HIROSHI UNZAI
Last Updated :2025/06/26
- Affiliations, Positions
- Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor
- E-mail
- unzai
hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Basic Information
Major Professional Backgrounds
- 2025/04, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor
- 2022/04, 2025/03, Tokai University
- 2017/04, 2022/03, Nippon Sport Science University, Graduate School
- 2016/04, 2017/03
Educational Backgrounds
- Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, 2014/04, 2017/03
- Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, 2012/04, 2014/03
- Hiroshima University, School of Education, 2008/04, 2012/03
Research Keywords
- modeling
- educational evaluation
- critical thinking
- need for cognition
- meta cognition
- scientific reasoning
- science education
Affiliated Academic Societies
- Japanese Association for the Advancement of Science, 2022/04
- JAPAN SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION, 2013/05
- JAPAN CURRICULUM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, 2012/05
- SOCIETY OF JAPAN SCIENCE TEACHING, 2012/04
Educational Activity
Course in Charge
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Intensive, Practical Approach to SDGs
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Teaching Method of Science for the Elementary School
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Teaching Method of Science for the Elementary School
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Curriculum Development for the Elementary School
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Introduction to Theories of Science for the Elementary School
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Research Methods in Elementary School Curriculum I
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Curriculum and Teaching
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Curriculum and Research
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Content of Pre-school Education (Environment)
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practical Seminar for the Teaching Profession
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Lesson Development and practice of Subject Cross-cutting ability development
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Lesson Development for Teaching Based on Universal Mind
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Lesson Development of Global Mind
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Theory and Practice of Advanced Lesson Study
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Lesson Development and Evaluation (Fundamentals)
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Lesson Development and Evaluation (Application)
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Lesson Development and Evaluation (Expansion)
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Lesson Development and Evaluation (Development)
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Action Research Seminar on Teaching Practice I
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Action Research Seminar on Teaching Practice II
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Action Research Seminar on Teaching Practice III
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Action Research Seminar on Teaching Practice IV
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Action Research Practicum in Teaching Practice I
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Action Research Practicum in Teaching Practice II
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Action Research Practicum in Teaching Practice III
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Action Research Practicum in Teaching Practice IV
Research Activities
Academic Papers
- Three Divides in Curriculum Research and Development: Through an Interview with Shigeki Kadoya, 47(4), 57-64, 202503
- Transformation of Science Educational Researchers by Learning Unfamiliar Research Methodologies, 48(4), 365-380, 202412
- New Research Endeavors in Science Education Based on Online Communities: Dialogues and Collaborative Research by Early Career Researchers, 48(2), 147-156, 202407
- How to Improve Intellectual Humility in Elementary Science: Focus on Modeling in Biology, 48(2), 72-86, 202407
- Research Trends in Themes and Methods of the Journal of Science Education in Japan in 1977–2020, 47(4), 423-438, 202312
- Intellectual Humility Scale in Elementary Science Education, 47(4), 411-422, 202312
- A Systematic Review of Methods and Characteristics of Assessing Understanding of the Nature of Science, Journal of Science Education in Japan, 47(2), 137-154, 202307
