A Comprehensive Study on Academic Achievement and it's Assessment in Mathematics Education

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23330251
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: SHIMIZU Yoshinori 筑波大学, 人間系, 教授 (90226259)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SHIMIZU Shizumi 帝京大学, 教育学部, 教授 (20115661) ; OHTA Shinya 東京学芸大学, 教育学部, 教授 (50322920) ; MIYAZAKI Mikio 信州大学, 学術研究院教育学系, 教授 (10261760) ; IWATA Kohji 福岡教育大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (90437541) ; MAKINAE Naomichi 筑波大学, 人間系, 准教授 (40345939)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 数学教育 / 学力 / 学力調査 / 評価 / 国際比較 / PISA / TIMSS / 授業改善

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The current study examined the trends and issues in the assessments of academic achievement in mathematics education. The study examined frameworks and assessment items in the past large-scaled assessments such as national assessment of academic achievement in Japan and OECD/PISA. Also, results and findings of past large-scaled assessments were reviewed to identify students' difficulties in each area in mathematics. The study identified the sifts in the perspectives on the nationwide assessments derived from a literacy perspective and directed toward competency-based test design in mathematics eduction. It was proposed that more efforts are needed to focus more on "mathematical methods", process aspects, in students learning.

Free Research Field

教科教育学