Process Analysis on Mathematical Communication and Analogical Thinking through Trapezoid's Area Obtaining Activity

사다리꼴 넓이 구하기 활동에서 나타나는 수학적 의사소통과 유추적 사고 과정 분석

The newly revised mathematics curriculum of 2007 speaks of ultimate goal to develop ability to think and communicate mathematically, in order to develop ability to rationally deal with problems arising from the life around, which puts emphasize on mathematical communication. In this study, analysis on mathematical communication and analogical thinking process of group of students with similar level of academic achievement and that with different level, and thus analyzed if such communication has affected analogical thinking process in any way. This study contains following subjects: 1. Forms of mathematical communication took placed at the two groups based on achievement level were analyzed. 2. Analogical thinking process was observed through trapezoid's area obtaining activity and analyzed if communication within groups has affected such process anyhow. A framework to analyze analogical thinking process was developed with reference of problem solving procedure based on analogy, suggested by Rattermann(1997). 15 from 24 students of year 5 form of N elementary school at Gunpo Uiwang, Syeonggi-do, were selected and 3 groups (group A, B and C) of students sharing the same achievement level and 2 groups (group D and E) of different level were made. The students were led to obtain areas of parallelogram and trapezoid for twice, and communication process and analogical thinking process was observed, recorded and analyzed. The results of this study are as follow: 1. The more significant mathematical communication was observed at groups sharing medium and low level of achievement than other groups. 2. Despite of individual and group differences, there is overall improvement in students' analogical thinking: activities of obtaining areas of parallelogram and trapezoid showed that discussion within subgroups could induce analogical thinking thus expand students' analogical thinking stage.

본 연구는 학생들의 성취도 수준에 따라 구성된 동질 집단과 이질 집단에서 넓이 구하기 활동 중 나타나는 수학적 의사소통의 양태와 유추적 사고 과정을 분석함으로써 소집단내 의사소통이 유추적 사고 과정에 미치는 영향을 알아보는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 그 결과 동질 상위 집단은 개인 간 유사한 사고로 인해 의사소통의 필요를 느끼지 못하는 반면, 동질 중위 집단이나 하위 집단에서는 개인의 사고가 확장됨에 따라 의사소통이 점점 활발하게 일어났다. 이질집단의 경우는 상위권 학생이 의사소통을 주도해 감에 따라 하위권 학생의 참여횟수는 감소하였다. 그리고 평행사변형의 넓이를 구하는 활동(1차시 수업)으로부터 사다리꼴의 넓이를 구하는 활동(2차시 수업)으로 어떻게 유추가 일어날 수 있는지 그 사고 과정을 분석한 결과 소집단내 의사소통은 다른 학생들의 유추적 사고를 유발하며 그로인해 Rattermann의 유비추론 사고 과정 단계를 확장해 가는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.