Curriculum development connecting children's life and mathematics in Asia and Africa

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24730750
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Tokyo Future University
• Principal Investigator: Nakawa Nagisa 東京未来大学, こども心理学部, 専任講師 (00610718)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 数学教育 / カリキュラム開発 / 数学教育開発 / 国際協力 / 言語と数学 / 生活と数学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The researcher conducted several-time fieldworks to reveal the connection between children's life and mathematics and between languages and mathematics by lesson observations, interviews and questionnaire toward teachers and children in the East Timor, Indonesia and Zambia. The influence of languages toward mathematics learning attainment or process of learning was revealed through the analysis of the data obtained. Especially for educational interventions in this regard, the researcher held a seminar for better understanding of multiplication for grade two children with local teachers in Zambia and examined the effectiveness and challenges of the planned and implemented lessons by teachers. All of the research outcomes of the research were presented in oral presentations in/out of Japan and domestic journals.

Free Research Field

数学教育開発