A Study on the characteristics of the contents and methods of thematic learning in American secondary education

本研究的目的是分析美国中学教育中主题学习的内容和方法的基本特点，为日本中学主题学习的理论构建奠定基础。 3.探究过程应该是保证主题学习高质量的重要因素。其次对美国中等教育历史课程中的主题学习进行分析。1.从案例中也可以证实主题学习的主导学习活动是探究过程。2.提高主题学习中的高阶思维和表达（历史素养）。第三对美国中等教育数学课程中的主题学习进行了考察。由于出版社修订工作的拖延，目前教材中必要的资料正在研究中，以供出版社修订工作进行分析。尽管分析尚未完美结束，但研究仍在稳步进行。我对美国中学教育历史课教科书中的主题学习进行了分析。结果就是要确立7-10个专题，而且不偏向政治、经济，文化、传统、科技等要建立一个很好的平衡。三年的研究成果汇总在研究成果报告中，向社会介绍。

The purpose of this research is to analyse the fundamental characteristics of the contents and the methods of thematic learning in the American secondary education as a fundamental work to do theory building of thematic learning for Japanese secondary schools.First I examine the position of thematic learning in the Japanese and American secondary school subjects, and theory of thematic learning.1.Thematic learning is to have the effect which enhances student's motivation.2.The leading learning activities of thematic learning are inquiry processes, one is "guided inquiry",the other is "open inquiry".3.Inquiry process should be the important element that highly quality of thematic learning is guaranteed.Second I analysis thematic learning in the American secondary education history course.1.It can confirm that the leading learning activities of thematic learning are inquiry processes from the case as well.2.Raise the higher order thinking and your expression (historical literacy) in thematic learning.Third I examine thematic learning in the American secondary education mathematical course. Because of the delay for the revised work of the publishing company, textbooks in the necessary materials in research are analyzing it at present for the revised work of the publishing company. Research proceeds steadily though an analysis hasn't ended in perfectly yet.And I analysis thematic learning in the textbook of the American secondary education history course. Result is that 7-10 thematics are to be established, and moreover don't lean to the politics and economics, and culture, tradition, technology, and so on are to be established in the balance well.A research result for three years is put together in the research result report, and introduced to the public.