required for certain professional experts.
3) I can explain the similarities and differences in the objectives and content of the two subjects of the common subject 'Information', and, from the viewpoint of gradually achieving subject and topic objectives, I can explain the relationships between units within each subject and points to note in teaching from the perspective of information utilization skills in the problem-solving process.

Keywords

Informatics education, ICT literacy, school curriculum, compulsory subjects, vocational subjects, informatical and systematical ways of viewing and thinking, problem-solving and processes

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

This course consists of two 7-hour lessons held at either beginning or end of summer vacation before starting “Method of Teaching Informatics II.” Students need to read Part 1 and Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the textbook (2) before starting the course.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

(1) National Course of Studies for the Upper Secondary Schools. (In Japanese)
(2) Guidebook of National Course of Studies for the Upper Secondary Schools: Informatics. (In Japanese)

Reference books, course materials, etc.

・Toshiki Matsuda, Atsuko Hoshino, and Kazuhiko Hatano (2013) Lesson Improvement with Learners: Instructional Design, Method of Instruction, and Educational Assessment. Gakubunsya (In Japanese)

Evaluation methods and criteria

・Students will be assessed based on ratio of attendance, exercises in the classes, homework exercises, and mid-term and end-term examinations.
・Students who were absent lose their credit.

Related courses

• Every fresher’s courses certified as “Information Studies” in the teacher promotion program (held in 1-2Q)

Prerequisites

・Students are required to earn every credit for related courses shown above.
・Students are required to send an application e-mail that includes ID, name, and e-mail address to following contact address until required date announced by bulletin board and Web page of Teacher Promotion Program.

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).

class2026-help[at]nomura-lab.org

Office hours

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