A practical course has undergone changes in the curriculum changes.
In the 7th curriculum change that will be put in force from 2000, the practical course will not be taught to the 3rd and 4th grade student of the elementary school. The subject will ...
A practical course has undergone changes in the curriculum changes.
In the 7th curriculum change that will be put in force from 2000, the practical course will not be taught to the 3rd and 4th grade student of the elementary school. The subject will be taught twice a week only to the 5th and 6th grade student. Of course, the subject is taught in the intergration course of the 1st and 2nd grade. The subject is cut off for the 2 years of the 3rd and 4th grade that is very important time because each subjects begins to be seperated from the previous intergration course. If the subject is not taught for the 2 years, we will have discontinuity or difficulty in the education. It will be good for us to find the solution of the problem, the discontinuity of the education.
All grade have a discretional class twice a week. If we use the discretional class, we can solve the problem of discontinuity.
The purpose of this paper is finding the theoretical ground of using the discretional class to solve the discontinuity.
I analized the regulation of running the discretional class. I analized the previous researches that are reported in the model schools. I researched the theories on the pupils development steps.
1. In the research of the theories on the children development steps, I could find that children should have an experience activity, because the activity has a good effect on the children intelligence development.
2. In the way of running the class and the course, I could also find the likeness. The discretional class should be run in the similiar way- a topic research, a joint research in small groups, a study of an intergrated subject - as the practical course.
3. In the analysis of the regulation on the discretional class, I have found some similarities between the 8 meanings of the discretional class and the character of the practical course.
4. In the contents of the discretional class and the practical course, the two have also commonness-a physical labor activity, undertaking of partial responsibility, an environment protection activity, and thrift and saving.
If we use the discretional class in the 3rd and 4th grade faithfully, we can prepare for the practical course in the 5th and 6th grade without any problems.