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http://dx.doi.org/10.7468/mathedu.2022.61.1.29

A study on the mathematics curriculum for elementary school in Korea to improve teaching of chance  

Ko, Eun-Sung (Jeonju National University of Education)
Tak, Byungjoo (Jeonju National University of Education)
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The Mathematical Education / v.61, no.1, 2022 , pp. 29-45 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study tried to analyze the problems by critically examining how the chance is taught in relation to the concept of chance and randomness in the Korean elementary school mathematics curriculum. To this end, the concepts of chance and randomness were first examined, and problems were presented in based on this by the literature analysis on mathematics curriculum material and textbooks for elementary school in Korea. As a result, there was a lack of experience in reasoning based on data, and randomness instruction was not performed properly. In addition, as the teaching of the sample space was omitted, contradictory materials were being used. Moreover, it was pointed out that the teaching of chance is focused on a specific grade level. For the improvement of the teaching of chance, a teaching of the probability experiment and the sample space were mainly suggested, and it was also suggested that the contents of the data area be adjusted for the composition focused on a specific grade.
Keywords
chance; randomness; probability experiment; sample space;
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