• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.137-160
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• 2007

Within the field of mathematics education there is an active movement which attempts to apply more beneficial learning activities, like mathematical writing activities, for the students. In this context, the current study attempts to identify elementary school students' cognitive and affective aspects as they participate in a novel writing activity, the 'mathematical fairy tale.' Some positive outcomes from the mathematical fairy tale writing activities were as follows: First, from these mathematical writing activities, students began to reconstruct and adapt the mathematical contents they've learned through their reflective thinking. Second, while the mathematical fairy tale writing activities were going on, the communication of mathematics was greatly animated between the students, and they could get the restudying chance about they've learned. Third, from these mathematical writing activities, many of students became discover the practical using case of the mathematical contents they've learned and they perceived the necessity of the mathematics learning. Forth, from these mathematical writing activities, most of students felt the delights of the mathematics learning and the achievement, so they indicated that their attitude for the mathematics course was changed positively. Lastly, students began to concentrate on their mathematics learning through participation in mathematical fairy tale writing activities of their own accord.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Mathematical Education Conference
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.111-112
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• 2006

• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.63-77
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• 2010

This study was to investigate the differences of 'math talks' between concept-based storybook reading and context-based storybook reading activities. The teachers carried out storybook reading activities with their children using either four concept-based storybooks or four context-based storybooks. Fifty-six storybook reading activities from seven kindergarten classrooms were observed. The data were collected through participant observations and audio recordings. The transcriptions of 'math talks' during storybook reading activity were classified in terms of the levels of instructional conversation, types of mathematizing, and the mathematical processes involved. The results indicated that the 'math talks' during the concept-based storybook reading activity were higher than those of the context-based storybook reading activity in terms of both the instructional conversation and in quantifying and redescribing of mathematizing. However, the 'math talks' during the context-based storybook reading activity were higher than those of the concept-based storybook reading activity in connecting and reasoning of the mathematical processes involved. These findings suggest that early childhood teachers need to improve the level of instructional conversation during math storybook reading activities.

• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.37-58
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not the use of number-related fairy tales had any effects on young children's mathematical inquiry skills in a bid to help facilitate their development of mathematical capabilities. The subjects in this study were 30 preschoolers who were four years old in Western age and attended G kindergarten in Jung-gu, Ulsan. The instrument used to assess their mathematical inquiry skills was Choi Hye-jin(2003)'s Preschooler Math Capability Inventory. The collected data wee analyzed with SPSS Win 11.5 program, and analysis of covariance was utilized. The findings of the study were as follows: The application of number-related fairy tales turned out to be effective in developing the young children's abilities to figure out the regularity of things, conception of number, geometrical abilities, measurement abilities and mathematical inquiry skills of the preschoolers. The above-mentioned findings suggested that the application of number-related fairy tales was one of good teaching methods to step up the development of young children's mathematical inquiry skills. Specifically, that could inner motivation to preschoolers in mathematical contexts and take their problem-solving skills to another level.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.11
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• pp.47-69
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• 2001

본 논문은 고등학교 교육과정상에서 학습자들이 오류를 범하기 쉽고, 어려워 하는 극한에 대해 보다 효과적인 지도방법을 제시한다. 현실적으로 교수활동은 교실이라는 공간에서 일정한 수업시간동안에 교사와 학습자와의 관계속에서 이루어진다. 그 속에서 학습자들은 주변의 세계를 관찰함으로써, 혹은 추측과 반박을 통해 시행착오적으로 사고함으로써 혹은 모순, 어려움, 불균형을 일으키는 주위환경에 동화 ${\cdot}$ 조절을 함으로써 자신을 적응시켜 가면서 학습하게 된다. 따라서 교수학적 의도가 미비한 환경은 학습자에게 획득하기를 기대하는 학습을 할 수 없게 한다. Brousseas의 교수학적 상황론에 근거하여 교육의 현장인 교실에서의 교사와 학생간의 상호작용에 따른 교수-학습의 중요성에 초점을 둔 본 논문은 Freudenthal의 역사발생적 원리에 의한 극한의 정의와 학습자의 오류수정을 위한 교수학습 전략으로 Lakatos의 발견술을 제안하였다. 또한 극한 개념에 대해 실생활에서 학습자에게 쉽게 동화 ${\cdot}$ 조절이 일어날 수 있는 학습 방법을 제안하였다.

• East Asian mathematical journal
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.509-533
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• 2010

This study will contribute to improve intimacy and interests of students in mathematics and to cultivate their abilities and attitudes to continuously learn through problem posing activities using fairy tales. An experimental study was carried out two classes of the fifth grade (total 60 of students, each group 30 os students) in G elementary school located in Daegu Metropolitan City. This experiment was performed for thirteen weeks. For this study, using two examination devices for measuring mathematical attitude and learning achievement, pre- and post-tests were carried out. As a result, it was found that two groups are identical groups. Problem posing activities with fairy tales had significant effect on mathematical attitudes of children and learning achievement of children.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.20 no.4 s.28
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• pp.621-634
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• 2006

In this study we describe the characteristics of solving geometry problems related with the ratio of segments using the principle of the lever and the center of gravity, compare and analyze this problem solving method with the traditional Euclidean proof method and the analytic method.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.373-379
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• 2016

This study examined the level-differentiated mathematic classes to offer basic data for effective college mathematics curriculum. Using the Kolb Learning Style, this study surveyed 213 college engineering students in 6 level-differentiated classes in one university and analyzed the significant consequence. The results showed that the ranking of the Learning Style in a superior mathematic class is Diverger, Accommodator, Assimilator, and Converger. Second, the ranking of the Learning Style in the inferior mathematics class was Accommodator, Diverger, Assimilator, and Converger. Third, for effective class of superior mathematics class, professors need to give sufficient time to analyze mathematics problems by the students themselves. Fourth, for an effective class of inferior mathematic class, professors need to use experimental and diverse teaching method to enhance the students' concentration and learning achievement. Based on this study, professors should develop teaching methods that fit the students' Learning Style and the properties of college mathematics curriculum.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.29-40
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• 2002

Fairy-tales give students opportunities to build connections between a problem-solving situation and mathematics as well as to communicate solutions through writing, symbols, and diagrams. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to introduce how to use fairy-tales in elementary mathematics classroom in order to develope student's mathematical concepts and process in terms of the following areas: ⑴ reconstructing literature ⑵ understanding concepts ⑶ problem posing activity. To be useful, mathematics should be taught in contexts that are meaningful and relevant to learners. Therefore using fairy-tales as a vehicle to teach mathematics gives students a chance to develope mathematics understanding in a natural, meaningful way, and to enhance problem posing and problem solving ability. Further, future study will continue to foster how fairy-tales literatures will enhance children's mathematics knowledge and influence on their mathematics performance.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.609-624
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• 2015

It is well-known that every learner has his/her own learning style and the learning style has a great effect on his/her learning characteristics, processes and achievements. This study aims to induce some implications for designing the gifted mathematics programs which go with gifted students' learning styles. To do this, we applied the gifted mathematics program of nine lessons to 52 third grade gifted students and examined the characteristics of the programs according Kolb's learning style. To investigate the effect of the program, the pretest and posttest for applying the programs were taken and the results of two tests were analysed by t-test. As a result, the students of diverging style increased and the ones of converging style decreased, while there is little change in the accommodating style and the assimilating style. It was also shown that the average of the concrete experience(CE) of the subjects has increased significantly. This study also contains some pedagogical implications based on discussing about the results of analysis.