2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Teacher education courses
Method of Teaching Mathematics II
- Academic unit or major
- Teacher education courses
- Instructor(s)
- Kentaro Nagahara
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAT.M102
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 3-4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this course, students need to explore how to use mathematics for solving problems related to daily life and having no correct answer.
Moreover, students need to consider how to evaluate exploration activities that are difficult to assess by traditional test method.
Course description and aims
The goals of (1) -1) 3) 5) of the core curriculum of the teacher education course are related and treated as follows.
・Based on units centered on mathematical activities such as "task learning" and units in the field of probability and statistics such as "data analysis",
learn how to design and teach teaching materials that carry out exploratory activities to utilize mathematics to solve unanswered problems related to daily life.
・Learn the viewpoints and methods of evaluation of the learning outcomes of inquiry activities that are difficult to measure with a test.
・In connection with the above, students will also learn the guidance and evaluation of mathematical ways of viewing and thinking necessary for self-study of developmental content through inquiry activities.
Keywords
Mathematics education, exploration activities, educational assessment, mathematical ways of viewing and thinking, self-learning ability
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This course is held as face-to-face intensive lectures in September. 2+1/3 hours lessons are held at three days.
Because this course is held in the summer vacation, let's check the schedule published on the web-page of the teacher promotion course.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Exploration activities in Mathematics | Self-practicing PBL in Mathematics and summarizing its experiences in a report. |
| Class 2 | Educational assessment of mathematical exploration activities | Based on the discussion in the lesson, setting the viewpoint for assessing reports of PBL in Mathematics and analyzing the own reports. |
| Class 3 | Instructional methods for "Probability and statistics" and term-end examination | Performing exercises to utilize learning outcomes of "probability and statistics" in daily life. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
・National Course of Studies for the Lower Secondary Schools and the Upper Secondary Schools (in Japanese)
・Guidebooks of National Course of Studies for the Lower Secondary Schools and the Upper Secondary Schools: Mathematics (in Japanese)
・Mathematics textbooks for the lower secondary schools and the upper secondary schools (in Japanese)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Matsuda, T. and Hagiuda, N. (Eds.) (2020) Statistical analysis for problem-solving: Introduction to data science, Jikkyo Syuppan.
Evaluation methods and criteria
・Students who have un-submitted homework or who do not attend lessons lose their credit.
・Students are evaluated by end-term examination, exercises, reports, etc.
Related courses
- LAT.M101 ： Method of Teaching Mathematics I
Prerequisites
Have already obtained credits for "Studies on Method of Mathematical Teaching I" or have taken them at the same time. (It is desirable to take courses at the same time in the same grade.)
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
nagahara[at]ila.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Appointment by e-mail.
Please send an e-mail to the address shown above.
Other
No tardiness, Please.