Ashitani, Michiko https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0557-2117
Ito, Yasushi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2463-6893
Yamamoto, Kazumi https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0165-0611
Article History
Received: 9 August 2025
Accepted: 14 February 2026
First Online: 27 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shiga University, Japan (Approval No. A210515).
: Written informed consent was obtained from each school’s head administrator prior to implementation, followed by written informed consent from both students and their guardians for participation in the study.
: An AI-based tool (ChatGPT) was used to assist with English language editing and translation.
: The authors offer the.b teacher training on a paid basis.