2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Comparative study on the ecology of proof in school mathematics through the analysis of mathematics textbooks and national curricula of Japan, France, and USA
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23730826
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Education on school subjects and activities
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| Research Institution | Joetsu University of Education |
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Principal Investigator |
MIYAKAWA Takeshi 上越教育大学, 学校教育研究科(研究院), 准教授 (30375456)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 証明 / 比較研究 / フランス / アメリカ / 前期中等学校 |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this study is to explore the ecology of proof in school mathematics of three different countries: France, US, and Japan. Through the analysis of mathematics textbooks and national curricula, I identified first several differences in the forms of proof and the functions of proof, and second different elements (conditions and constraints) that result in these natures of proof. In particular, I have shown that the "raisons d'etre" of proof, that is the reason why the proof is necessary in mathematics, are different in France and in Japan.
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Research Products
(6 results)
