• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.1-12
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• 2003

이 논문은 수학적 개념의 뜻과 과 중요성을 살펴본 다음, 연구자가 소속되어 있는 한국의 대학생과 연구자가 연구년 동안 강의한 바 있는 미국의 대학생이 갖고 있는 수학적 개념의 수준에 대하여 조사하여 보고, 그 차이점을 비교하여 수학교육의 개선을 위한 시사점을 찾아보고자 하였다. 본 연구는 수학적 개념을 수학적 지식의 구성, 수학적 지식의 구조, 수학적 지식의 현상, 수학을 행하기, 수학적 아이디어의 가치 인식, 구성으로서의 학습, 유용한 노력으로서의 수학으로 분류하고 각 개념에 대한 양국 학생들의 인식 정도를 설문조사 방식으로 조사하였다. 본 연구에서 한국 학생들은 수학적 개념에 대한 7개의 영역 중에서 '수학적 지시의 현상', '수학을 행하기'를 제외한 5개의 영역에서 더 높은 수준을 보였다. 앞으로 한국의 수학교육은 수학을 실제로 행하는 활동을 더욱 강조하여야 할 것이다.

• School Mathematics
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.135-149
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• 2003

We present an understanding about students' conceptual model of differential equations, based on the discourse data that were collected in a differential equations course at a university in Korea. An interpretive approach is taken to analyze classroom discourse. This paper consists of three main parts. First, we completely analyze the students' use of conceptual metaphor in a university differential equations class. Secondly, we identify conceptual metaphors representing students' conceptual model of differential equations. Finally, we describe the mathematical characteristics of the conceptual metaphors identified in detail. Among other things, this paper reveals that there exists dual aspects of the students' conceptual model of differential equations. In other words, in the differential equations course observed we found that the students very often used two kinds of conceptual metaphor,“machine metaphor”and“fictive motion metaphor”, that have contrastingly different mathematical characteristics. In order to interpret the duality, we take a sociocultural perspective, and this perspective suggests and helps us to realize the significance of understanding of cognitive diversity in mathematics classroom.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.221-237
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• 2004

This research analyzed mathematical discourse of the students in an RME-based differential equations course at a university in order to investigate the social transformation of the students' conceptual model of differential equations. The analysis focused on the change in the students' use of conceptual metaphor for differential equations and pedagogical factors promoting the change. The analysis shows that discrete and quantitative conceptual model was prevalent in the beginning of the semester However, continuous and qualitative conceptual model emerged through the negotiation of mathematical meaning based on the inquiry of context problems. The participation in the project class has a positive impact on the extension of the students' conceptual model of differential equations and increases the fluency of the students' problem solving in differential equations. Moreover, this paper provides a discussion to identify the pedagogical factors Involved with the transformation of the students' conceptual model. The discussion highlights the sociocultural aspect of teaching and learning of mathematics and provides implications to improve teaching of mathematics in school.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.18 no.1 s.18
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• pp.211-222
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• 2004

신체적 체험은 인간의 사고를 형성하는 바탕이 된다. 문제해결 경험은 인간 사고를 한층 더 발전시킨다. 특히 사물의 형태와 움직임을 관찰하고, 그러한 환경에 감각-운동 신경을 발달시키는 체험에서 획득된 개념들은 추상적 사고에서 중심적 역할을 한다는 언어심리학의 가설이 흥미롭게 제기되어 연구되어 오고 있다. 개념체계로서 수학, 언어로서 수학, 의미 만들기로서 수학 , 문제 해결로서 수학 등 수학학습과 관련된 수학의 여러 모습에 대한 새로운 시각을 갖게 한다. Lakoff와 Johnson는 신체적 체험이 가져온 이러한 개념체계들 '메타포'라고 부른다. 메타포의 '개념' 수준으로의 확장은 analogy의 의미를 확장시켰다. 수학학습에 신체적 체험으로 존재하는 개념들은 수학적 개념에 이르는 학습을 새롭게 보게 한다. 본 연구는 metaphor와 analogy의 인지과학 및 언어과학에서 연구되고 있는 일반적 의미들을 제시하고 수학학습에서의 적용될 수 있는 방법들을 제시한다.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.499-514
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• 2007

