The Action Research of Collaborate Teaching in Social Studies, Arts and Humanities and Reading Course for Fourth-Grade

• Main Authors: Chi Wen Chen, 陳靖玟
• Other Authors: Yuan Lin Lai
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/95596753455715356494

碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 區域與社會發展學系碩士班 === 102 === This purpose of this study not only explores The Big6 Skills and the posibility of collaborative teaching for three teachers from different fields: social studies, reading course and arts and humanities, but also observe students’ information literacy, reading cmprehension, expression skills, communication skills, sharing abilities and the assessment of hometown industry units after the students are exposed to The Big6 Skills. This study was implemented with action research. The participants were 27 students from Liang-Liang elementary school in Nantou County. The research includes 13 hour for social studies, 9 hour for reading course, and 6 hour for art and humanities. The research data was collected by analyzing the test of information literacy, the test of reading comprehenion, the evaluation of expression skills, communication skills and sharing abilities, the evaluation of hometown industry learning, observation records, Big6 worksheets, the feedback of teaching, and interviews. The results of data from this study indicate: 1. Applying collaborative teaching and The Big6 Skills on fourth grade’s socail studies courses is feasible and effective. 2. Students’ learning performances, the evaluation of hometown industry units, information literacy skills, reading comprehension skills and the evaluation of expression skills, communication skills and sharing abilities are promoted and reach master learning. 3. The challenges of applying collaborative teaching and The Big6 Skills are: (1) Not enough ocupation-related books in the library; (2) The computers are few and slow in the library; (3) Teachers often have to intervene while students are in groups; (4) The schedules of other classes are changed due to the lack of time for making posters. 4. The teachers of social studies, the teacher librarian, the teacher of art and humanities, and students are enthusiastic about collaborative teaching and The Big6 Skills. Finding and conclusions of the study are proposed for educational executors and follow-up researchers for reference.