• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.207-219
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• 2011

The purpose of this article is to study characteristics of diabolical cube in geometric point of view, and to present educational materials and direction for efficient diabolical cube activities in gifted education upon systematical analysis of methods of finding solutions. We can apply inclusion-exclusion Method to find all possible combination of solutions in diabolical cube activities not as trial-and-error method but as analytical method. Through teacher's questions and problem posing in activities using diabolical cube, we systematically came up with most solution and case of all possible combinations be solution in classifying properties of pieces and combining selected pieces.

• School Mathematics
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.207-227
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• 2011

This study developed a statistical thinking level with constructs framework from based on Jones, Thornton, Langrall, & Mooney (2000) to analyze the 6th graders' thinking level shown on their survey activities. It was modified by 5 constructs framework such as collecting, describing, organizing, representing, and analyzing and interpreting data with four thinking levels, which represent a continuum from idiosyncratic to analytic reasoning. As a result, among four levels such as idiosyncratic level (level 1), transitional level (level 2), quantitative level (level 3), and analytical level (level 4), levels of two through four are shown on statistical thinking levels in this study.

• School Mathematics
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.135-150
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• 2012

This paper analyzes the activities for (fraction) ${\times}$(fraction) in Korean elementary textbooks focusing on the connection between visual models and the algorithm. New Korean textbook attempts a new approach to use length model (as well as rectangular area model) for developing the standard algorithm for the multiplication of fractions, $\frac{a}{b}{\times}\frac{d}{c}=\frac{a{\times}d}{b{\times}c}$. However, activities with visual models in the textbook are not well connected to the algorithm. To bridge the gap between activities with models and the algorithm, distributive strategy should be emphasized. A wealth of experience of solving problems of fraction multiplication using the distributive strategy with visual models can serve as a strong basis for developing the algorithm for the multiplication of fractions.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.26 no.2_3
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• pp.131-148
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• 2013

Euler's formula provides the topological characteristics of geometrical objects including polyhedra, and so an important mathematical concept. Descriptions on Euler's formula had been in the textbooks according to the 3rd through 7th National Mathematics Curriculum. However, they are gone after that. In this study, we focus on Euler characteristic and Euler's formula as an educational material for educations for the gifted or after-school educations. We first look at the mathematical history and the applications of Euler's formula and national curriculums to search for its mathematical and educational meaning. We further make a suggestion for a learning environment which provides a better education relying on search activities, not just depending on memorization, illuminated from the education of Euler's formula.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.1-27
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• 2014

In the present study, we analyze the four participating 9th grade students' mathematical reasoning processes in their dragging activities while solving open-ended geometry problems in terms of abduction, induction and deduction. The results of the analysis are as follows. First, the students utilized 'abduction' to adopt their hypotheses, 'induction' to generalize them by examining various cases and 'deduction' to provide warrants for the hypotheses. Secondly, in the abduction process, 'wandering dragging' and 'guided dragging' seemed to help the students formulate their hypotheses, and in the induction process, 'dragging test' was mainly used to confirm the hypotheses. Despite of the emerging mathematical reasoning via their dragging activities, several difficulties were identified in their solving processes such as misunderstanding shapes as fixed figures, not easily recognizing the concept of dependency or path, not smoothly proceeding from probabilistic reasoning to deduction, and trapping into circular logic.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.19 no.2 s.22
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• pp.417-434
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• 2005

본 연구에서 문제제기 수업이 수학학습에 미치는 효과를 알아보기 위하여 문제제기 수업과 기존의 교사 주도식 수업방식에서 문제해결력과 수학적 창의력에 대한 효과를 분석하였다. 중학교 3학년 학생을 대상으로 28주 동안 문제제기 수업을 실시하여 수업을 한 후, 문제해결력 검사지와 수학적 창의력 검사지를 평가한 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 문제제기 수업을 활용한 수업방식이 기존의 교사 주도식 수업방식에 비해 문제해결력 신장에 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 문제제기 수업이 교사 주도식 수업에 비해 수학적 창의력 신장에 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났고, 특히 수학적 창의력 하위 요소 중 유창성과 융통성 신장에 효과가 있었다. 따라서 문제해결력 신장과 수학적 창의력 신장을 위해서 학교수업에서 문제제기 수업 활동의 도입을 제언한다.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.14
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• pp.61-70
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• 2001

수학은 추상적인 학문이다. '추상'은 몇 개 또는 무한히 많은 사물의 공통성이나 본질을 추출하여 파악하는 사고작용이다. 이렇게 추상된 것들을 모아 분류를 하고 그 다음에 이름을 붙이는 것이 바로 개념이 형성되는 과정이고 수학자가 수학을 하는 과정이다. 이 개념들은 여러 가지 모양으로 결합하여 스키마라고 부르는 개념 구조를 형성하게 되는데, 이 스키마는 수학적 사고를 하는데 매우 중요한 역할을 하여 수학을 개념적으로 이해하는데 도움을 주며, 새로운 지식을 얻는데 필요한 필수적인 도구가 된다. 본 논문에서는 연속적인 수열의 합의 공식에 대하여 학생들이 Skemp가 말한 '관계적 이해'를 할 수 있도록 스키마를 이용하여 문제를 해결할 수 있는 모델과 원주의 스키마를 이용한 생활 속의 문제를 제시하여 학생들이 공식을 암기하기보다는 수학의 구조를 파악하고 연계성을 이해함으로서 능동적인 구성활동을 유발하여 수학에 대한 흥미를 느낄 수 있도록 도움을 주고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Mathematical Education Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.173-188
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• 2006

전남대학교 과학영재교육원은 1998년부터 광주광역시와 전라남도 지역의 중학생들을 대상으로 수학영재 교육을 실시하고 있다. 본 보고서에서는 2002년${\sim}$2005년에 전남대학교 과학영재교육원 수학반에서 수학영재교육에 사용했던 프로그램에 대해 수학 영재의 특성을 고려하여 프로그램의 구성체제와 주제별 내용 및 활동, 프로그램의 특징을 분석하고 주제별 프로그램에 패한 학생들의 정의적 태도를 설문하여 그 결과를 분석함으로써, 현재의 수학영재교육을 더욱 개선하고 실제 교육 현장에 수학영재교육을 효과적으로 실시할 수 있는 프로그램을 만드는데 참고할 수 있는 자료로 삼고자 한다.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.453-463
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• 2003

The main purpose of this paper is to develope elementary mathematics teaching-learning programs for pre-service elementary teachers. The elementary mathematics education program developed in this work is divided into two parts: One is the theory, the other is the practice. The theory deals with the foundations of mathematics, the objectives of mathematics education, the history of mathematics education in Korea, the psychology of mathematics learning, the theories of mathematics teaching and learning, and the methods of assessment. With respect to the practice, this study examines the background knowledge and activities of numbers and their operation, geometry, measurement, statistics and probability, pattern and function.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.429-448
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• 2013

The aim of this study was to examine how analogical mapping articulation activity played a role in solving process in word problems. We analyzed the problem solving strategies and processes that the participating thirty-three 8th grade students employed when solving the problems through analogical mapping articulation activities, and also the characteristics of the thinking processes from the aspects of similarity. As a result, this study indicates that analogical mapping articulation activity could be helpful when the students solved similar word problems, although some of them gained correct answers through pseudo-analytic thinking. Not to have them use pseudo-analytic thinking, it might be necessary to help them recognize superficial similarity and difference among the problems and construct structural similarity to know the principle of solution associated with the problematic situations.