New Challenge of Information Science Education Based on PBL Using Squeak eToy: ISEC-SeT
Takeshi Fujioka, Hideyuki Takada, Hajime Kita · 2005
Abstract: In this research, we have designed a problem-based leaning (PBL) curriculum called ISEC-SeT (Information Science Education Curriculum with Squeak eToy). This curriculum is designed for education of information science in high school using computer programming as a tool of problem solving. W e adopt Squeak eToy as programming environment for the PBL, which has GUI programming environment, so that even a beginner can make programs easily. The results of our questionnaires show that the students were much interested in Squeak eToy. About 70 % of the students who experienced the IDEAL cycle, which is known as a process of problem solving, could understand what problem solving was and acquire problem solving skills with Squeak eToy. The students have agreed to finding and solving problem by themselves. While they had much trouble over the process of problem finding and solving, all the students finally achieved their own problem solving. The teachers who participated this course observed that students could maintain their motivation all the time by finding a problem and solving it by themselves.