CANVAS Symposium on “Developing Evaluation Criteria for Qualities and Abilities Cultivated Through Programming” Benesse and CANVAS have launched an initiative to “develop assessment criteria for the qualities and competencies fostered through programming.”
Yesterday, a symposium was held as part of the STEAM KIDS program,
where a draft version of the standards—developed with reference to standards from the United Kingdom and the United States—was presented. This was followed by a discussion with Professor Kanji
Akahori, Section Chief Umemura from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Section Chief Imamura from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), and Mr. Oda from Benesse, the leader of the
standards development team. The document can be downloaded from the page
below.
https://beneprog.com/keyc/
https://u01.fsi.ne.jp/formmailer/c723a627f68cecc81de748659b0c0ed7.html
Although we recognize that establishing standards is one of the challenges in promoting programming education, we had not addressed it until now.
This is strictly a trial version, and we plan to refine it based on the results of this year’s pilot program.
We decided to publish these guidelines with the hope that they will be useful for the introduction of programming into
school education—even as we plan to evolve them
flexibly by incorporating your feedback and linking best practices from across the country to these standards.
STEAM KIDS is in session again today. Up next is “Dr. Hige and the Nonsense★Machine” presented by Meiwa Denki! Can’t wait!
Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVAS
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”
