• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.745-762
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• 2015

In order to examine the change in mathematical inclinationn of middle level engineering college freshmen, we analyse the change of mathematical inclination between 2011 year and 2015 year freshmen who took college scholastic ability test which are based on the national mathematics curriculum 7th and 7th revision, respectively. In medium-sized D university, 2011 year and 2015 year engineering freshmen were taken the test for mathematical inclination, the survey for mathematical background and the recognition of college mathematics and basic mathematical ability test. The outcomes of this survey are followings: Firstly, between 2011 year and 2015 year freshmen, the mean of confidence and flexibility are same, but the 2015's mean of willpower, curiosity, value and esthetics are greater than 2011's. Secondly, in the mean of flexibility, willpower and curiosity, natural science's mean is greater than humanity's. Thirdly, the mean of mathematical inclination's factors is depend on college mathematics goal. Fourthly, there is little correlation between mathematical basic ability and mathematical inclination. Moreover for 2011 year and 2015 year freshmen, the mean of mathematical inclination's factors except value is proportional to mathematical basic ability. For the success of college mathematics in engineering college, this study suggests that high school mathematics curriculum and college scholastic ability test must contain calculus. We also suggest that college mathematics class must be focused on mathematical inclination improvement.

• Korean Journal of Cognitive Science
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.149-171
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• 2017

In this research, based on the fact that spatial ability is important for the achievement in the STEM fields, and technological innovation, Purdue Spatial Visualization Test-Rotation has been used to investigate engineering freshmen's spatial ability and gender differences. Students who have taken advanced mathematics courses in high school(those who have taken type B math test in Korean SAT test) and students with general math courses(those who have taken type A in Korean SAT-Math test) are included in this study to find out the relationship between mathematics achievement and spatial ability. Finding out the strategies taken by students was another aim of this study. This strategic differences between high achievers and lower achievers, male and female students were analyzed from students' self report. Spatial ability test score was highest in the SAT-Math type B male students, decreased in the order of type A male students, type B female students, and lastly type A female students. There was no substantial difference between second and third groups. In each group, male students' average score was 8~10% higher than female students, which affirms 2015's results. The correlation between spatial ability and mathematics achievement was negligible in each group, but male students' math score and spatial ability score were higher than that of female students. This can be interpreted that there is some correlation between these two. Strategic choices can vary in the continuous spectrum with analytic method and holistic method at both ends. From students' self report, using Mann-Witney test, it turned out that there exists strategic differences between male and female students. Male students have a tendency to use holistic strategy more often than female students. I also found that the strategy choice did not vary greatly among all score groups. For the perfect score groups, both female and male students used holistic strategy most frequently. For low achieving groups, there is an evidence that these students overuse one method compared to average or high achieving groups, which turned out to be less effective. Based on these, I suggest that low achieving students need to have more chances to adopt efficient strategies and to practice challenging problems to improve their spatial abilities.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.297-311
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• 2011

This study is about research into 'National Assessment of Educational Achievement (NAEA)' and 'College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)' in 5 metropolitan cities and analysis of the result. The objects of study are the materials of mathematics grade of NAEA from 2003 to 2009 and mathematics items of CSAT from 1994 to 2010. The contents of the study are followings. First, the trends of mathematics score of NAEA in elementary, middle and high school is analyzed according to gender, establishment type and the type of school. Second, the trends of CSAT is analyzed according to gender and line (cultural science line or natural science line). Also the trends of application number for cultural science line and natural science line. Third, the trends of the achievement test score of 6th grade in elementary school, third grade in middle school, first grade in high school and the CSAT score in third grade in high school for the same group is considered.

• School Mathematics
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.301-326
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• 2006

Teacher's competence in student assessment is an essential ability to mathematics teachers and should be improved qualitatively. This study suggests how college of education should make efforts in educating prospective teachers who will have competence in student assessment. First, $\ulcorner$Assessment of Mathematics Learning$\lrcorner$ must be set as a required subject. Second, the contents of the subject should be consisted to improve the competence of the prospective teachers in student assessment. Therefore, the contents based on the standards of teacher's competence in student assessment are suggested in this paper. Third, teaching methods should be practiced by using exemplary samples of teacher's assessment on students in addition to lecture.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TE
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.47-56
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• 2000

Because of the junior college students' learning ability stands on a relatively low level, this research is accomplished to inspire students with further desires, considering students' learning ability and desire. The curriculum of junior college is organized with three parts(electronic communication tool, micro processer, integrated circuit design): the electronic communication tool and micro processer is carried out, and the training for the design skill on semiconductor devices will be focused. The main focus is reflected on the worldwide trend on the design engineering of semiconductor devices and considered for the market establishment on design engineers trained by the lab-oriented practice as well as fundamental of semiconductor technology.