- Development and evaluation of VR teaching materials for geological formations combining 3D models and Google Earth, 63(3), 457-471, 202303
- Topic Trends in Articles Published in the “Journal of Research in Science Education” Over the Past Decade, Journal of Research in Science Education, 63(1), 225-232, 20220731
- Fostering Intellectual Humility through a Teaching Method Based on the Building Process of “Laws” in Elementary School Science, Journal of Research in Science Education, 63(1), 41-51, 20220731
- An Investigation of Factors and Gender Differences in STEM/STEAM Career Choices Based on Social Cognitive Career Theory Through Secondary Analysis of PISA 2015 Data, Japan Journal of Educational Technology, 46(2), 303-312, 202206
- Paradigm of research in subject pedagogy or curriculum and instruction : focusing on epistemology, 5(2), 159-166, 202203
- Teaching activities related to the understanding of the ‘phases of the moon’ among sixth-grade elementary school students: Focusing on connective knowledge, The Bulletin of Japanese Curriculum Research and Development, 44(3), 43-52, 202112
- Student Research Misconduct in Elementary School about Science: A Case Study of the Experiment on ‘Pendulum Movement’, Journal of Research in Science Education, 62(2), 513-525, 20211130
- Factoristic analysis of teaching goals during school lunch time, 5(1), 17-26, 202109
- An analysis of research trends on the physical education teaching trials : focusing on the “Reflection” in teacher training course, 5(1), 41-53, 202109
- The Reproducibility Crisis in Science Education Studies: Causes and Solutions, Journal of Research in Science Education, 62(1), 3-22, 20210730
- Redevelopment of Need for Cognition Scale in Science Education: Based on Item Response Theory, Journal of Science Education in Japan, 45(2), 215-233, 202107
- Cross-cutting concepts as Perspectives in Science Curriculum Development: Focusing on "Dynamic Equilibrium", 43(3), 73-85, 202012
- A Study on Fostering “Need for Cognition” in Elementary School Science: Focusing on Teaching Method Based on the Theory Building Process, Journal of Research in Science Education, 61(2), 241-249, 20201130
- Students' stages of thought related to the scientific concept of dynamic equilibrium, 40(1), 89-99, 202009
- Research on the utilization of scientific knowledge in science classes : focusing on knowledge for connection : lesson practice in 6th grade of elementary school "Phases of the Moon", 4(1), 77-88, 202009
- Dialogic Aspects of Dialogic Expressed in the Process of Solving Problems in Elementary School Science and Their Transition: Based on the Case of the 4th Grade of Elementary School, Unit Name “The quality of trapped air”, The Bulletin of Japanese Curriculum Research and Development, 43(2), 1-12, 202009
- University Students’ Experience and Recognition of Research Ethics and Research Misconduct in Science Education, Journal of Research in Science Education, 61(1), 139-152, 20200731
- The Reality of the Elementary School Teachers' Guidance About the Link of the Problem-Solving Process of the Science, 43(1), 13-19, 202006
- Quantitative Research in Subject Pedagogy ―Classification and Points of Attention―, 3(2), 245-254, 202003
- Meta-Analysis of Effects of Instructional Interventions for Critical Thinking in Science Education in Japan, Journal of Science Education in Japan, 43(4), 353-361, 201912
- Content “Environment” in Course of Study for Kindergarten ―Focusing on the Research Trends―, 3(1), 35-44, 201909
- A Review of Research on Modeling in Science Teaching in Japan, 65(65), 19-27, 201612
- Students' Understanding of Scientific Models in Lower Secondary School, Journal of Research in Science Education, 57(1), 1-10, 201607
- An Analysis of Consistency of Scientific Concept: Based on the Actual Conditions of Undergraduate School Students, 22, 269-273, 201603
- Effects of Different Text Representation Styles on Lower Secondary School Students' Scientific Reasoning: Focus on Table Style and Graph Style, International Journal of Curriculum Development and Practice, 37(2), 61-70, 201409
- Effects of Different Contexts on Lower Secondary School Students’ Scientific Reasoning, International Conference on Science Education 2012 Proceedings Science Education: Policies and Social Responsibilities, 207-208, 201405
Publications such as books
- 2022/04, Handbook for Practical Handbook in Elementary School Science, Handbook for Practical Handbook in Elementary School Science, Contributor, jpn, UNZAI Hiroshi, 4316804634, 355, 22-23
