A study of "critical thinking"on mathematics education from the viewpoint of education methods

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24531090
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University of Education
• Principal Investigator: KUBO Yoshihiro 北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (80344539)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KUROTANI Kazushi 北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (40360961)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TAKAHASHI Yuji 北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (00179540) ; WAKABAYASHI Takaaki 北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (20270184)
• Research Collaborator: HISANAGA Yasufumi ; OGAWA Jun ; SEKIZAWA Hideki ; FUKUOKA Yousuke ; TANIGUCHI Chika ; TACHIKAWA Shohei
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 数学教育 / 批判的思考 / 数学的コミュニケーション / 批判的数学教育 / 教師教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is defining the importance of “critical thinking” on mathematics education as focusing on fostering teachers. “Critical thinking” is approaching more the truth with considering a dialogue and intentionality at the same time without adhering to preconceived ideas. It is showed that the review of mathematical communication is necessary to mathematics education because of importance of “a dialogue”. It is suggested that the repetition of following activities is important ;“indicating a contradiction ” “recognizing an object” “changing a perspective”
“integrating”.In addition routine activities of giving opposite examples are important for the actualization of “critical thinking” on mathematics education.

Free Research Field

社会科学