Japan's miraculous economic growth is said to have been greatly contributed by the Japanese education system. The driving force behind this educational system is the Course of Study. The learning content based on this course of study was to provide the same level of education anywhere in Japan. This same level of competence has greatly contributed to the development of the manufacturing-based economy. However, this successful experience is becoming a factor that hinders the leap to the next step. The trend in the world is to raise the level of education, but there is also a pressing need for education that develops children with outstanding talent.
A reputable teacher understands and guides the nuances of each student's knowledge and personality. They can grasp the learning progress of each individual student, and from there they can organize appropriate learning guidance. However, in the current school education, there is a reality that individual lessons tailored to each student are difficult. Some people try to change that reality when it's hard. One result is adaptive learning. Adaptive learning is an instruction that optimizes learning content according to the progress of each individual's learning. If AI, a computer program, is used as a teacher, adaptive learning becomes possible. Every student's personal database keeps track of each student's learning progress. By referring to the progress database with AI, you can grasp what is lacking in each. AI version of adaptive learning will be able to do something similar to a reputable teacher.
At Japanese schools, each child has one tablet and is now able to receive online education. As the IT infrastructure progresses, digital textbooks will become a reality. If supplementary teaching materials for digital textbooks and digital learning software evolve, it will become easier for each individual to proceed with their studies. Teachers can instantly grasp the learning history of individual students and issue assignments accordingly. It will also be possible to adapt the teaching materials to the child's development, instead of having the children adapt to the teaching materials. If digital learning contents for elementary, junior high and high schools are integrated into one tablet, it may be possible to arrange teaching materials according to the development of children. If this educational environment is prepared, it will be easier to discover talented children. From the perspective of adaptive learning, the mechanism that develops children's talents may also be fun.