Japanese Software
Education
National Institute for Educational Policy Research
Curriculum Director of Information Study
Toshiharu Kano

Progress towards
theSociety
5.0(Creative Society)
Society 1.0
Hunting

Society 2.0
Agriculture

Society 3.0
IndustrialDigital
Tranceformation

Society 4.0
Information

Society 5.0
Creative

Imagination & Creativityof diverse people

Problem Solving
Creation Value

How Japanese Education will change
Ministry ofEducation

Course ofStudy
Change once
Every 10 years.

Company

Textbook
Ministry ofEducation
check it.

SchoolTeacher
Student
Teachaccording to
the Courseof Study.

There was a big change this timeon Software Education
School TypeElementary SchoolAge 6〜12Junior High SchoolAge 12〜15

High SchoolAge 15〜182024

Befor０％100%
Same as right

20%
Same as right

After2020

100%

Implemented in all subjects

2021

100%＋αImplemented in Thecnology andHome economics

2022

100%

Implemented in Information Study

Under Review!
Information studyⅠ as a University Entrance Examination

High School “Information Study Ⅰ”
Expressing
Ploblem Solving Thinking,Statistically

Deciding

Statistically Reason
Discovery
Improvement

Analysis

Statistically
ConsiderEvaluationa solution
Estimatethe levels of
Imprementaion
solution

StatisticallyImagine the goal
StatisticallyPredictingg
solution
Select thesolution

Utilizing Statistics for problem finding and solving, and deciding objectively

High School “Information Study Ⅰ”
Information Design
Logic
Representation

Functions

High School “Information Study Ⅰ”
programing
Learn through programming, learn programming,and utilizing programming, so that you can think(Ex)Rearrangement（Sorting）

Computer Graphics

Modeling and Simulation

Use AIHigh School “Information Study Ⅰ”
Network and Utilizing data
Statistics
Test forcomperison

Network design

Statistics-simple regression
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High School “Information Study Ⅱ”
Advanced elective subjects• Data Science• Data Analysis→Modeling→Prediction→Machine Learning→AI• System Programing• Desingning system→Dividing→Cording→Integration• Total Management• Inquire→Utilize→New Value

High SchoolPreparation• Training materials (made by Ministry of Education)• Training by local government• Use Training materials(Book,Video,Data,Code,other)• Other• Coorporation of Academic Society, Company and NPO

About AI• Elementary School and Junior HIghPlay• AI Equipped robot for example Pepper• Think about the relationship between AI and people• High School(Information Study Ⅰ)

Use• Understanding the characteristics of AI• Use API on programming• High School(Information Study Ⅱ)
Learn • Consider the world changed by AI• Consider the ability required of people in that world• Learn Data Science and Machine Learning

Literacy education
Long-term efforts at each stage, from elementary school students to working
adults, to establish “mathematical / data science” as the “reading, writing,and abacus” of the digital society
Utilization of certification
systems and qualifications

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Est ity of h ssaryUniversitylequa e nec
hentrance
to t

examination

Elementaryand juniorhigh school

Increasedinterest inscience

University /TechnicalCollege

Masteringbasic data
Expand adoption
science andof“InformationI”
All high school
AI

high school

students learn
basic literacy

Now
Under
ReviewSociety

Acquisition ofAI utilization
skillsUtilization for
employmentandtreatment

Long-term efforts for primary / secondary education, highereducation, and recurrent education

Machine learning• Regression• Classification• ClusteringComputational Thinking(Programing)

FindingProblem
ProblemFinding

Realizing andImplementing
under theobjective(Learning Tasks)

Developmental Levels
Programing Thinking
cultivated throughthe repetitions

Analyze theprocess anddividing into
the parts

Set thecommand(signal)
depending on
the part

Combinati
ons

SolutionsContinuous and extensional
Improvements through trials and errors

Learned knowledge and skills「Initiation of Programing Thinking（First Edition）」