Development of qualities and abilities through evaluation
Social Infrastructure (Saitama University Research Seed Collection 2025-27 p.38)
Keywords: OPPA theory, educational assessment, self-assessment, integration of theory and practice, learning and lesson improvement, non-cognitive skills, proactive learning attitude.
My specialty is "self-assessment." Specifically, I am researching the One Page Portfolio Assessment (OPPA) theory. Here, "self-assessment" refers to the awareness of how one's concepts and ways of thinking have changed through learning. Self-assessment often focuses on emotional changes, such as whether "today's learning was good or bad," but my research emphasizes cognitive aspects (thinking, judgment, etc.). Recently, I have been focusing on the transformation of "teachers' educational perspectives." Educational perspective refers to the way of thinking related to the essence of education, such as "What is education?" and "What does it mean to learn?" By re-examining the essence of things through "self-assessment," it has been shown that this can promote changes in thinking and clarify the elements necessary for improvement. Furthermore, it is becoming clear that this is effective in fostering non-cognitive skills, such as "self-esteem" and "self-affirmation," which are considered difficult for Japanese people to develop.
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Masako Nakajima, Associate Professor Faculty of Education 【Recent Research Themes】 ● Self-assessment focusing on the process of forming concepts and ideas ● Synthesis of theory and practice ● Educational research that is alive in the field ● Learning and teaching improvement through self-assessment
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【Appeal Points to the Industry】 ● Various training utilizing OPP sheets (corporate training through learning portfolios) ● Transformation of corporate culture focusing on values ● Adult education ● Human resource development ● Corporate reform emphasizing the process of forming concepts and ideas 【Examples of Practical Application, Case Studies, and Utilization】 ● Evaluation and development of non-cognitive skills (proven through joint research with companies) Below are some examples that have been verified through collaboration with school settings. ● Improvement of classes through self-evaluation by learners and teachers ● In-house training for teachers using the OPPA theory ● Teacher training based on training history utilizing OPP sheets
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The Saitama University Open Innovation Center is a center that functions as a liaison office for industry-academia-government collaboration. It consists of three departments: the Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Department, the Intellectual Property Department, and the Startup Support Department, each staffed with coordinators well-versed in various fields. The center's activities include solving technical challenges in companies, supporting the implementation of joint research, and conducting technology transfer aimed at introducing and utilizing Saitama University's intellectual property.