In modern mathematic education, the development of mathematical ability based on the understanding of mathematical concepts has been emphasized in curriculum and teaching methodology. Also, in schools, most math teachers stress the importance of mathematical concepts in doing math well. Thus, in this paper, we outlined the development of mathematical concepts through the literature survey. And then, based on the Sfard's definition of mathematical concepts, which classifies math concepts into the operational approach and structural approach, we analyzed the math concepts of exponential function and logarithmic function units in three highschool math textbooks. As the result, we found that the textbook authors used different approach for the same concepts, and, at the same time, they used both approaches to help develop the students' math concepts.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.349-368
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to explore ways for students to connect conceptual and procedural knowledge in mathematical modeling lessons. Accordingly, we selected the greatest common divisor among the learning contents in which elementary school students have difficulties connecting conceptual and procedural knowledge. A mathematical modeling lesson was designed and implemented to solve problems related to the greatest common divisor while connecting conceptual and procedural knowledge. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the mathematical modeling lesson had positive effects on students solving problems by connecting conceptual and procedural knowledge. In addition, through actual class application, a teaching and learning plan was derived to meaningfully connect conceptual and procedural knowledge in mathematical modeling lessons.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.63-73
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• 2011

This paper analyses conceptual change from Euclid's dictionary definition to Hilbert's mathematical definition about primitive terms in Geometry. Realism, conceptualism, nominalism about mathematical objects are related to this conceptual change.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.33-56
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• 2013

This is a literature study about the concept of 'Division into Equal Parts' in middle school geometry. First, we notice that the concept of the division into equal parts in middle school geometry is given in four themes, which are those of line segments, angles, arches and areas. Second, we investigate and analyse the historical backgrounds of these four kinds of divisions into equal parts. Third, the possibility of extension in terms of method and concept was researched. Through the result of this study, we suggest that it is desirable to use effective utility of history in mathematical teaching and learning in middle school.

• School Mathematics
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.547-561
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• 2010

Even though statistics is considered as one of the areas of mathematical science in the school curriculum, it has been well documented that statistics has distinct features compared to mathematics. However, there is little empirical educational research showing distinct features of statistics, especially research into the understanding of statistical concepts which are different from other areas in school mathematics. In addition, there is little discussion of a relationship between the ability of mathematical thinking and the ability of understanding statistical concepts. This study extracted some important concepts which consist of the fundamental statistical reasoning and investigated how mathematically high achieving students understood these concepts. As a result, there were both kinds of concepts that mathematically high achieving students developed well or not. There is a weak correlation between mathematical ability and the level of understanding statistical concepts.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.14
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• pp.61-70
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• 2001

수학은 추상적인 학문이다. '추상'은 몇 개 또는 무한히 많은 사물의 공통성이나 본질을 추출하여 파악하는 사고작용이다. 이렇게 추상된 것들을 모아 분류를 하고 그 다음에 이름을 붙이는 것이 바로 개념이 형성되는 과정이고 수학자가 수학을 하는 과정이다. 이 개념들은 여러 가지 모양으로 결합하여 스키마라고 부르는 개념 구조를 형성하게 되는데, 이 스키마는 수학적 사고를 하는데 매우 중요한 역할을 하여 수학을 개념적으로 이해하는데 도움을 주며, 새로운 지식을 얻는데 필요한 필수적인 도구가 된다. 본 논문에서는 연속적인 수열의 합의 공식에 대하여 학생들이 Skemp가 말한 '관계적 이해'를 할 수 있도록 스키마를 이용하여 문제를 해결할 수 있는 모델과 원주의 스키마를 이용한 생활 속의 문제를 제시하여 학생들이 공식을 암기하기보다는 수학의 구조를 파악하고 연계성을 이해함으로서 능동적인 구성활동을 유발하여 수학에 대한 흥미를 느낄 수 있도록 도움을 주고자 한다.