The Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육)

Korean Society of Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회)
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A study on the high school teachers' perceptions and experiences of mathematics curriculum reconstruction

수학과 교육과정 재구성에 대한 고등학교 교사들의 인식과 경험에 관한 연구

  • 이동근 (서울특별시교육청 서울교육정책연구소)
  • Received : 2019.09.26
  • Accepted : 2019.11.20
  • Published : 2019.11.30
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Abstract

This study is a follow-up to Lee(2019). Lee(2019) investigated the method of collecting information on the curriculum of elementary and middle school math teachers, when differences were observed between elementary and middle school math teachers in the method of collecting information on the curriculum. Following Lee(2019)'s study, this study looked at the perceptions and experiences of high school math teachers in their curriculum.At the time when the curriculum was changed from time to time, the authority for restructuring curriculum was strengthened. In addition, the role of teachers as 'curriculum restructuring practitioners' became important. However, previous studies have pointed out the structural problem that teachers empathize with the necessity of restructuring the curriculum and have a negative perception of the willingness to practice the curriculum. Therefore, the researcher examined high school teachers who are sensitive to the characteristics and evaluation of the highly hierarchical mathematics subjects. A total of six interviews were conducted with ten high school mathematics teachers in three groups of ten years of teaching experience. Through this, it was possible to observe how teachers as curriculum reconstruction practitioners had thought about curriculum restructuring, and I could observe what difficulties teachers' experienced. This suggests that teachers have two ideas for restructuring the curriculum: 'realistic curriculum reconstruction' and 'ideal curriculum reconstruction'. In addition, the teachers found that there are 'sides of incongruity in the school system' and 'difficulties in the management of teachers'.

교육과정이 수시 개정 체제로 변화되면서 교사의 교육과정 재구성 권한이 강화되었다. 더불어서 교육과정 재구성 실천자로서의 교사 역할 또한 중요해졌다. 그런데 선행연구들에서는 교사들이 '교육과정 재구성의 필요성에는 공감하면서도 교육과정 실천 의지에 대하여는 부정적'이라는 구조적인 문제를 가지고 있음을 지적하였다. 이에 연구자는 위계성이 강한 수학 과목의 특성과 고등학교 교사들이 평가에 민감하다는 점을 고려하여, 고등학교 수학 교사들을 대상으로 그들의 '교육과정 재구성의 필요성에 대한 인식'과 '교육과정 재구성 실천자로서 겪게 되는 어려움'에 대하여 살펴보았다. 본 연구에서는 연구에 면담 대상자로 참여한 교사 10명을 교직 경력을 10년 단위로 하여 세 집단으로 구분하였다. 또한 연구자는 각 집단을 대상으로 각각 2차시의 면담을 실시하였다. 이를 통하여 연구자는 교육과정 재구성 실천자로서의 교사들이 교육과정 재구성에 대하여 어떠한 생각을 가지고 있는지 그리고 어떠한 어려움을 경험하게 되는지 관찰할 수 있었다.

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