著者

中山 留美子 長濱 文与 中島 誠 中西 良文 南 学

出版者

京都大学高等教育研究開発推進センター

雑誌

京都大学高等教育研究 (ISSN:13414836)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.16, pp.37-48, 2010-12-01

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In 2009, a First-Year-Experience (FYE) course of Mie University was introduced as an endeavor to transform students into active learners by having them acquire the university's educational goals. Mie University established this program to allow the students acquire generic skills broadly categorized into four abilities: to appreciate (kanjiru), to analyze (kangaeru), to communicate, and to integrate those skills in various practical situations (ikiru). The course consisted of 16 sessions. The first five sessions emphasized communication practices to enable the students to brush up their discussion skills. In the next seven workshops, the students were assigned a group project to complete. The last four sessions included presentation, evaluation of the projects, and reflection of their achievements. The student's responses were measured by a scholastic achievement evaluation, which was administered in September. To clarify the effect of the FYE course, we compared the evaluation of students enrolled in 2008 with 2009. ANOVA revealed significant differences in the evaluations. Their expectancy to acquire the four abilities was not as low as those who did not take this course. In addition, the majority of the students felt that their communication and practical skills had improved. Among all freshman in 2009, the evaluations for students who took the FYE course showed a similar trend. This course was evaluated as successful in transforming the students into active learners.