The Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육)

Korean Society of Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회)
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An analysis of characteristics of the perception for mathematics learning of Korean language learners in 6th grade of elementary school

초등학교 6학년 한국어학습자의 수학 학습에 대한 인식의 특성 분석

  • Received : 2021.10.19
  • Accepted : 2021.11.05
  • Published : 2021.11.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to compare the mathematical beliefs that directly or indirectly affect the mathematics learning of Korean languge learners with those of non-Korean languge learners and identify the characteristics. To this end, an analytical comparative research was conducted through a questionnaire survey on perceptions of mathematics learning for 6th grade students of elementary school with different cultural and linguistic backgrounds in the same mathematics classroom. As a result of the analysis, Korean languge learners and non-Korean languge learners gave different meanings to learning mathematics, and they recognized various meanings of success in mathematics. In addition, the math learning ability of non-Korean learners was evaluated higher than that of Korean learners. Based on their positive beliefs, they decided how to resolve conflict situations with different problem-solving results. It will be necessary to prepare a teaching/learning plan that can fully implement multicultural mathematics education in the mathematics classroom where Korean language learners with different cultural and linguistic backgrounds belong. The results of this research can contribute to raising awareness of the need for follow-up researches to find ways to reduce the learning gap between Korean languge learners and non-Korean languge learners. It is expected that this research will contribute to understanding the perceptive characteristics of Korean language learners about learning mathematics and to prepare a plan to utilize them in mathematics lessons.

본 연구의 목적은 한국어학습자의 수학 학습에 직·간접적으로 영향을 주는 수학적 신념을 비한국어학습자에 비추어 그 특성을 파악하는 것이다. 이를 위해 동일한 수학 교실에서 학습하는 문화적, 언어적 배경이 다른 초등학교 6학년 학생들을 대상으로 수학 학습에 대한 인식 조사 설문을 통한 분석적 비교 연구를 수행하였다. 분석 결과, 한국어학습자와 비한국어학습자는 수학 학습에 대해서 서로 다른 의미를 부여하고 있었으며, 수학에서 성공하는 것의 의미에 대해 다양하게 인식하고 있었다. 또한, 비한국어학습자의 수학 학습 능력을 한국어학습자에 비해 높게 평가하고 있었으며, 문제해결 결과가 다른 갈등 상황을 해결하는 방법을 학생 자신 또는 친구가 수학에서 성공적으로 학습할 수 있다는 긍정적인 신념을 기반으로 결정하고 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 한국어학습자와 비한국어학습자 사이에 야기되는 학습 격차를 줄일 수 있는 방안 모색을 위한 후속 연구의 필요성 인식 제고에 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

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