Hyogo Prefectural Nishiwaki High School2In the inquiry learning of the school year, Kansai University of International Studies Faculty of Health Care OfProfessor Yoshisetsu HataInvited,"Nursing, medical care, and welfare" and "disaster prevention and crisis management" fieldsStudents interested in31We conducted high school-university collaboration activities targeting 100 students.3In this collaborative activity, students' inquiry-based learningCommentary on interim presentations and practical advice on how to proceed in the futureEmphasis was placed on.
From "interest" to "proposal and verification"
At the beginning of the lesson, students5Groups divided into four fields gave presentations on the research themes they are currently working on.
- Disaster Medical Team
- AEDmap
- AEDWell-known
- Barrier-free
- heatstroke
In response to this, Professor Hata stated that the common guiding principle for all groups was,Who is it aimed at?""What is the ultimate goal?""How to deploy itWe asked them to clarify this perspective.
Professor Hata said about the essence of inquiry-based learning,Rather than simply being interested, we propose specific improvements to address current issues and then verify whether they have been effective.He emphasized that it is important to reach this point and taught the students the mindset they need to improve the quality of their research.
Accelerate your exploration with enthusiastic individual guidance
In the second half of the class, we split into groupsIndividual advice educationProfessor Hata carefully examined each group's presentation and provided specific feedback and enthusiastic advice on how to proceed with future research, as follows:
Specific advice examples:
- nowpower point(PPT) and how to organize informationHighly rated for this.
- "The actual activities carried out by the groupTake a photo and use it as material for a brochure"How about doing it like this?" he suggested, proposing a specific way to output the results.
- "ExplorationNarrowing down the target audience a little more will make the purpose more specific."Isn't this the case?" he said, offering advice to improve the accuracy of investigations and verifications.
- Current issues and the process leading up to the final announcementA specific scheduleWe discussed this with the students and clarified the path of inquiry.
This enthusiastic teaching has brought new discoveries to the high school teachers,**"Is that how it was done?"**There were a lot of surprising comments.
This collaborative activity marked a major turning point for the students in elevating their research topics to a more practical and academic level, raising expectations for future learning outcomes.
