Development of reading materials and an instrucitonal model that can foster learners' critical thinking skills through peer opinion exchanges

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23520715
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Niigata University of Health and Welfare (2013-2014); Niigata Institute of Technology (2011-2012)
• Principal Investigator: MINESHIMA Michio 新潟医療福祉大学, 社会福祉学部, 准教授 (10512981)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): CHINO Junichiro 新潟県立大学, 国際地域学部, 准教授 (50413753) ; OMINATO Yoshihiro 長岡工業高等専門学校, 一般教育科, 准教授 (70413755)
• Research Collaborator: IMAI Rie 新潟県立三条商業高等学校, 教諭
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 批判的思考力 / クリティカルシンキング / 協同学習 / 発問 / LTD / 教科書

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aimed to develop teaching materials and an appropriate learning model that can help foster Japanese learners' critical thinking skills, which are widely believed to be in a poor condition. We developed CT teaching materials based on a speech made by Steve Jobs as the 2005 Stanford University commencement address. We set up a series of questions and tasks for critical thinking. As for a learning model for CT skills, we found the LTD (learning through discussion) method very promising and organized lessons in such a way that learners can deepen their understanding and widen their views of the world through exchanges of their ideas and opinions with their peers.

Free Research Field

批判的思考力