Takuya Matsuura

Last Updated :2021/01/05

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor
E-mail
takuyamhiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Educational Backgrounds

  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School, Division of Education, Japan, 2000/04, 2003/03
  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School, Division of Education, Japan, 1998/04, 2000/03

Academic Degrees

  • Ph.D., Hiroshima University
  • Master of Education, Hiroshima University

Research Fields

  • Social sciences;Education;Education on school subjects and activities

Research Keywords

  • science education
  • meta cognition
  • evaluation

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association (JCRDA), 2000
  • Society of Japan Science Teaching (SJST), 2000
  • Japan Society for Science Education (JSSE), 2001
  • National Association for Research in Science Teaching, 2003
  • American Educational Research Association, 2004
  • European Science Education Research Association (ESERA), 2017/06

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2020, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
  2. 2020, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, The Principles of Science Teaching I
  3. 2020, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, The Principles of Science Teaching II
  4. 2020, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practical Study in Science Education
  5. 2020, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Designing the Course of Study for Science Education
  6. 2020, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Designing of Constructed Materials for Science Education
  7. 2020, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Evaluation in Science Education
  8. 2020, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Planning the Teaching and Learning Activities
  9. 2020, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Research Seminar in Science Education
  10. 2020, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Research Seminar in Science Education
  11. 2020, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis
  12. 2020, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practical Seminar for the Teaching Profession
  13. 2020, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Research into Curriculum and Instruction Sciences (Specialization in Science Education)
  14. 2020, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Study in Curriculum and Instruction Sciences (Specialization in Science Education)
  15. 2020, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Research into Curriculum and Instruction Sciences (Specialization in Science Education)
  16. 2020, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Study in Curriculum and Instruction Sciences (Specialization in Science Education)
  17. 2020, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Methodologies for Curriculum and Instruction Sciences
  18. 2020, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Study in Methods of Science Education
  19. 2020, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Lecture on Methods of Science Education
  20. 2020, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Seminar on Development of Teaching Methodology in Science Education
  21. 2020, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Special Study in Methods of Science Education
  22. 2020, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Seminar on Methods of Science Education
  23. 2020, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Study in Science Education B
  24. 2020, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Special Study in Science Education B
  25. 2020, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Basic Study in Instruction and Evaluation Method Design
  26. 2020, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Advanced Study in Instruction and Evaluation Method Design
  27. 2020, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Special Study
  28. 2020, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Special Study

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Japanese Astronomy Curriculum in Schools and the Spatial Cognitive Ability of Elementary and Junior High School Students, JOURNAL FOR GEOMETRY AND GRAPHICS, 22(1), 139-147, 2018
  2. A Comparative Study of Perceptions on the Nature of Science by Korean Primary School Teachers and Secondary School Science Teachers, International Journal of Curriculum and Development, 12(1), 13-23, 20100301
  3. Factor Analysis of the Aims of Observation and Experiment: Focusing on Korean Science Teachers, International Journal of Curriculum and Development, 10(1), 91-100, 20080301

Publications such as books

  1. 2011/09, The Culture of Science: How the Public Relates to Science Across the Globe, Knowledge of Science and Technology in Japan: IRT Scores for 1991 and 2001, Routledge, 2011, 09, Scholarly Book, Joint work, M. Bauer, R. Shukla, & N. Allum (Eds.), 9780415873697, 472, 110-125
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Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Relationship between deep understanding of scientific theory and scientific reasoning: Buoyancy in liquids, ESERA 13th Conference, 2019/08/28, Without Invitation, English, ESERA, Bologna
  2. Development of scientific reasoning skills: results of cross-sectional research from Grade 5 to Grade 9, 2019 Annual International Conference, 2019/04/01, Without Invitation, English, NARST, Baltimore, MD
  3. Relationship between scientific reasoning and critical thinking dispositions, Takuya Matsuura, Naoto Yamasaki, EASE2018, 2018/12/01, Without Invitation, English, East-Asian Association for Science Education, Hualien, Taiwan
  4. An Analysis of Teaching Methods in Science Lessons: Based on the Results of National Assessment of Academic Ability in Japan, ISEC 2018, 2018/06/20, Without Invitation, English, NIE, Singapore
  5. Relationship between Scientific Reasoning and Critical Thinking by using Decision Tree model: the Theory of Buoyancy in Liquids, Matsuura, T., EASE2016, 2016/08/27, Without Invitation, English, East-Asian Association for Science Education., Tokyo
  6. Rethinking Reasoning as a way of Scientific Problem Thinking, T. Matsuura, EASE 2015, 2015/10/18, With Invitation, English, East-Asian Association for Science Education, Beijing (China)
  7. Relationship between the Theory of Buoyancy in Liquids and Scientific Reasoning, Takuya Matsuura, International Science Education Conference 2014 Singapore, 2014/11/26, Without Invitation, English, Singapore, NIE
  8. Structure of the student interest in science and scientific literacy: Comparison of East Asian and North American students, Takuya Matsuura, EASE2013, 2013/07/05, Without Invitation, English, East-Asian Association for Science Education, Hong Kong
  9. Structure of the Student Interest in Science and Scientific Literacy: Using the Latent Class Analysis, ICSE2012, 2012/10/14, Without Invitation, English, Nanjing