• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.611-626
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to explore the composite properties of linear functions using CAS calculators. The meaning and processes in which technological tools such as CAS calculators generated to instrument are reviewed. Other theoretical topic is the design of an exploring model of observing-conjecturing-reasoning and proving using CAS on experimental mathematics. Based on these background, the researchers analyzed the properties of the family of composite functions of linear functions. From analysis, instrumental capacity of CAS such as graphing, table generation and symbolic manipulation is a meaningful tool for this exploration. The result of this study identified that CAS as a mediator of mathematical activity takes part of major role of changing new ways of teaching and learning school mathematics.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.143-157
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• 2003

This paper is to make strides toward an enriched understanding of mathematics teacher learning and professional development. Different theoretical frameworks in understanding mathematics teacher learning are reviewed, followed by a discussion of the relationships of knowledge and teaching practice. This paper then analyses contemporary conceptions about effective professional development and, in particular, deals with teacher learning in inquiry communities. This paper introduces a research project describing transition processes from teacher- centered mathematics classroom culture to student-centered culture and analyzing teacher learning in communities and its concomitant change in teaching practice. On the basis of the emerging problems in doing the project, this paper finally addresses some crucial issues on teacher learning and professional development, including the management of an inquiry community, the description of teaching practice from the researcher's perspective, and the analysis of teacher learning in communities.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.239-240
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• 2018

로봇 키트 등의 도구와 제어하기 쉬운 코딩 기법 등은 학생들에게 창의적인 융합 프로젝트를 할 수 있는 환경을 제공하는데 기여하고 있다. 이 논문은 진자의 왕복 운동을 물리적으로 다루면서 수학 도형을 생성하는 하모노그래프 장치를 만들고 아두이노 키트를 사용하여 향상시키는 중학생들의 사사과정 프로젝트를 소개한다. 그리고 과학(S), 테크놀로지(T), 공학(E), 수학적 접근(M)과의 관련성을 다루고 키네틱 예술 작품으로 발전할 수 있는 가능성을 탐구한다.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.42 no.5
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• pp.647-672
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• 2003

This study sought to determine the impact of the graphing calculator on prospective math-teachers' mathematical thinking while they engaged in the exploratory tasks. To understand students' thinking processes, two groups of three students enrolled in the college of education program participated in the study and their performances were audio-taped and described in the observers' notebooks. The results indicated that the prospective teachers got the clues in recalling the prior memory, adapting the algebraic knowledge to given problems, and finding the patterns related to data, to solve the tasks based on inductive, deductive, and creative thinking. The graphing calculator amplified the speed and accuracy of problem-solving strategies and resulted partly in students' progress to the creative thinking by their concept development.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.821-833
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of family related mathematical inquiry activities based on daily experiences on the young children's mathematical abilities. 38 three-years old children were selected from kindergarten in K City, Jeon-buk Province. Children were divided into 19 children for experimental group and 19 children for control group. And for the 5 weeks, the children in the experimental group participated in family related mathematical inquiry activities based on daily experiences. The Stanford Early School Achievement Test were used as both pre-test and post-test for the children's mathematical ability. And the data were analyzed by Independent-Sample t-test and ANCOVA. The results shows that the family related mathematical inquiry activities based on daily experiences had enhanced the children's mathematical abilities.

• School Mathematics
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.581-598
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• 2011

Given the growing agreement that algebra should be taught in the early stage of the curriculum, considerable studies have been conducted with regard to early algebra in the elementary school. However, there has been lack of research on how to organize mathematic lessons to develop of algebraic reasoning ability of the elementary school students. This research attempted to gain specific and practical information on effective algebraic teaching and learning in the elementary school. An exploratory qualitative case study was conducted to the fourth graders. This paper focused on the associative law of the multiplication. This paper showed what kinds of activities a teacher may organize following three steps: (a) focus on the properties of numbers and operations in specific situations, (b) discovery of the properties of numbers and operations with many examples, and (c) generalization of the properties of numbers and operations in arbitrary situations. Given the steps, this paper included an analysis on how the students developed their algebraic reasoning. This study provides implications on the important factors that lead to the development of algebraic reasoning ability for elementary students.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.31-44
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• 2009

Anyone wishing to understand cognitive science, a converging science, need to become familiar with three major mathematical landmarks: Turing machines, Neural networks, and $G\ddot{o}del's$ incompleteness theorems. The present paper aims to explore the mathematical foundations of cognitive science, focusing especially on these historical landmarks. We begin by considering cognitive science as a metamathematics. The following parts addresses two mathematical models for cognitive systems; Turing machines as the computer system and Neural networks as the brain system. The last part investigates $G\ddot{o}del's$ achievements in cognitive science and its implications for the future of cognitive science.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.3
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• pp.207-228
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• 1997

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.15
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• pp.255-260
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• 2003

1980년을 전후하여 카오스연구가 물리학에서 왕성하게 이루어졌다. 미국의 물리학자 파이겐바움(M. J. Feigenbaum)이 보편상수를 발견한 것이(1978) 중요한 계기가 되었다. 파이겐바움의 보편상수는 카오스현상에서 공통적으로 발견할 수 있다. 보편상수를 탐구하기 위해서는 주기, 배가, 파이겐바움 분기도에 대한 이해가 필요하다. 프로그래밍을 통하여 일반적으로 소개하고 있으므로, 프로그래밍에 대한 깊은 이해없이는 분기도를 탐구하기 어렵다. 프로그래밍을 통해서는 나타나는 결과만을 이해할 수 있다. 이 논문에서는 학습자가 프로그래밍 이전에 엑셀의 기능을 이용하여 파이겐바움 분기도를 그릴 수 있는 방법을 제시하고, 파이겐바움의 주기에 대해 엑셀을 이용하여 시각적으로 이해할 수 있도록 한다.

• School Mathematics
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.313-326
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• 2007

Recently in algebra curriculum, to recognizes and explains general nile expressing patterns is presented as the one alternative and is emphasized. In the seventh School Mathematic Curriculum regarding 'regularity and function' area, in elementary school curriculum, is guiding pattern activity of various form. But difficulty and problem of students are pointing in study for learning through pattern activity. In this article, emphasizes generalization process through research activity of pictorial/geometric pattern that is introduced much on elementary school mathematic curriculum and investigates various approach and strategy of student's thinking, state of symbolization in generalization process of pictorial/geometric pattern. And discusses generalization of pictorial/geometric pattern, difficulty of symbolization and suggested several proposals for research activity of pictorial/geometric pattern.