• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.18 no.1 s.18
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• pp.19-25
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• 2004

초등학교에서 고학년으로 갈수록 수학에 대한 흥미가 떨어지고 수학을 기피하는 학생들을 많이 볼 수 있다. 그러한 아동들의 대부분은 수학에 대한 어려움을 많이 호소하고 있는데 특히 비정형화된 문제들을 대할 때엔 그 현상은 더욱 심각하다. 초등학교 수학 교과서의 마지막 단원은 '문제 푸는 방법 찾기' 단원인데, 이 단원에 제시된 문제들은 대체로 비정형화된 문제들이다. 정형화된 문제에 익숙한 아동들은 이러한 비정형 문제들을 해결하는 데에 상당히 어려움을 나타내곤 한다. 본교에서는 이러한 아동들의 어려움을 해결할 수 있는 방안으로 협력학습을 택하였다. 또래들과의 상호작용 속에서 비정형화된 문제에 보다 친숙하게 접근하고 해결해 나가는 과정을 반복하다 보면 수학에 대한 흥미를 되찾게 되고, 문제 해결력과 수학적 사고력이 향상될 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.181-204
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• 2014

This research aims to have some implications for revision of curriculum and textbooks by analysing connections between the 2009 revised national curriculum and its textbooks in elementary school mathematics. The results of analyses for 3~4 grades can be summarized in four aspects: Firstly, we noticed that the reconstructed achievement criteria were reflected properly in the textbooks except for use of calculators in 'Numbers and Operations'. Secondly, the analysis of connections between unit objectives of textbooks and the reconstructed achievement criteria suggests that 10 units must receive attention. Especially, the range of decimal numbers for adding and subtracting needs to be corrected. Thirdly, mathematical terms and symbols excluding 'unit fraction' were found in the textbooks. Finally, mathematical processes were also fully reflected in the textbooks. However 'simplifying' as a strategy for problem solving was only missing. This result shows good or poor connections between the curriculum and its textbooks, therefore it is expected to be used effectively to revise the national curriculum for mathematics and its textbooks.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.233-249
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• 2005

This study discusses on the historico-genetic instruction on fraction. The textbooks of the current curriculum include the variety of contexts of fraction to be intended to connect with the conception of ratio in the grade 6. However mary elementary students have understanding limited to whole-part relation only. This study propose a method on the basis of the process of measurement by an absolute unit. The idea is related to The genesis of fraction in Egypt.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.233-249
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• 2022

Measurement plays an important role in both school mathematics and real life. Among the measurement areas, length is the first to learn and is the basis for measurement. Time is measured in its own way and is characterized by being the most abstract. This study attempted to analyze elementary mathematics textbooks and representations in real life to examine how the length and time of learning in school mathematics differ from those represented in real life. Based on this, we tried to derive implications for the direction of measurement education and elementary math textbooks. As a result of the analysis, the concept of length was used the same in real life and school mathematics. However, terms such as distance, depth, and height were not defined, and the representation of the approximate value was presented in a fragmentary form. In addition, there were parts where students were likely to feel confused in school mathematics and real life, such as the same units such as 'minutes and seconds' were used in time. Therefore, considering these differences, it is necessary to consider the direction of composition of math textbooks and teaching and learning so that students can connect school mathematics and real life and understand widely about measurement concepts.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.62 no.4
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• pp.551-567
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• 2023

Even and odd numbers are taught in elementary school mathematics, but the introductory activities, definitions, and properties of sum on even and odd numbers vary depending on which grade they are presented. The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze the activities related to even and odd numbers presented in Korean mathematics textbooks developed under the different curriculum revisions, and to further analyze the related activities in foreign textbooks to draw implications for the teaching of even and odd numbers. In Korean textbooks, from the time of the fourth mathematics curriculum until the 2007 revision, even and odd numbers were covered in the multiples and divisors unit of the fifth grade textbook, while since the 2009 revision, the first grade textbook has covered the topic along with teaching numbers up to 50 or 100. In addition, the definitions of even and odd numbers varied depending on the grade level and the nature of the unit being taught, and activities addressing the properties of sum were only presented in the mathematics textbook under the third curriculum along with a few mathematics workbooks. In foreign textbooks, even and odd numbers were introduced in Grades 1, 2, or 5, and their related activities varied accordingly. Based on these findings, this study discusses the implications for the teaching of even and odd numbers.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.199-220
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• 2018

