A Developmental Study on the Design of Social Studies Classes to cultivate critical thinking ability of junior high school students

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K04436
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Shimane University
• Principal Investigator: Kato Toshiaki 島根大学, 教育学部, 教授 (30274301)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 梅津 正美 鳴門教育大学, 大学院学校教育研究科, 教授 (60284329) ; 前田 健一 岡山商科大学, 経済学部, 教授 (90101451) ; 新見 直子 広島文教女子大学, 人間科学部, 准教授 (40584280)
• Research Collaborator: OKADA Teruhiko ; MAEJIMA Misae ; Nakao Aya ; TAKAZAKI Hidekazu
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 批判的思考力 / 発達 / 社会科授業 / 中学生

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to develop the model of a social studies curriculum through experimental lessons on the development of critical thinking ability of junior high school students. Through experimental lessons on the design of social studies classes to cultivate critical thinking skills of junior high school students, the mechanism of, and conditions for, the process of forming critical thinking ability, and the teaching strategies to promote development were clarified. Based on the results, the models of social studies curriculum were developed that promoted the development of critical thinking skills of junior high school students.

Free Research Field

教科教育学