The purpose of this study was to analyze two report assignments for each achievement goal of the teacher training subject “Teaching Methods for Extracurricular Activities,” to be made the syllabus followed by offering “Teaching Methods for Extracurricular Activities” for core curriculum for Teacher Training Courses by authorized of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In order to examine the learning achievement level of students and the content validity of the report assignments from two-dimensional scatter plots obtained from correspondence analysis, and to consider measures for improving classes in the future. The results of this study revealed the following four main points: (1) In Report Assignment 1, “Creating a Lesson Plan and Worksheets (with Sample Student Writing for Learning Assessment Criteria A and B) for Extracurricular Activities and Conducting a Trial Lesson,” many students achieved 70% to 80% of the Core Curriculum goals, suggesting that future lesson improvements are needed to increase the content validity of the report assignments. (2) In Report Assignment 2, “Creating a Unit Lesson Plan for Extracurricular Activities,” many students achieved 80% or more of the Core Curriculum goals, suggesting high consistency of the content of the report assignments. (3) By grading the reports based on both the core curriculum goals and the goals set by the author, grading could be carried out smoothly. (4) By creating a two-dimensional scatter plot obtained from correspondence analysis, it became possible to visualize the degree of dispersion of the students' goals and the similarity between the goal items, which allowed for deeper self-reflection to improve the lessons.
Yamazaki Sadato (Sun,) studied this question.