• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.63-80
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• 2019

This study aims to investigate noticing of pre-service secondary mathematics teachers. For the purpose of this study, we analyzed journals of four pre-service mathematics teachers. Our analysis was based on a framework including three categories such as Aware, Interpret, and Response. As results, we found a tendency that pre-service secondary mathematics teachers have more general awareness of students and relatively fewer interpretations of students' mathematical thinking than other categories. In addition, in the category of Response, the pre-service secondary mathematics teachers were more likely to explain to students than to promote students' thinking through questions. Based on these results, we would like to discuss implications for pre-service secondary mathematics teacher education.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.309-331
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• 2007

Mathematics education starts from learning the concept of number. How the children at the beginning of school age learn the concept of natural number is therefore important for their future mathematics education. Since ancient Greek period, the concept of natural number has reflected various mathematical-philosophical points of view at each period and has been discussed ceaselessly. The concept of natural number is hard to define. Since 19th century, it has also been widely discussed in psychology and education on how to teach the concept of natural number to the children at the beginning of school age. Most of the works, however, were focused on limited aspects of natural number concept. This study aims to show the best way to teach the children at the beginning of school age the various aspects of natural number concept based on activistic perspective, which played a crucial role in modern mathematics education. With this purpose, I investigated the theory of the activistic construction of knowledge and the construction of natural number concept through activity, and activistic approaches about instruction in natural number concept made by Kant, Dewey, Piaget, Davydov and Freudenthal. In addition, I also discussed various aspects of natural number concept in historical and mathematical-philosophical points of view. Based on this investigation, I tried to find out existing problems in instructing natural number to primary school children in the 7th National Curriculum and aimed to provide a new solution to improve present problems based on activistic approaches. And based on activistic perspective, I conducted an experiment using Cuisenaire colour rods and showed that even the children at the beginning of school age can acquire the various aspects of natural number concept efficiently. To sum up, in this thesis, I analyzed epistemological background on activistic construction of natural number concept and presented activistic approach method to teach various aspects of natural number concept to the children at the beginning of school age based on activism.

• Proceedings of the KHMA Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.367-367
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• 2012

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Mathematical Education Conference
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• 1996.06a
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• pp.222-237
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• 1996

• Proceedings of the KHMA Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.101-107
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• 2002

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.81-105
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to analyze the perceptions of creativity in mathematics of preservice elementary school teachers. Creativity in Mathematics is one of the most important components in mathematics teaching and learning, which has been emphasized in the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics and the 2009 Revised Mathematics Curriculum. For this study, the researcher analyzed reports of creativity in mathematics in mathematics lessons from the perspectives of 55 preservice elementary school teachers. The preservice teachers observed 55 mathematics lessons focusing on creativity in mathematics during their two-week-student-teaching period. The results showed the followings. First, the preservice teachers had a narrow perceptions on creativity in mathematics. Second, observational experiences of mathematics lessons led the preservice teachers to reconsideration of creativity in mathematics. Third, the preservice teachers provided a various strategies to enhance students' creativity in mathematics. The researcher suggested the followings. First, definitions and practices of creativity in mathematics should be included in the teacher education programs. Second, mathematics textbooks should include creativity in mathematics in a sophisticated manner. Third, creativity-rich materials should be developed and distributed to teachers. Finally, well-designed teacher training programs should be necessary.

• School Mathematics
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.785-799
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• 2013

The researchers developed the teaching-learning materials for 9th grade mathematically gifted students in terms of the hypothesis that the students would have opportunity for problem solving and develop various mathematical thinking through the mathematical modeling lessons. The researchers analyzed what mathematical thinking abilities were shown on each stage of modeling process through the application of the materials. Organization of information ability appears in the real-world exploratory stage. Intuition insight ability, spatialization/visualization ability, mathematical reasoning ability and reflective thinking ability appears in the pre-mathematical model development stage. Mathematical abstraction ability, spatialization/visualization ability, mathematical reasoning ability and reflective thinking ability appears in the mathematical model development stage. Generalization and application ability and reflective thinking ability appears in the model application stage. The developed modeling assignments have provided the opportunities for mathematically-gifted students' mathematical thinking ability to develop and expand.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.443-458
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• 2011

There has been a lively discussion on improving Korean students' academic achievement and the imbalance in their recognition of the value of mathematics. In this context, there is a need for a program that enables the majority students who regards mathematics as a subject for the entrance examination to recognize the practicality and historicity of mathematics. Educational books on mathematics in everyday life or the history of mathematics are also expected to serve as an effective tool. In addition, Web 2.0 Map is another means of representing mathematics in everyday life and the history of mathematics in connection with the practical context. The active storytelling process in which mathematics in the practical context in mathematical educational books is represented in Web 2.0 Map is expected to help to understand in depth the practicality and historicity of mathematics. Nevertheless, mathematical educational books and Web 2.0 Map may lead to a considerable variety of outcomes and speeds if carrying out tasks depending on the student's competence and may have practical difficulties in being operated in class. These concerns, however, can be resolved through the creative activity programs adopted in conformance with the 2009 revised curriculum. Therefore, this study intends to develop a program for creating mathematical story maps through mathematical educational books and the Mashup of Web 2.0 Map in accordance with the process of developing activity programs. This study also intends to determine its effectiveness in enabling students to recognize the practical and historical values of mathematics.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.12
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• pp.201-210
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• 2001

게임은 그 자체로 매우 흥미가 있을 뿐만 아니라, 많은 규칙을 포함하며, 이런 규칙들을 찾아내는 활동은 학생들의 창의적 사고력 향상에 큰 도움을 줄 것이다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 게임들 중에서 수학적 개념이나 수학 문제해결의 아이디어와 관련된 수학 게임을 중심으로, 게임의 규칙과 승리 전략을 탐구하고 이를 수학적으로 표현하는 할 수 있는 기회를 제공하는 몇몇 게임들을 개발하여 소개할 것이다.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.10
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• pp.221-236
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• 2000

오늘날 우리의 교육은 교육과정에 나와 있는 내용의 구성에 대해서는 어떤 부분을 강조해야 하는가? 그리고 왜 강조해야 하는가?에 대해서 학생들에게 잘 전달하지 않은 채, 어려운 공식 ${\cdot}$ 원리 ${\cdot}$ 법칙 등의 유도와 문제풀이 등으로 인해 학생들은 점점 수학에 대해 흥미를 잃고 있다. 본 연구에서는 현행 고등학교 수학에서의 미분과 적분 단원의 내용 구성에 있어서 문제점을 살펴보고, 수학 학습이 학습자에게 좀더 의미 있는 활동이 되도록 미분과 적분 단원의 내용에 대한 바람직한 지도계열에 대해서 살펴보고, 지도시 특히 강조해야 할 점들을 대학수학에서의 이론적 배경을 토대로 살펴본다.