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http://dx.doi.org/10.7468/mathedu.2020.59.3.201

An analysis of domestic research trends of mathematics curriculum research through topic modeling: Focused on domestic journals published from 1997 to 2019  

Son, Taekwon (Korea National University of Education)
Lee, Kwangho (Korea National University of Education)
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The Mathematical Education / v.59, no.3, 2020 , pp. 201-216 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study analyzed 493 domestic mathematics curriculum articles published in KCI's listings from 1997 to 2019 using LDA topic modeling. As a result, domestic mathematics curriculum research could be categorized into eight topics such as 'context in a curriculum', 'analysis a curriculum by the mathematical concept', 'form, system, meaning, and character of a curriculum', 'instruction and application of a curriculum', 'implementation and evaluation of a curriculum', 'tasks in a curriculum', 'analysis of a curriculum based on ability', 'compare and analysis curriculum and textbook'. The topic 'implementation and evaluation of a curriculum' was identified with the lowest proportion. Also, we performed the simple regression analysis with the weight of topics in the application period of the curriculum, and 'analysis of a curriculum based on ability' appeared as a 'hot topic'. Furthermore, topics appeared differently depending on the application period of the curriculum. Some of the appeared topics showed a tendency to match the emphasis of the highlight in a mathematics curriculum. Based on the results, future studies should develop frameworks for mathematics curriculum studies and extend the field of mathematical curriculum studies to make progress. Furthermore, future studies are needed to examine the enactment, feedback, and competency evaluation in the mathematical curriculum.
Keywords
mathematics curriculum research; topic modeling; LDA; research trends;
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