• The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.11-18
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• 2000

대학의 학업성취도를 나타내는 평점평균은 많은 요인의 영향을 받는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 논문은 형행입시제도하에서 획득 가능한 요인과 평점평균과의 관련성을 일반 화선형모형(GLM)을 이용하여 통계적으로 분석·평가하고자 한다. 여기서 얻어진 경과는 요즈음 변화가 모색되고 있는 입시제도나 대학교육제도의 개선에 적으나마 도움이 되는 기초자료를 제공할 수 있으리라 믿어진다. 분석자료는 1996, 97학년도 인제대학교에 입학한 학생들의 입시자료와 96,97학년도의 평점평균, 기숙사입사 여부 등을 대상으로 삼았다.

• 우유
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• s.58 fall
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• pp.5-14
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• 1994

11월23일은 대학수학능력시험일이다. 예로부터 ‘받아 놓은 날은 빨리 온다’고 하였다. ‘매도 빨리 맞으면 낫다’라는 말도 있으나 시험 보는 날만은 하루라도 늦게 왔으면 좋겠다는 바라는 마음은 수험생과 학부모 모두의 마음이 아닐까한다. 대학에서 학생들 시험 감독을 하다보면 시험지를 돌리는 중인데도 책을 집어넣지 못하고 한자라도 더 볼 려고 애를 쓰는 모습을 쉽게 접한다. 하물며 일생이 결정된다고 여기는 대학입학을 좌우하는 시험인데 마음이 오죽할까? 안쓰럽다. 학생들 개개인이 모두들 나름대로 받아 놓은 날에 맞추어 어떻게 시험공부를 할 것인지 계획을 세우고 실천하고 있으리라 여겨진다. 그러나 ‘건강을 잃고 천하를 얻은들 무슨 소용이 있으랴?’ 건강유지도 학과공부 못지않게 중요하다는 점을 인식해야 한다.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.195-224
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• 2022

In this study, pre-service mathematics teachers cultivated technology content teaching knowledge (TPACK) in the regular curriculum of the College of Education. The course was designed to enhance pre-service teachers' mathematical communication skills by using an application, which is a mobile mathematics learning content for the development of group creativity of high school students. The educational program to improve mathematics teaching expertise using the application for group creativity expression consists of pre-education, goal setting, planning, teaching at school, and evaluation. In this process, pre-service teachers evaluated technology tools. They also wrote a task dialogue, lesson play, reflective journal, and lesson plan to guide high school students to develop group creativity in both app activities. As a result of the educational program, pre-service mathematics teachers cultivated TPACK and enhanced their mathematical communication skills with high school students to develop group creativity.

• School Mathematics
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.277-289
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• 2007

This research aims to look into the mathematically gifted 6th and 7th graders spatial visualization ability of solid figures. The subjects of the research was six male elementary school students in the 6th grade and one male middle school student in the 1th grade receiving special education for the mathematically gifted students supported by the government. The task used in this research was the problems that compares the side lengths and the angle sizes in 4 pictures of its two dimensional representation of a regular icosahedron. The data collected included the activity sheets of the students and in-depth interviews on the problem solving. Data analysis was made based on McGee's theory about spatial visualization ability with referring to Duval's and Del Grande's. According to the results of analysis of subjects' spatial visualization ability, the spatial visualization abilities mainly found in the students' problem-solving process were the ability to visualize a partial configuration of the whole object, the ability to manipulate an object in imagination, the ability to imagine the rotation of a depicted object and the ability to transform a depicted object into a different form. Though most subjects displayed excellent spatial visualization abilities carrying out the tasks in this research, but some of them had a little difficulty in mentally imagining three dimensional objects from its two dimensional representation of a solid figure.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.255-277
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• 2009

Currently Science and technology are changing so fast these days, educating competent and creative person, majoring in natural sciences, including mathematics., becoming more and more important. But, in Korea, there are many problems in high school and university education program, so performance level in mathematics is decreasing and avoiding mathematics and natural sciences is increasing. Naturally the numbers of science oritented students in high school are decreasing and ability in mathematics, in particular calculus, is decreasing. Hence, the above situation leads to a reduction of scientific manpower. In this point of a view, we analyse the situation of the downturn of the ability of the science, especially calculus, among engineering majored freshmen. We also study many data reported by Ministry of Education and Science, Korea and scholar societies. From this study we conclude that the essential rerasons for the above situations are curriculum and the system of the entrance examination of the university, and we give suggestions for solutions of such a situation.