This is a traditional education content that has been consistently handled in elementary school mathematics textbooks since the first curriculum in Korea. It has been mainly used to find out the properties of the solid figure or to save the surface area. However, as the importance of spatial ability is increasingly emphasized, the nets of solids can be a very suitable learning material for dealing with the spatial ability. Therefore, in this study, we examined how the nets of solids were taught in elementary school mathematics curriculum and textbooks in Korea, and based on the analysis, we analyzed the contents of the nets of solids covered in textbooks of Japan, Singapore, Finland and Hong Kong. Through this study, we suggested the enhancement of activities to find the right nets, the presentation of solid figure from various angles, and the nets of solids with patterns for improvement of spatial visualization and spatial orientation.

• School Mathematics
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.745-771
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• 2009

To acquire the hints of the development of children's multiplication strategies, this study tried to find the differences between the students who learned multiplication and the students who didn't. And we also tried to explore their acquired computational resources. As a result, we confirm that there is a certain direction on the development of children's multiplication strategies according to their grades and the level of acquirement of mathematical knowledge. Moreover, we comprehend that commutative law is an important part of the strategies on two-digit multiplication and that acquisition of the computational resources must precede the learning of multiplication strategies. In the end part, this article proposes a new taxonomy of strategies for multiplication. To support our proposal, we integrated the prior researches with our findings.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.161-181
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• 2018

This paper summarized the changes in elementary school mathematics education that took place at the national level during the Enlightenment Elementary Mathematics Education period from 1876 to 1910. For this purpose, we divided the enlightenment period into three periods and examined major changes related to elementary school mathematics education at each period. The necessity of arithmetic education began to be recognized before the reform of the Taoist reform, and arithmetic education became a national curriculum in the beginning of the Taoist reform period. Particularly, during the reforming period of the Gap, the elementary mathematics textbooks of mixed Korean and Chinese were published. In the period when the intervention of the Japanese imperialism began, the arithmetic education has been reduced or weakened in accordance with the education policy of 'simple' and 'use'. It is also remarkable that an arithmetic book for elementary teachers was published at this time.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.199-217
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• 2023

Affective characteristics have been consistently emphasized in mathematics education, but students' confidence or interest in mathematics has not changed significantly. This study analyzes the factors affecting the affective characteristics according to students' academic achievements, which have not been studied so far. The study was surveyed 593 students in the 5th and 6th grades, divided into school mathematics education and social-environmental factors. As a result of the study, students cited 'mathematics class at school' as the factor that had the most influence on their affective characteristics, regardless of academic achievement. Excluding 'mathematics classes at school', upper level students said that 'private education' and 'college entrance exams and jobs', had the most influence on their affective characteristics. Middle level students said that 'assessment at school' and 'private education' had the most influence on their affective characteristics. Lower-level students said that 'school evaluation' and 'mathematics textbook' had the most influence on the affective characteristics. In particular, as the academic achievement level decreased, students' participation in classes decreased rapidly. Most students said that the mathematics content they were learning was too difficult for that reason. Considering these research results, it would be effective to apply methods according to students' academic achievement to some extent in order to improve affective characteristics.

• 한국데이터정보과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.57-63
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• 2003

시대적으로 요구되는 수요자(학습자) 중심 교육의 구현과 교육 공급자(학교)는 학습자의 적성, 능력, 흥미, 진로에 부합하는 교육과정을 개방하고 이에 적합한 교육환경을 제공하여 학습 주체인 학습자가 교육을 통해 생활에 필요한 능력과 적성에 맞는 진로를 찾을 수 있도록 교육과정을 운영하는 것이 제7차 교육 과정의 핵심이다. 1997년부터 시행되어 2002년 고등학교에서 처음 실시한 수학과교육과정 속의 초등 및 중등학교 통계교육과정의 개요와 특성을 살펴보고 문제점을 제시한다.