• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.387-408
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• 2015

The purpose of this research is to analyze the mathematical tasks of length measurement in two different perspectives, the level of cognitive demands and learning trajectories, and restructure the mathematical tasks so that the students' conceptual learning is promoted and students are able to have opportunities to think more broadly. Ten lessons with the restructured mathematical tasks were implemented for a class of 2nd grade elementary students. Also a qualitative and in-depth study was conducted with 4 students of the target group. The study shows that firstly, the restructured tasks requiring high level of cognitive skills, had positive effects in increasing the students' level of thinking and reasoning. Secondly, the tasks modified according to the learning trajectories of Szilag, Clements & Sarama(2013) in length measurement, have proven to promote students' concept learning and elaborate the students' level of thinking.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.253-267
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• 2012

In this paper, we primarily focus on the perspectives about creative process, which is how mathematical creativity emerged, as one aspect of mathematical creativity and then present a desirable task characteristic to measure and program characteristics to develop mathematical creativity. At first, we describe domain-generality perspective and domain-specificity perspective on creativity. The former regard divergent thinking skill as a key cognitive process embedded in creativity of various discipline domain involving language, science, mathematics, art and so on. In contrast the researchers supporting later perspective insist that the mechanism of creativity is different in each discipline. We understand that the issue on this two perspective effect on task and program to foster and measure creativity in mathematics education beyond theoretical discussion. And then, based on previous theoretical review, we draw a desirable characteristic on instruction program and task to facilitate and test mathematical creativity, and present an applicable task and instruction cases based on Geneplor model at the mathematics class in elementary school. In conclusion, divergent thinking is necessary but sufficient to develop mathematical creativity and need to consider various mathematical reasoning such as generalization, ion and mathematical knowledge.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.62 no.2
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• pp.289-302
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• 2023

In today's digital information society, student knowledge and skills to analyze big data and make informed decisions have become an important goal of school mathematics. Integrating big data statistical projects with digital technologies in high school <Artificial Intelligence> mathematics courses has the potential to provide students with a learning experience of high impact that can develop these essential skills. This paper proposes a set of guidelines for designing effective big data statistical project-based tasks and evaluates the tasks in the artificial intelligence mathematics textbook against these criteria. The proposed guidelines recommend that projects should: (1) align knowledge and skills with the national school mathematics curriculum; (2) use preprocessed massive datasets; (3) employ data scientists' problem-solving methods; (4) encourage decision-making; (5) leverage technological tools; and (6) promote collaborative learning. The findings indicate that few textbooks fully align with these guidelines, with most failing to incorporate elements corresponding to Guideline 2 in their project tasks. In addition, most tasks in the textbooks overlook or omit data preprocessing, either by using smaller datasets or by using big data without any form of preprocessing. This can potentially result in misconceptions among students regarding the nature of big data. Furthermore, this paper discusses the relevant mathematical knowledge and skills necessary for artificial intelligence, as well as the potential benefits and pedagogical considerations associated with integrating technology into big data tasks. This research sheds light on teaching mathematical concepts with machine learning algorithms and the effective use of technology tools in big data education.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.10
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• pp.417-440
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• 2000

"여성은 수학을 못한다" 또는 "수학적 능력에 있어서 남학생이 여학생보다 우월하다"는 우리 사회의 일반적 통념은 근거가 있는 것인가? 1970년대 이후 구미를 중심으로 외국에서는 교육에서의 성 평등(equity) 문제에 대한 관심이 높아지면서 수학에서의 성별차이(gender difference)에 대한 연구들이 상당히 이루어져 왔다. 그러나 국내의 연구는 한국학술진흥재단의 연구지원을 반아서 수행된 96년부터 98년까지의 3년 연구(권오남, 박경미, 임형, 허라금의 공동연구) 이외에는 거의 전무하다. 이 글에서는 수학적 능력에서의 성별차이라는 논제를 3년 연구의 결과를 중심으로 양적, 질적 연구방법으로 접근하며, 이를 바탕으로 수학교육에서의 양성평등의 과제와 전망을 논의한다.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.61-75
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• 2015

This study analyzed the characteristics of mathematical tasks including the level of cognitive demands set up by pre-service elementary school teachers. 50 pre-service teachers in G university of education who participated in their 4 weeks teaching practicum were selected as subjects. They planned and implemented mathematics lesson with their lesson plans. Lesson plans, video of their lessons, transcript of video were gathered and analyzed the characteristics of mathematical tasks used in their lesson. Through the analysis, several conclusions were drawn as follow. First, 78% of the subjects modified tasks in mathematics textbooks. Since modification or construction of mathematical tasks gives good chance for constructing mathematical task knowledge for teaching, more chance should be given to pre-service teachers to construct new tasks or modify tasks in mathematics textbooks. Second, types of modification done by pre-service teachers were categorized as number change(15.6%), situation change(78.1%) and material change(6.3%). As Chapman(2013) emphasized the importance of MtKT, pre-service teachers must have more MtKT by understanding the characteristics of mathematical tasks. Third, the level of cognitive demands required by mathematical tasks were relatively low. 74% of mathematical tasks was lower cognitive demands and only 26% was higher cognitive demands. The level of cognitive demands of tasks in mathematics textbooks tended to be lowered by the directions given right after the tasks were given. In this respect, the structure of mathematics textbooks need to be changed.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.77-110
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• 2007

