Education of Primary School Mathematics (한국수학교육학회지시리즈C:초등수학교육)

Korean Society of Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회)
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An Analysis on Teaching Methods of Patterns in Elementary Mathematics Textbooks

초등학교 수학 교과서에 제시된 패턴 지도방안에 대한 분석

  • Received : 2015.12.26
  • Accepted : 2016.01.28
  • Published : 2016.01.31
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Abstract

Patterns are of great significance to develop algebraic thinking of elementary students. This study analyzed teaching methods of patterns in current elementary mathematics textbook series in terms of three main activities related to pattern generalization (i.e., analyzing the structure of patterns, investigating the relationship between two variables, and reasoning and representing the generalized rules). The results of this study showed that such activities to analyze the structure of patterns are not explicitly considered in the textbooks, whereas those to explore the relationship between two variables in a pattern are emphasized throughout all grade levels using function table. The activities to reason and represent the generalized rules of patterns are dealt in a way both for lower grade students to use informal representations and for upper grade students to employ formal representations with expressions or symbols. The results of this study also illustrated that patterns in the textbooks are treated rather as a separate strand than as something connected to other content strands. This paper closes with several implications to teach patterns in a way to foster early algebraic thinking of elementary school students.

패턴을 다루는 여러 가지 활동은 초등학생들의 대수적 사고를 신장하는데 매우 효과적이다. 이에 본 연구는 초기 대수(early algebra)적 관점에서 패턴을 지도하는 세 가지 주요 활동인 패턴의 구조를 분석하는 활동, 패턴에서 두 변수 사이의 관계를 탐색하는 활동, 패턴의 일반화된 규칙을 추론하고 표현하는 활동을 중심으로 현행 초등학교 수학 교과서에 제시된 패턴 지도방안을 분석하였다. 분석결과 패턴의 구조를 분석하는 활동은 교과서 상에서 명시적으로 고려되지 않았다. 반면 패턴에서 두 변수 사이의 관계를 탐색하는 활동은 주로 대응표를 활용하여 전 학년에서 다루어졌고, 패턴의 일반화된 규칙을 추론하고 표현하는 활동은 저학년에서는 패턴의 규칙을 비형식적으로 표현하는 활동을 통하여, 고학년에서는 패턴의 규칙을 수식이나 기호를 사용하여 형식적으로 표현하는 활동을 통하여 다루어졌다. 한편 다른 수학 내용과의 연계성 측면에서 패턴의 지도방안을 분석한 결과, 현행 초등학교 수학 교과서에서는 패턴 활동이 규칙성 영역에 해당하는 일부 단원에서만 한정적으로 다루어지고 있었다. 이와 같은 연구결과를 토대로 본 연구는 초등학생들의 대수적 사고를 신장하기 위한 패턴 지도방안과 관련하여 구체적인 시사점을 제공하고자 한다.

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