A statistical analysis of the characteristics of the intended curriculum for Japanese primary science and its relationship to the attained curriculum
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 leve...
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doaj-7cc353811871458d8dbde36441887c9f2020-11-25T00:51:37ZengSpringerOpenLarge-scale Assessments in Education2196-07392016-08-014111810.1186/s40536-016-0028-0A statistical analysis of the characteristics of the intended curriculum for Japanese primary science and its relationship to the attained curriculumKenji Matsubara0Yasuhito Hagiwara1Yuji Saruta2National Institute for Educational Policy ResearchNational Institute for Educational Policy ResearchKokugakuin UniversityAbstract 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.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40536-016-0028-0Curriculum revisionTIMSSCurriculum QuestionnaireJapanese primary science curriculumCT-CM modelBayesian analysis |
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Kenji Matsubara Yasuhito Hagiwara Yuji Saruta A statistical analysis of the characteristics of the intended curriculum for Japanese primary science and its relationship to the attained curriculum Large-scale Assessments in Education Curriculum revision TIMSS Curriculum Questionnaire Japanese primary science curriculum CT-CM model Bayesian analysis |
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Kenji Matsubara Yasuhito Hagiwara Yuji Saruta |
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A statistical analysis of the characteristics of the intended curriculum for Japanese primary science and its relationship to the attained curriculum |
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A statistical analysis of the characteristics of the intended curriculum for Japanese primary science and its relationship to the attained curriculum |
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A statistical analysis of the characteristics of the intended curriculum for Japanese primary science and its relationship to the attained curriculum |
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A statistical analysis of the characteristics of the intended curriculum for Japanese primary science and its relationship to the attained curriculum |
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A statistical analysis of the characteristics of the intended curriculum for Japanese primary science and its relationship to the attained curriculum |
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statistical analysis of the characteristics of the intended curriculum for japanese primary science and its relationship to the attained curriculum |
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Large-scale Assessments in Education |
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2016-08-01 |
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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. |
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Curriculum revision TIMSS Curriculum Questionnaire Japanese primary science curriculum CT-CM model Bayesian analysis |
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