This study attempted to investigate how to students show high-level mathematical thinking in math classes. This paper describes how to setup the task for lead to a high - level of thinking out students and what efforts are required while a teacher tried to maintaining students's high-level cognition during the tasks implemented. The researcher as teacher analyzed the tasks of length measurement unit in 2-Ga elementary math textbooks, modified and created math tasks demanded students' high-level cognition, made instruction plans, and implemented those tasks maintaining the levels of cognitive demand of tasks. After that, the researcher reflected and analyzed the levels of cognitive demand of tasks of instruction and factors that cause to change intended high-level cognitive demand. After reflection, second roof of action research was conducted to 2-Na length measurement unit. This paper includes those results and reflections of practitioner.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.337-360
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• 2002

그래프 능력을 바탕으로 한 함수의 그래프 표현은 함수 교수 ${\cdot}$ 학습상 중요한 위치를 차지한다. 그러나 부적절한 함수 그래프 과제 교수 ${\cdot}$ 학습 방법은 학생들의 지식 구성, 이해 과정에 영향을 주면서 수학적 오류를 형성하게 하였다. 그러므로 체계적인 오류 분석을 기반으로 한 좋은 교수학적 프로그램을 통해 수학적 오류를 예견하고 학습 과정에서 그것을 잘 처치, 활용하는 것이 효과적인 함수 교수 ${\cdot}$ 학습을 위해 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 지필 환경하에서 함수 그래프 과제를 수행한 학생들에게서 일반적으로 나타나는 수학적 오류를 점검하고, 새로운 교육용 테크놀러지 환경하에서 이러한 수학적 오류가 변화되는 과정을 살펴보고자 하였다. 첫 번째 연구 문제를 위해 고등학생 119명을 대상으로 양적 연구를 실시하였으며, 함수에 대한 개념 이미지로부터의 오류가 가장 많이 나타났음을 확인할 수 있었다. 두 번째 연구문제를 위해 고등학생 2명을 대상으로 사례 연구를 실시하였는데, 그 결과 기존의 수학적 오류가 새로운 교수학적 환경하에서 변화, 극복되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.63 no.1
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• pp.63-83
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• 2024

The purpose of this study is to analyze the mathematical connection components of the tasks included in the trigonometric ratio unit of 3rd grade middle school textbook based on the 2015 revised mathematics curriculum and investigate teachers' perceptions and practical measures regarding these components. To this end, we analyzed the characteristics of mathematical connection tasks included in the trigonometric ratio units in nine types of 3rd grade middle school mathematics textbooks, and we conducted a questionnaire survey and interviews with one in-service math teachers in pre interview and with two in-service math teachers in this interview to investigate their perceptions and practical measures. As a result of the study, the number of tasks with external connection in the trigonometric ratio unit were less than those of internal connection. In addition, in terms of teachers' perceptions and practical measures, the perspective of analyzing tasks with mathematical connections varied depending on the teacher's perspective, and the practical measures varied accordingly. These findings are significant in that they reveal the relationship between mathematical tasks, teacher perceptions and measures to foster effectively students' mathematical connections.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.52 no.1
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• pp.111-128
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to examine and analyze the cognitive demand of the mathematical tasks suggested in the middle school textbooks. In particular, it aimed to reveal the overall picture of the level of cognitive demand of the mathematical tasks in the strand of geometry in the textbooks. We adopted the framework for mathematical task analysis suggested by Stein & Smith(1998) and analyzed the mathematical tasks accordingly. The findings from the analysis showed that 95 percent of the mathematical tasks were at high level and the rest at low level in terms of cognitive demand. Most of the mathematical tasks in the textbooks were algorithmic and focused on producing correct answers by using procedures. In particular, the high level tasks were presented at the end of each chapter or unit for wrap up rather than as key resources.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.199-206
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• 1999

The aim of this paper is to lay a foundation for perspectives on mathematics education as a science in the future. In order to do it, we reviewed the past and present state of affairs related to the development of research in mathematics education. Then, the features of mathematics education as a science and the interdisciplinary characteristic of its fields and methods are shown. Moreover, some perspectives on the tasks and methods of research in mathematics education in the future are suggested.