• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.1-23
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to theorize the conceptualizations of educational interest focused on mathematics learning and to investigate the directions of increasing students' interest in mathematics. This study reconsiders the interest theory of Dewey, classification of situational interest and individual interest, and the experimental research of mathematical interest. The conceptions of educational interest on mathematics learning are as follows. First, mathematical interest refers to the total experiences that an individual feels the need to engage in mathematical objects. Second, making a distinction between situational interest and individual interest is effective in suggesting educational interventions in order to improve students' learning interest. Third, interest is characterized by affect, cognition, and value. According to the conceptions of educational interest on mathematics learning, this study suggests that we should develop or construct good mathematics tasks to increase students' interest in mathematics. Good mathematics tasks consider both students' understanding and students' affection and provide activity's goals or values to be noticed by students.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.175-189
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• 2020

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the structural relationships between elementary teachers' mathematics instruction, teachers' mathematics teaching efficacy, students' mathematical interest, and mathematics achievement. To achieve this goal, we used TIMSS 2015 Korean data and implemented multilevel structural equation modeling given that student data were nested within the school data. The findings reveled that at the student level, the instructional quality rated by students positively affected student mathematical interest. Additionally, student mathematical interest positively affected student mathematics achievement. Although the direct effect of instructional quality on student mathematics achievement was insignificant, the total was significant. At the school level, there were positive direct effects of instructional quality and teacher's mathematics teaching efficacy on student mathematical interest. The direct effects of instructional quality, teachers' mathematics teaching efficacy, and student mathematical interest on mathematics achievement were not significant. However, the total effects of instructional quality and teachers' mathematics teaching efficacy on mathematics achievement were significant. Based on the results, we discussed the implications of the study.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.21-34
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• 2019

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the differences of the mathematics anxiety and mathematical achievement of high school students according to math socialization, and to find out which mathematics anxiety causes have more influence on mathematical achievement and how much it is. For this purposes, the problem of this study as follows: firstly, are there any relationship among mathematical grades, mathematics anxiety, interest and math socialization? secondly, are there any math socialization mathematics predict to mathematical grades, mathematics anxiety, interest? lastly, are there any differences in the mathematical grades, mathematics anxiety, interest according to math socialization level? The subjects of this study consist of 479 students selected for a class of unit, in high schools located in Seoul and metropolitan area, Korea. In this study, for students math socialization, Jung(2002)'s scale was used. Mathematical anxiety & interest, Huh(1996)'s Mathematics Anxiety Scale was used. The collected data were analyzed by using the 24.0 SPSS program. The data were also tested by using the t-test, pearson correlation and multiple regression. The major results of this study were as follows: firstly, math socialization, mathematics anxiety, interest and mathematical grades have significantly related each other, secondly, the multiple regression analyses demonstrated that sub factors of math socialization were the significant predictors of mathematical grades, mathematics anxiety and interest, lastly, mathematics grades, and mathematical anxiety and interest have significant differences depending on math socialization.

• 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.08a
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• pp.102-107
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• 2007

최근 각급 학교에서 전자교과서의 도입이 확대되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 1인 1타블렛 노트북 환경하에서 수학과 전자교과서 활용 수업이 학업성취도와 흥미도에 미치는 효과를 검증하였다. 검증 결과에 따르면 실험에 사용된 단원의 수학과 전자교과서 활용은 학업성취도 증진에 영향을 준다고 단정할 수는 없었으며, 수학과 흥미도 향상에도 지속적인 영향을 준다고 단정할 수 없었다. 전자교과서를 활용한 실험 반에서는 초기 흥미도의 변화가 나타났지만 그 변화는 일시적인 것으로 오래 지속되지 않았다. 따라서 수학과 영역별로 학업성취도 및 흥미도의 결과가 다르게 나타날 수 있으므로 어떤 영역이 전자교과서 내용으로 적합한지에 관한 연구가 필요하며, 전자교과서에 대한 학생의 흥미도를 지속시킬 수 있는 방안의 연구도 필요하다는 것을 알 수 있다.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.63 no.1
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• pp.19-33
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• 2024

This study investigates longitudinal patterns in middle school students' mathematics interest and achievement using panel data from the 4th to 6th year of the Gyeonggi Education Panel Study. Results from the multivariate growth mixture model confirmed the existence of heterogeneous characteristics in the longitudinal trajectory of students' mathematics interest and achievement. Students were classified into four latent classes: a low-level class with weak interest and achievement, a high-level class with strong interest and achievement, a middlelevel-increasing class where interest and achievement rise with grade, and a middle-level-decreasing class where interest and achievement decline with grade. Each class exhibited distinct patterns in the change of interest and achievement. Moreover, an examination of the correlation between intercepts and slopes in the multivariate growth mixture model reveals a positive association between interest and achievement with respect to their initial values and growth rates. We further explore predictive variables influencing latent class assignment. The results indicated that students' educational ambition and time spent on private education positively affect mathematics interest and achievement, and the influence of prior learning varies based on its intensity. The perceived instruction method significantly impacts latent class assignment: teacher-centered instruction increases the likelihood of belonging to higher-level classes, while learner-centered instruction increases the likelihood of belonging to lower-level classes. This study has significant implications as it presents a new method for analyzing the longitudinal patterns of students' characteristics in mathematics education through the application of the multivariate growth mixture model.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.62 no.2
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• pp.195-209
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• 2023

