Hypothesis-Experiment Class (Kasetsu) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781925608151)

Itakura Kiyonobu was a Japanese researcher who specialized in the history of science, pedagogy, and the history of science education. His eminent career included serving as Director of the National Institute of Education. After completing a PhD in Physics at the University of Tokyo, he joined the National Institute of Education where, in 1963, he proposed the Hypothesis-Experiment Class (Kasetsu) model centered on "problems, expectations, discussions and experiments," with the aim of improving science education in schools. Funahashi Haruhiko is Professor at the Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education, Kyoto University. His areas of specialization include fundamental physics and physics education. He received his PhD in Science (Physics) from Kyoto University, and his research interests include neutron interferometry, the Hypothesis-Experiment Class, HEC Classbooks, and introductory science education.