本日のASⅡは、まず今年度の評価項目とそのポイントを確認することから始まりました。生徒たちは課題研究ルーブリックを参照しながら、本年度ASⅡで実施する５つの評価とその達成のためのポイントを１つ１つチェックしていきました。

　◆ 天草高校　課題研究ルーブリック（天草高校HP内）

　https://sh.higo.ed.jp/amakusa/wysiwyg/file/download/1/13306

　その後、生徒たちは課題研究発表の動画を２本視聴し、それぞれの発表や研究の良いところや、課題の背景などを考える活動を行いました。１つ目の発表である、植物に関する研究を例に上げると、「花の季節が終わっても模型を作って実験を行っていた」「データ数が多く、説得力のある説明になっている」「実験結果に応じて仮説を立て直している」など、様々な気づきが得られていました。全国レベルの発表を見るのはほとんどの生徒にとって初めての経験でしたが、研究のレベルの高さや発表における工夫を目の当たりにして、良い刺激になったようです。

　これから、生徒たちはクラスメイトや先生方とのディスカッションを重ね、先行研究をしっかり行って自分の研究テーマを決定していきます。それぞれ、どんな研究になるのか、今後が楽しみです！

　　　Today's AS II began with a review of this year's assessments and their key points. Referring to the rubric, students checked one by one the five assessments to be conducted this year and the points for achieving them.

　Amakusa High School Problem Study Rubric (Amakusa High School Website)

　https://sh.higo.ed.jp/amakusa/wysiwyg/file/download/1/13306

　After that, students watched two videos of research presentations and engaged in activities to consider the good points of each presentation and research, as well as the background of the issue, etc. Taking the first presentation, a research on plants, as an example, students made some comments.   

    Here are some of their comments on what they found effective in the research;

• Even after the flowering season was over, they made models and conducted experiments.
• The number of data was large and the explanation was persuasive, which made the results convincing.
• The new hypothesis was made according to the results of the experiments. 

　The students were able to gain a variety of insights from the presentations. For most of the students, it was their first experience to see a presentation at the national level, and it became a good opportunity for them to see the high-level research and ingenuity in the presentation. 

　From now on, the students will continue discussions with their classmates and teachers to determine their own research themes after doing more previous research. We are looking forward to seeing what kind of research each student will conduct!