- 2021/12/25, Teaching Curriculum Exercise, Teaching Curriculum Exercise, Contributor, jpn, UNZAI Hiroshi, 140-143
- 2021/12/25, Teaching Curriculum Exercise, Teaching Curriculum Exercise, Contributor, jpn, UNZAI Hiroshi, 126-129
- 2021/12/25, Teaching Curriculum Exercise, Teaching Curriculum Exercise, Contributor, jpn, UNZAI Hiroshi, 194-198
Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation
- A Review of the Early Issues of the "Journal of Research in Science Education, Japan": Tracing the Origins of Science Education Research in the Japan Society for Science Education, Akira YOSHIDA; Kohei ARAYA; Hiroshi UNZAI; Haruka YOSHIDA, 2025/03/20
- A Lesson Proposal to Deepen Understanding of Model Experiments in 'The Work of Flowing Water and Land Changes', Munehiko ITO; Shintaro SATO; Naoki OBATA; Hiroshi UNZAI, 2024/12/21
- Science Education Theory Centered on the Cultivation of Self-Transcendence Emotion, Tsuyoshi SHIMODAIRA; Hiroshi UNZAI, 2024/12/21
- What kind of impact has the JSSE ECR Committee had over the past 10 years?, Hiroki OTANI; Hiroshi UNZAI; Kohei ARAYA, 2024/12/21
- What Are Model Experiments in Science Education?, UNZAI Hiroshi, 2024/12/21
- How Middle School Science Teachers Perceive Higher Order Thinking Skills?, MATSUURA Takuya; KINOSHITA Hiroyoshi; MIYOSHI Miori; UNZAI Hiroshi, 2024/11/09
- Dissemination and implementation of Curriculum Research and Development, UNZAI Hiroshi, 2024/11/09
- Characteristics of “Scientific Explanation of Phenomena” in the Science Competencies of PISA 2025, UNZAI Hiroshi, 2024/09/13
- A Case Study of Learning Instruction to Deepen Understanding of Metamodeling Knowledge, Ito Munehiko; Obata Naoki; Unzai Hiroshi, 2024/03/24
- A Case Study on the Changes of a Science Education Researcher in the Process of Learning an Unfamiliar Research Methodology, Yuka FUNAHASHI; Shinobu ARAI; Hiroshi UNZAI; Mai OKABE; in Japanese; Hideyuki TANAKA; Daiki NAKAMURA, 2023/12/09
- What are the important perspectives for fostering intellectual humility in elementary school science?, Kosaku KAWASAKI; Hiroshi UNZAI; Daiki NAKAMURA; Ryota NAKASHIMA; Hinata HASHIMOTO, 2023/12/09
- The Necessity of 'Negotiation' Between Levels in Curriculum Research: Proposals from Lower to Higher Levels Regarding Interdisciplinary Curriculum, UEGATANI Yusuke; UNZAI Hiroshi, KAWAJI Tomoharu, 2023/10/07
- A methodological study on research designs for examining the effectiveness of learning and teaching methods - A proposal for a multifaceted method of examination based on methodological pragmatism, UNZAI Hiroshi, 2023/10/07
- Introduction of case studies of online research community operations, UNZAI Hiroshi, 2023/09/20
- Redevelopment of Intellectual Humility Scale on Science Education —Using Item Response Theory—, UNZAI Hiroshi; KAWASAKI Kosaku, 2022/12/18
- Shifting the "question" based on a rational understanding of how "teaching materials" are perceived, SUZUKI Kosuke; Okada Yusuke; UNZAI Hiroshi, 2022/10/08
- Nature of School Science(Rika): A Comparison of "Nature of Science" and "Nature of History", UNZAI Hiroshi, 2022/10/08
- A Review of “Journal of Science Education in Japan” in 1977-2020: What have we been researching?, ARAYA Kohei; UNZAI Hiroshi; OTANI Hiroki; OGAWA Hiroshi; KAWASAKI Kosaku; SHIMODAIRA Tsuyoshi; TANAKA Hideyuki; NAKAMURA Daiki; NAGANUMA Shotaro; NISHIUCHI Mai; FUJIHARA Seiki; MIURA Kodai; WATANABE Masafumi, 2022/09/18
- A Review of “Journal of Science Education in Japan” in 1977-2020: How have we been researching?, UNZAI Hiroshi; ARAYA Kohei; OTANI Hiroki; OGAWA Hiroshi; KAWASAKI Kosaku; SHIMODAIRA Tsuyoshi; TANAKA Hideyuki; NAKAMURA Daiki; NAGANUMA Shotaro; NISHIUCHI Mai; FUJIHARA Seiki; MIURA Kodai; WATANABE Masafumi, 2022/09/18
- Literature Review in Science Education, UNZAI Hiroshi, 2022/09/16, published, 先行研究の調べ方―理科教育の研究領域を例として―.pdf
- Re-asking "What is Science?" - Dialogue on different perspectives of "science, Unzai Hiroshi, 2022/06/20
- How to Teach "What is Science?" from the Perspective of Science Education, UNZAI Hiroshi, 2022/02/19
- Intellectual Humility Scale on Science Education, UNZAI Hiroshi; KAWASAKI Kosaku, 2021/12/19, preprint, JSSE2021wakate_20211120.pdf
- Science Education Research from the Perspective of Open Science, 2021/09/19, preprint, sjst2021.pdf
- A Review of Methods and Characteristics of Assessing the Nature of Science, NAKAMURA Daiki; FUJIHAHA Seiki; KAWASAKI Kosaku; KOBAYASHI Kazuo; KOBAYASHI Yuko; MIURA Kodai; UNZAI Hiroshi, 2021/08/22
- Examining Factors That Influence the STEM Career Choices of Secondary School Students: Using Data from TIMSS 2019, NAKAMURA Daiki; UNZAI Hiroshi; MATSUURA Takuya, 2021 International Conference of East-Asian Association for Science Education (EASE2021), 2021/06/18, East-Asian Association for Science Education
