2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Teacher education courses

Exercise of Practical Research on Mathematics Education II

Academic unit or major: Teacher education courses
Instructor(s): Kentaro Nagahara
Class Format: Exercise
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms)
Class: -
Course Code: LAT.M304
Number of credits: 020
Course offered: 2026
Offered quarter: 3-4Q
Syllabus updated: Mar 5, 2026
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

1) Building on the work done in Exercise of Practical Research on Mathematics Education I, we will deepen and re-examine the themes of educational practice research, develop teaching materials, and engage in educational practice targeting everyone from junior high school students to citizens, as well as examining the effectiveness of this practice.
2) By engaging in educational practice with a wider range of targets, we aim to be able to put into practice mathematics education that meets diverse needs.
3) We also aim to develop the self-learning skills needed to become a teacher who continues to learn.

Course description and aims

1) Across all achievement objectives of the core curriculum for teaching, the following will be addressed.
2) To acquire the methods to effectively solve the research themes of educational practice in mathematics education using pedagogical engineering methodologies.
3) To be able to explain the relationship between contemporary and comprehensive issues such as the SDGs, mathematical ways of viewing and thinking and domain-specific knowledge, and to be able to carry out practical educational research.
4) Students will learn how to use mathematical methods to solve their own immediate problems, and will also develop the ability to explain the practicality of mathematics.

Keywords

Project-Based Learning, mathematical ways of viewing and thinking, SDGs

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Focusing on the acquisition of knowledge and methods necessary for the implementation of tasks, discussion necessary for problem solving, and joint development of teaching materials necessary for research on educational practices, individual work will be carried out mainly outside of class hours to prepare for educational practices. For this reason, after each class, students will do homework on assigned tasks decided during class, and report and discuss them in the next class before moving on to the content of that class session.
Classes will be held as intensive lectures, so please check the class schedule on the web page of the teaching program (https://www.te.ila.titech.ac.jp/).

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Reexamine and define the theme as the research on educational practice that you will work on. Reexamine and concretize the theme of the exploratory activity of educational practice, and formulate a plan for practice (analyze the problem and clarify the concept and purpose).	After the class, students will develop and submit a plan for the selected theme and its implementation (mainly concept and objectives).
Class 2	Reporting and discussion of the theme of the educational practice inquiry activity and its practical plan (setting of the issue, outline planning of the practical plan, and examination of the form of practice)	After the class, students will submit a plan of practice (mainly the issue, outline and form), and the specific plan will be discussed before the third class.
Class 3	Practical planning exercise (review and preparation of specific drafts of practical plans)	After the class, submit a concrete plan for the practical plan and proceed with the design of teaching materials before the 4th class.
Class 4	Exercise 1 in developing teaching materials (examination and preparation of designed draft teaching materials)	After class, students will submit a draft of the teaching material and prepare the material before the 5th class.
Class 5	Exercise 2 for developing teaching materials (examination and improvement of created teaching materials)	Improve and complete the teaching materials before the 6th class.
Class 6	Formative evaluation of teaching materials and policies for improvement	Improve the practice plan and teaching materials and submit the final version before the 7th class.
Class 7	Educational practice (mock) and reflections on it Reflections from the perspective of the educational practice research theme	Submit a report on your efforts in this class by the designated date.

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

1) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: Course of Study for lower secondary schools (Junior High School) and its Explanation - Mathematics
2) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: Course of Study for upper secondary schools (Senior High School) and its Explanation - Mathematics and Inquiry-Based Study of Science and Mathematics
3) Junior high school and senior high school mathematics textbooks (the textbooks to be used each year are specified)

Reference books, course materials, etc.

It will be presented as appropriate during class.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluation will be based on the content of the assignments submitted for each class.
If you are absent for more than two classes, you will not be able to receive credit for the course. (If your attendance time is short, it will be considered the same as being absent. If you are absent, the reason must be a special case, such as participation in a teaching-related event.

Related courses

LAT.M101 ： Method of Teaching Mathematics I
LAT.M102 ： Method of Teaching Mathematics II
LAT.M301 ： Method of Teaching Mathematics III
LAT.M302 ： Method of Teaching Mathematics IV
LAT.M303 ： Exercise of Practical Research on Mathematics Education I
LAT.A203 ： Educational Technology
courses certified as "Mathematics"

Prerequisites

Prerequisites / Enrollment Requirements are as follows:
1) Students must have earned credit for “Exercise of Practical Research on Mathematics Education I.”
2) Concurrent enrollment in “Exercise of Practical Research on Science Education II” is not permitted.
3) This course is open only to students who are pursuing a junior high school teaching license.

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).

mrstudy[at]te.ila.isct.ac.jp

Office hours

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