Aword ' ' e −Leaming " is used symbolically . This word means a form of stUdying by using the computer and the Intemet. The Japanese govemment declared the ' e − Japan ' strategy , which aimed to make Japan the world , s most advanced IT nation. This strategy has succeeded and great 且 y changed our life . The Japanese Government tries to introduce the information technology into education actively . However , e − Learning such as WBT ( Web Based Training ) with deliveries ofthe teaching

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... s and examination through the lnternet has been hardly carried out at a 田 n maritime education . So, by this report , we bui 且 t e − Leaming which 且 earned Law f()r Preventing Colhsions at Sea and conducted evaluation experiments , The examination was conducted in tWo steps . First , we tested to 且 earners before and after study by e − Learning and applied statistica1 analysis to experimental data. We compared e − Learning with the conventional stUdy forms. We made students learn through each method as well as e − Learning , face − to − face lesson , and se 且 f − education . We obtained the finding that e − Learning made equivalent effective achievement in comparison with other method oflearning through statistical analysis , This finding suggests possibility of e ・ Learning as an alternative method in maritime education .