Results and Future Directions of Research on Educational Technology Approaches to Information Education: Focusing on Elementary and Secondary Education

• Published in: Japan Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 553 - 565
• Main Authors: MORISHITA, Takeshi, TSURUTA, Toshiro, ITAGAKI, Shota, KONNO, Takayuki, KURATA, Shin, TERASHIMA, Kosuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan Society for Educational Technology 20.03.2024
• Subjects: INFORMATION EDUCATION; INFORMATION ETHICS EDUCATION; INFORMATION TERMINALS; INFORMATION UTILIZATION COMPITENCIES; PROGRAMMING EDUCATION
• ISSN: 1349-8290; 2189-6453
• DOI: 10.15077/jjet.47139

Information education has been established as one of the primary research domains within the Japan Society for Educational Technology (JSET). This paper aims to identify the forthcoming research agendas in the realm of information education by undertaking the following two tasks: 1) Summarizing the historical trends in information education research within the Japan Society for Educational Technology and 2) Conducting an empirical investigation into information utilization competencies. Firstly, a focus is placed on specific realms: information ethics education and programming education. Through meticulous analysis, emerging issues within these domains are identified. Secondly, a comprehensive investigation is carried out. Drawing from established research, various components are scrutinized. Additionally, a survey targeting university students in teacher training programs is administered. This survey seeks to explore the relationship between the commencement of information terminal usage and proficiency in information handling. Furthermore, each individual component is examined. From these findings, forthcoming research topics relevant to the landscape of information education are presented.