3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
[G03-06] A pilot program of advanced placement in Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University ---the case of "science on earthquake disaster"---
Keywords:high school/university connection in education, advanced placement, high school education, university education, introduction of seismology
"Experience course program for high school students" (hereafter "experience course program") was carried on by the Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University, in FY 2021. This is a pilot program of advanced placement called "courses open to high school students".
"Courses open to high school students" are courses for undergraduate students that high school students take. If high school students pass the same examinations as those for the undergraduate students, they can earn credits when they enter the Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University. Such programs are called Advanced Placement, and are spreading in Japan.
In this program, we have the following two objectives.
1) To support high school students to choose science courses, and to develop high school/university connection in education: To provide opportunities participating a normal science course that gives a credit, to stimulate study motivation of outstanding high school students who are interested in mathematics and science, and to encourage them to choose science-related career. To enhance their knowledge and scholastic ability, and to improve their connection to specialized studies in universities.
2) Attracting outstanding high school students: To connect between faculty members and high school students who are highly motivated to study, to increase opportunities to introduce the research and education in the Faculty of Science to high school students, Kagoshima University, and to promote outstanding high school students to choose the Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University.
At first, we intended to start the "courses open to high school students" in FY 2021. However, it would take a long time to develop the system of rules. Thus, in FY 2021, we conducted "experience course program" without earning credits. Kokubu and Oshima high schools joined the "experience course program. "
The courses are introductory, and are one credit for undergraduate students. Numbers of high school and undergraduate students are 61 and 42, respectively, in total of five courses.
In this presentation, we introduce a courses "science on earthquake disaster." This course has three objectives: a) to understand the interdisciplinary of scientific studies on earthquake disaster, b) to be exposed to the basics of seismology (including mathematics and physics), c) to understand difficulty of earthquake prediction in a scientific manner.
For objective a), the course instructor asked the students to think about what types of earthquake disaster are recognized and which academic fields are related to earthquake disasters.
For the objective b), the instructor introduced concepts of mathematics and physics required for deriving the wave equation. In addition, the instructor also introduced an overview of seismology.
For the objective c), the instructor asked the students to consider requirement of standards for earthquake prediction in scientific manner. The instructor gave the students an assignment to review the lecture using keywords "objectivity" and "criteria."
The number of students of this course "science on earthquake disaster" is three high school and four undergraduate students. We conducted a questionnaire survey of the students after the courses finished. For the question "Overall, was this course easy to understand?" in the course "science on earthquake disaster," the high school and undergraduate students answered "easy." On the other hand, for the question "Was the level of the course is right for you?," the high school students answered "difficult", while the undergraduate students answered "easy" or "just right."
In FY 2022, we will start "courses open to high school students" with earning credits. More high schools will join this program. Courses are the same as those of FY 2021. In "science on earthquake disaster", the instructor will not do major change, but will made further revisions. We will also try to increase the number of participant students.
"Courses open to high school students" are courses for undergraduate students that high school students take. If high school students pass the same examinations as those for the undergraduate students, they can earn credits when they enter the Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University. Such programs are called Advanced Placement, and are spreading in Japan.
In this program, we have the following two objectives.
1) To support high school students to choose science courses, and to develop high school/university connection in education: To provide opportunities participating a normal science course that gives a credit, to stimulate study motivation of outstanding high school students who are interested in mathematics and science, and to encourage them to choose science-related career. To enhance their knowledge and scholastic ability, and to improve their connection to specialized studies in universities.
2) Attracting outstanding high school students: To connect between faculty members and high school students who are highly motivated to study, to increase opportunities to introduce the research and education in the Faculty of Science to high school students, Kagoshima University, and to promote outstanding high school students to choose the Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University.
At first, we intended to start the "courses open to high school students" in FY 2021. However, it would take a long time to develop the system of rules. Thus, in FY 2021, we conducted "experience course program" without earning credits. Kokubu and Oshima high schools joined the "experience course program. "
The courses are introductory, and are one credit for undergraduate students. Numbers of high school and undergraduate students are 61 and 42, respectively, in total of five courses.
In this presentation, we introduce a courses "science on earthquake disaster." This course has three objectives: a) to understand the interdisciplinary of scientific studies on earthquake disaster, b) to be exposed to the basics of seismology (including mathematics and physics), c) to understand difficulty of earthquake prediction in a scientific manner.
For objective a), the course instructor asked the students to think about what types of earthquake disaster are recognized and which academic fields are related to earthquake disasters.
For the objective b), the instructor introduced concepts of mathematics and physics required for deriving the wave equation. In addition, the instructor also introduced an overview of seismology.
For the objective c), the instructor asked the students to consider requirement of standards for earthquake prediction in scientific manner. The instructor gave the students an assignment to review the lecture using keywords "objectivity" and "criteria."
The number of students of this course "science on earthquake disaster" is three high school and four undergraduate students. We conducted a questionnaire survey of the students after the courses finished. For the question "Overall, was this course easy to understand?" in the course "science on earthquake disaster," the high school and undergraduate students answered "easy." On the other hand, for the question "Was the level of the course is right for you?," the high school students answered "difficult", while the undergraduate students answered "easy" or "just right."
In FY 2022, we will start "courses open to high school students" with earning credits. More high schools will join this program. Courses are the same as those of FY 2021. In "science on earthquake disaster", the instructor will not do major change, but will made further revisions. We will also try to increase the number of participant students.