Teaching methods in Japan

Japan 

Japan is an Asian country located in the eastern part of the Korean Peninsula, with a constitutional monarchy that includes an emperor and an elected parliament, with an area of ​​378,000 km2, 70% of which is mountainous, with a population of 128 million people, Japan consists of about 47 prefectures These districts can be divided into eight regions based on geographical and historical background.Each region has its own dialect, unique customs and traditional heritage.It is also an economically and educationally developed country.We will mention in this article the tiring teaching methods in Japanese schools, the system of assessment and examinations.

Japanese Education 

Education in Japan is not the same as education in other parts of the world. Education has a distinctive meaning. It is "Kyu-eco", which consists of two "Kyu" , which means "promoting tradition" and " Echo (育) means "raising a child", and it is clear here the meaning of education is educating children when the are young , because education at a young age is more insightful in mind than education at later stages.

How do Japanese teach their kids?

One of the methods of education in Japan is to accustom primary students to rely on themselves to manage the process of receiving information, and accustom them to work and participate in school, they even teach them to clean their toilets, and entrench the ideas of taking advantage of everything that exists to serve them and serve their country, so decision-makers were able to find that in order to build an educated and superior generation that promotes its country, it is necessary to raise children in the primary stage, and transform them into leaders from a young age and instill leadership behaviors and sound concepts of development and learning, they do not aim to produce intelligent and skilled generations in the fields. It is not only academic, but also aspiring to produce clean, orderly and responsible generations for the advancement of society.

The Japanese government and education 

The Japanese government is keen to provide its schools with the means of technological development in the world, so the computer was introduced to all primary schools by (24.4%) computers per school, where the number of students per device (12.6), while the process of coverage of schools with Internet access 99.4 The percentage of computers in secondary schools (61.6%) and the number of students per computer (8.4%), while the rate of coverage of schools with Internet access reached 99.8%, and the number of computers in higher education (94.7%) was The number of students for each device is about (7.4) and the percentage of schools reached by servants Internet connection (99.9) of all schools. Curricula taught in schools and universities in Japan are flexible, measurable, understandable and democratic through centralized planning and decentralized implementation.

Methods of Teaching in Japan

 There are a number of methods used in Japanese teaching, including:

• Providing primary and secondary schools with Internet access to more than 99% of the total state schools. 

• The use of computers in basic education, in the statistics of 2003, the number of computers in each school basic education 24.4 computers, which means that the number of students per computer about 12.6 students, while the number of computers in each secondary school is 61.6%, which means that 

• The number of students per machine is about 8.4 students. 

• There is no repetition or success at the primary level. 

• At the end of the lower secondary level, there is a central test to determine the student's abilities acquired throughout the nine years of schooling. 

• University admission is based on a national test set by the Ministry of Education in January to assess the level of academic achievement achieved by the student during his upper secondary education. 

The characteristics of the Japanese curriculum 

•  Taking into account the culture of the community. 

• The possibility of adapting the curriculum and Japaneseization of the educational system.

•  Centralized in planning and decentralized in implementation, which is known as the democratic educational system. 

• Relying on practice and practical rather than theoretical subjects, so that the learner is accustomed to problem solving and educational games

• Renewing and revising education goals to change what is needed according to the community's needs and future aspirations. 

• The participation of parents of students in the educational system, and their participation through the provision of opinions and observations and attend classes with children. 

• Meeting the needs of the economic market.

• Relying on field trips and visits in order to increase students' association with the environment. 

• Adapting the curriculum to development needs. Start using educational television since 1959.