- Educational Practice and Open Science, NAKAMURA Daiki; UNZAI Hiroshi, JAPAN OPEN SCIENCE SUMMIT 2021, 2021/06/14
- Humanity in School Science : Focusing on Intellectual Humility, UNZAI Hiroshi, 2020/09/12, JCRDA2020_200727-3.pdf
- Review of Research Methodology in Curriculum Research and Development, UNZAI Hiroshi, Reconsideration of research methodology in science education, 2019/11/09, published, 1_教科教育学における研究方法論の系譜(雲財).pdf
- Studies on Training of Critical Thinking for Modeling -A Case Study on “The Solar System and Star” in Third-Grade of Junior High School-, UNZAI Hiroshi; WADA Takeshi; IWATA Makoto, 2019/08/23, モデリングにおける批判的思考力の育成に関する基礎的研究.pdf
- The Relationship between Need for Cognition and Critical Thinking in Science, UNZAI Hiroshi, 2018 International Conference of East-Asian Association for Science Education, 2018/12/01, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan, EASE2018_The Relationship between Need for Cognition and Critical Thinking in Science.pdf
- Survey of Recognition of Elementary School Students on Flood Damage, YAMANE Yuhei; UNZAI Hiroshi; INADA Yumi; KADOYA Shigeki, 2018 International Conference of East-Asian Association for Science Education, 2018/11/30, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
- Need for Cognition in Science, UNZAI Hiroshi; NAKAMURA Daiki, 2017/12/16, published, 理科における認知欲求に関する基礎的研究.pdf
- A Review of Modeling Research in Science Education in Japan, UNZAI Hiroshi; MATSUURA Takuya, 2016 International Conference of East-Asian Association for Science Education EASE2016 Tokyo, 2016/08/27, EASE2016_A Review of Modeling Research in Science Education in Japan.pdf
- Nature of Models in Science Education : A Comparison with Models in Mathematics Education, UNZAI Hiroshi, 2015 International Conference of East-Asian Association for Science Education, 2015/10/18, EASE2015_Nature of Models in Science Education A Comparison with Models in Mathematics Education.pdf
- Scientific reasoning on lower secondary school students ―Focusing on model based reasoning―, UNZAI Hiroshi, International Postgraduate Research Conference & Summer School 2014, 2014/07/04, IPRCSS2014_Scientific reasoning on lower secondary school students ―Focusing on model based reasoning―.pdf
- Student’ s cognition of models on scientific reasoning ―comparison of junior secondary school students with college students―, UNZAI Hiroshi, 2014 EASE-APTCP Winter School, 2014/01/13, EASE2014_Student’s cognition of models on scientific reasoning.pdf
- Effects of Different Contexts on Lower Secondary School Students’ Scientific Reasoning, UNZAI Hiroshi, International Conference on Science Education 2012, 2012/10/14, ICSE2012_Effect of Different Contexts on Scientific Reasoning Focusing on the Lower Secondary School Students.pdf
Awards
- 2023/09, Best Paper Award, 日本理科教育学会
- 2022/09, Presentation Award, Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Science Education, 日本科学教育学会
- 2021/12, best presentation, 日本科学教育学会
External Funds
Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds
- 2025/04, 2029/03
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 'Rationality' of irrational naive scientific thinking, 2024/04, 2028/03
- 2024/04, 2028/03
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Constructing Theoretical and Practical Foundations for Fostering Intellectual Humility in Elementary School Science Education, 2023/04, 2027/03
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), The investigation of the present characteristic of the IBL (Inquiry Based Learning) and the development of IBL's practical program: Comparative study between Japan, US and China, 2019/04, 2023/03
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Research on science classes for developing higher-order thinking skills based on deep learning, 2019/04, 2023/03
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Theoretical and practical research focusing on non-cognitive skills in science, 2019/04, 2022/03
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity start-up, Practical Research on Scientific Reasoning on Lower Secondary School Students: Focusing on Model Based Reasoning, 2017/08, 2019/03
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 2016/04, 2018/03
Social Activities
History as Committee Members
- community working group leader, 2023/01, 9999, Japanese Association for the Advancement of Science
- director, 2024, 2026, Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association