Welcome to the website of Mathematics Education Research Group in the University of Tsukuba!
Professors
| Name | Research interest | |
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Prof. Yoshinori Shimizu yshimizu [at] human.tsukuba.ac.jp * Change [at] to @ TRIOS |
– International comparison of mathematics classrooms |
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Assoc. Prof. Naomichi Makinae makinae [at] human.tsukuba.ac.jp * Change [at] to @ TRIOS |
– History of mathematics education |
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Assoc. Prof. Kotaro Komatsu komatsu.kotaro.ft [at] u.tsukuba.ac.jp * Change [at] to @ TRIOS |
– Argumentation and proof in school mathematics – Task design in mathematics education – Design-based research in mathematics education – Use of digital technology in mathematics education |
Students
PhD students in Doctoral Program in Education
| Name | Research theme |
| Kazuhiro Kurihara | Teaching of the algebraic structure in school mathematics |
| Yuriko Kimura | Students’ gender-related perceptions of mathematics |
| Natsuki Uchikubo | Thinking characteristics of mathematically gifted students |
| Yuki Tanimoto | A study of students’ thinking processes in mathematizing real situation with discrete structures |
| Naoya Miwa | Methods for promoting visualization in mathematical inquiry |
Master course students in Master’s Program in Education
2nd Grade: Takeshi Ando, Shota Imagawa, Isshin Mizutani, Kotaro Otsuka, Daisuke Sekiguchi, Kei Shimizu, Yuta Tokutake, Yoshiki Watahiki
1st Grade: Kazuki Iwasa, Daiki Kitagawa, Shiori Nagashima, Keita Nakamura, Taiki Nishinaga, Kanta Oshima, Soma Otaki, Yuki Yanagibashi, Tian Yao



