Research and Teaching Experience
@April 1, 2010 \Present@       Associate Professor of Faculty of Education, Saitama University
@April 1, 2007 \March 31, 2010@Lecturer of Faculty of Education, Saitama University
@April 1, 2006 \March 31, 2007@Research Associate of Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University 

Education
@March 23, 2006  Doctor of Philosophy in Education, given by Hiroshima University
@March 23, 2003  Master of Education, given by Hiroshima University
@March 23, 2001  Bachelor of Education, given by Hiroshima University

Grants
@2013 \2015@Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientist (B) (KAKENHI), 3400000 yen in total,
@@@@@@@@@@@gVisual perceptual factors relating to motor skill underachievement of university studentsh@
@2009 \2011@Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientist (B) (KAKENHI), 3200000 yen in total,
@@@@@@@@@@@gSetback experiences in physical education classes and perceptual-motor abilities
@@@@@@@@@@@ of university students with motor skill underachievementh

@2006 \2007@Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientist (Start-up) (KAKENHI), 1700000 yen in total,
@@@@@@@@@@@gA start-up study on university students with motor skill underachievementh 

Representative Publications (As the first author)
Furuta, H. (2014) Setbacks in physical education classes undergone by female university students with motor skill
@@@@@underachievement. Journal of Saitama University (Faculty of Education), 63(1), 357-386. (in Japanese)

Furuta, H. and Kushibiki, R. (2011) Whole body reaction time of university students with motor skill underachievement.
@@@@@Journal of Saitama University (Faculty of Education), 60(1), 67-70. (in Japanese)

Furuta, H. et al., (2010) A cross-sectional study on the relationship between visual abilities and serve-reception
@@@@@performance in volleyball. Japanese Journal of Sport Methodology, 23, 15-25. (in Japanese)

Furuta, H., et al. (2005) Perceptual factors related to the attacking performance in volleyball.
@@@@@Japanese Journal of Sport Methodology, 18, 49-59. (in Japanese)

Furuta, H., et al. (2004) A multidimensional and multivariate approach to perceptual factors related to
@@@@@the serve-receiving performance in volleyball. Japanese Journal of Sport Psychology, 31(2), 29-41. (in Japanese)
 

Membership of Academic Society
@International Society of Sport Psychology
@European College of Sport Science
@Japanese Society of Sport Psychology
@Japanese Society of Physical Education, Health, Sport Sciences
@Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association
@The Japanese Psychological Association
@The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology


Furuta Laboratory for Motor Learning and Development
Health and Physical Education Course, Faculty of Education, Saitama University

Hisashi FURUTA

Research

My recent interest of research is the factors relating to clumsiness or underachievement in motor control and learning when students, from elementary to university, acquire various motor skills. In physical education classes, there are some learners whose motor skills hardly improve due to their clumsiness whereas the other learners can refine their motor skills. Enhancing motor skills of the former learners is one of the issues which physical education teachers have to resolve. I have conducted some research and revealed the differences between university students with and without motor skill underachievement in physical fitness, visual abilities, and psychomotor abilities such as reaction time. In addition, with regard to the characteristics of tasks students learn, it has been shown that there are five typical setbacks undergone by the students with motor skill underachievement: they are not good at sprinting, they cannot organize a sequential movement from running to jumping smoothly, they are un-skilled in throwing a ball, they cannot anticipate a trajectory or a landing point of a ball, and they feel fear or anxiety while they are performing some kinds of motor skills. My research will contribute to improving teaching skills of physical education teachers.  

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