Fundamental research on students performance for solving problem statistically

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20947
• Project/Area Number (Other): 18H05751 (2018)
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund (2019); Single-year Grants (2018)
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Japan Women's University
• Principal Investigator: OTANI Hiroki 日本女子大学, 人間社会学部, 助教 (40825238)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-08-24 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 数学教育 / 統計教育 / 統計的探究

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the study and practice of statistical education in Japan, it has been aimed to realize statistical inquiry by using the statistical thinking model by Wild & Pfannkuch. The various qualities of students statistical inquiry activities were characterized by examining the model from the viewpoint of developing statistical inquiry skill. By analyzing the research findings so far in statistics education in Japan from the various qualities, suggestions about the learning experience necessary for developing the skill were obtained. On the other hand, in a practical aspect, the difficulty in developing the skill was suggested, but this has not been published yet, so it was left as a future task. In addition, it was clarified through a theoretical examination that the statistical inquiry handled in Japan was a narrow interpretation.

Free Research Field

数学教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

教育が未来への投資であることを踏まえれば，統計教育は最も重要な今日的主題である。本研究の目的は，統計的探究能力の段階的な発達過程を構築することである。統計的探究プロセスを実現しようとする国内外の先行研究は多いが，その能力の育成に取り組む研究はほとんどなく，カリキュラム開発のための理論的基盤も整備されていない。本研究はこの喫緊の課題に取り組む点で，社会的意義があるものと考えられる。