A Case Study on Teaching Mathematics U nderachievers Using the Textbooks of the Previous Grades

In order to raise people with mathematical power and positive attitude toward mathematics fit for the 21st century, individual students should be provided with equal learning opportunities according to their ability and level, and the need of such mathematics education is even stronger for underachievers. As textbooks were considered the optimal learning materials at each stage, this study purposed to examine changes in students' mathematical learning abilities and mathematical tendency brought by the activities of analyzing and reviewing the textbooks of the previous grades. The subjects of this study were 5 mathematics underachievers from 3 fifth grade classes at D Elementary School. They were sampled from those who were selected based on the results of diagnostic assessment and the records at the end of April and gave their consent to participation in this study. For the sampled children, their current state was surveyed first, and then the experimental classes were given twice a week and a total of 32 sessions. The children judged their mathematical abilities through reviewing the textbooks from the 1st grade to the 4th grade, and studied the textbook of each stage by themselves. After the self study, they had the textbook contents review activity that extracted 10 problems considered important per semester, and the textbook analysis activity that grouped units in each stage according to relevancy, identified similarities and differences, and examined hierarchy. From the results of this study was found that the mathematics underachiever teaching method using the textbooks of the previous grades gives mathematics underachievers confidence in their abilities, strengthens mathematical connection, and develops the habits of exploring key contents through self study.

이전 학년의 교과서를 활용한 수학 학습 부진아 지도에 관한 사례 연구

수학적 힘과 수학에 대한 긍정적인 태도를 가진 21세기에 적합한 인간을 육성하기 위해서는 학생 개개인의 능력과 수준에 맞는 균등한 학습의 기회가 제공되어야 하며, 특히 학습 부진아들에게는 이러한 수학 교육이 더욱 절실하다. 본 연구는 각 단계의 최적의 학습 자료라 할 수 있는 교과서를 활용하여 이전 학년의 교과서를 분석하고, 점검하는 활동이 학생의 수학 학습 능력과 수학적 성향에 어떤 변화를 가져오는지에 대해 살펴보는데 그 목적이 있다. 본 연구를 통하여 이전 학년의 교과서를 활용한 수학 학습 부진아 지도 방법이 수학 학습 부진아에게 할 수 있다는 신념을 갖게 하고 수학적 연결성을 강화시켜 주며, 핵심적인 내용을 스스로 파악하는 습관을 가지게 하는 것을 알 수 있었다.