Developing STEM Module in High School based on Realistic Mathematics Education

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K18635
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Medium-sized Section 9:Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Kanazawa University
• Principal Investigator: OTANI MINORU 金沢大学, 学校教育系, 教授 (50241758)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-06-29 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 現実的数学教育論 / 高等学校数学科 / STEMモジュール

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Based on a realistic theory of mathematics education, this study addressed three issues in order to develop STEM modules and assessment questions for high school mathematics that emphasize the linkage with social life, occupations, and other academic fields. (1) Conducted the "Japan Mathematics A-lympiad Contest," a mathematics contest that was designed with the current SGDs in mind, and studied the evaluation criteria for report assignments. (2) Practice of cross-curricular lessons was carried out in the WWL consortium at the attached high school. We collected STEM modules and assessment problems, published three volumes of high school teaching materials, and distributed them free of charge to all high schools in Japan.

Free Research Field

数学教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

高等学校では社会に開かれた教育課程や大学入試共通テストなどの改革が進められている．他方で，高等学校数学の内容や評価枠組みは旧態依然としており，その改善が喫緊の課題となっている．本研究は，現実的数学教育論に基づき，社会生活・職業・他学問領域との連関を重視する高等学校数学のSTEM教材と評価問題を開発し，高等学校数学科の内容や評価システムの改善するために，授業で使用可能な教材・問題集を３冊作成し，全国の高校に無償配布を行い，もってわが国の高等学校数学の革新に寄与した．