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http://dx.doi.org/10.7468/mathedu.2019.58.2.187

A comparative study on the external & internal structure of mathematics curriculum between Korea and Japan : Focusing on the aspects of recent revisions  

Kwon, Oh Nam (Seoul National University)
Lee, Kyungwon (Graduate School of Seoul National University)
Lee, Ahran (Graduate School of Seoul National University)
Han, Chaereen (Graduate School of Seoul National University)
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The Mathematical Education / v.58, no.2, 2019 , pp. 187-223 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the aspects of revision in the external and internal structure of curriculum and documentation in Korea and Japan and to propose the direction and task to enhance the current framework of the national curriculum. Japan has been selected for comparison in that it explicitly prepared social changes such as the dramatic evolution of artificial intelligence and population aging in its new curriculum. Therefore, various aspects of revision were analyzed the 2009 & 2015 revised mathematics curriculum of Korea and the 2008 & 2017 mathematics curriculum of Japan respectively in the elementary, middle, and high school grade bands. Then, the differences between the two countries were identified through comparison. First, the structure of the mathematics curriculum in Japan was connected with the general guidelines more tightly than Korea, and the external structure of the mathematics curriculum stayed consistently after the revision. Second, contrary to Korea, which pursued the appropriateness and reduction of mathematical content, Japanese mathematics curriculum has been pursuing detailed contents both quantitatively and qualitatively. Lastly, Japan emphasized statistical problem-solving ability. Based on this, we suggested considering of consistency in the structure curriculum documentation, detailing contents of the curriculum, and strengthening of statistical education.
Keywords
mathematics curriculum; mathematics curriculum of Japan; external and internal structure of documentation;
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