This study examined the effect and structural relationship of math teachers' teaching ability and class activity types on learners' value perception, confidence, and interest of mathematics at the student level and teacher level. To this end, data from 2nd graders of korea middle school in TIMSS 2019 were applied to the multilevel structural equation model. As a result of the analysis, the teaching ability of math teachers had a positive effect on value perception, confidence, and interest of mathematics at the student level and teacher level. Also, math value perception and math confidence had a positive effect on math interest. and it was confirmed that the teaching ability of math teachers indirectly had a positive effect on math interest by mediating math value perception and math confidence. In addition, the math class activity of applying what was learned to problems had a positive effect on math value perception, but it had a negative effect on math interest. and the class activity of the same ability group had a positive effect on math confidence and math interest. This study presents meaningful implications for math classes in the school field through a multilevel analysis of the student level and the teacher level.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.60 no.4
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• pp.555-580
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to explore the factors of situational interest in math learning, and based on the results, to reveal the factors of situational interest included in teaching and learning methods, teaching and learning activities in mathematics class, and extracurricular activities outside of class. As a result of conducting a questionnaire to high school students, the factors of situational interest in learning mathematics were divided into 10 detail-domain(Enjoy, Curiosity, Competence / Real life, Other subjects, Career / Prior knowledge, Accumulation knowledge / Transformation, Analysis), 4 general-domain(Emotion, Attitude / Knowledge, Understanding), 2 higher-domain(Affective / Cognitive) were extracted. In addition, it was revealed that various factors of situational interest were included teaching and learning methods, teaching and learning activities and extracurricular activities. When examining the meaning of 10 situational interest factors, it can be expected that the factors for developing individual interest are included, so it can be expected to serve as a basis for expanding the study on the development of individual interest in mathematics learning. In addition, in order to maintain individual interest continuously, it is necessary to maintain situational interest by seeking continuous changes in teaching and learning methods in the school field. Therefore, it can be seen that the process of exploring the contextual interest factors included in teacher-centered teaching and learning methods and student-centered teaching and learning activities and extracurricular activities is meaningful.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.163-182
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of educational context variables on achievement and interest in mathematics in high and low achieving students in Korea. Students participated in TIMSS 2015 in Korea were divided into two groups according to their achievement in mathematics. And the effects of educational context variables on achievement and interest in mathematics were analyzed in each group using the Hierarchical Linear Model(HLM). Main findings of this study are as follows. First, variables which influence achievement also influence interest but any variables which influence interest don't influence achievement in upper-group students. Number of Books and Students' Perceived Mathematics Lessons have strong influence on achievement and interest in both fourth and eighth grade students. Second, variables which influence achievement or interest in mathematics in lower-group also influence achievement or interest in mathematics in upper-group students. But any variables which influence achievement or interest in upper-group students don't influence achievement or interest in lower-group students. For examples, Parents' Education, Students' Perceived Mathematics Lessons have effects on upper-group students' achievement. Number of Books, Home Learning Environment, and Numeracy Activities Before School have significant effects on the achievement of fourth grade students. Students' Perceived Mathematics Lessons is the variable that influence on the interest of both fourth grade and eighth grade students. This study suggests the ways to improve mathematics teaching and learning based on these results.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.9
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• pp.41-61
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• 1999

현대 사회의 가장 커다란 특성들 중의 하나는 사회의 다양성과 급속한 변화에 있다. 이러한 다양한 사회의 급속한 변화에 대응하기 위해선, 초등학교에서부터 학습자들의 개인적인 특성, 인성, 수학적 흥미를 고려한 수학교육이 이루어져야 한다. 제 7차 교육과정에서 ‘수요자 중심의 교육’을 강조하는 것도 이와 같은 맥락이라 할 것이다. 본 논문에서는 러시아의 초등학교(1-4학년) 수학 교육에서 다양한 학습자들의 수학적 재능과 흥미를 고려하기 위해 제시하고 있는 다양한 유형의 교육과정들을 살펴보고, 이를 통해, 우리 나라 초등학교 수학교육의 다양성 추구를 위한 몇 가지 가능성들을 제시할 것이다.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.457-475
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• 2002

수학사를 통해 볼 때 눈금 없는 자와 컴퍼스를 이용한 작도 가능성의 문제는 여러 면에서 의미가 있었다. 종이 접기는 수학과는 무관하게 나름대로 많은 흥미를 끌어 왔다. 그러나 종이 접기가 기하학적 작도와 흥미 있는 관련이 있음이 알려지면서 수학적으로도 연구되었고 더 나아가 수학 학습에의 유의미한 활용 가능성이 제안되었다. 본 글에서는 종이 접기에서 괄목할 만한 수학적 성질을 고전적인 작도 가능성의 문제와 다항식의 거듭 제곱근에 의한 가해성 등과 관련하여 고찰한다. 또, 초 ${\cdot}$ 중등 학교에서 활용 가능한 가상의 수업 프로토콜도 제시한다.