• The Mathematical Education
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• v.61 no.1
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• pp.29-45
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• 2022

This study tried to analyze the problems by critically examining how the chance is taught in relation to the concept of chance and randomness in the Korean elementary school mathematics curriculum. To this end, the concepts of chance and randomness were first examined, and problems were presented in based on this by the literature analysis on mathematics curriculum material and textbooks for elementary school in Korea. As a result, there was a lack of experience in reasoning based on data, and randomness instruction was not performed properly. In addition, as the teaching of the sample space was omitted, contradictory materials were being used. Moreover, it was pointed out that the teaching of chance is focused on a specific grade level. For the improvement of the teaching of chance, a teaching of the probability experiment and the sample space were mainly suggested, and it was also suggested that the contents of the data area be adjusted for the composition focused on a specific grade.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.245-259
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• 2011

In this study, the instrument of mathematical creative problem solving ability test were considered the differences between Korean and American sixth grade students in mathematical creativity ability and mathematical thinking ability. The instrument consists of 9 items. The participants for the study were 212 Korean and 148 American students. SPSS were carried out to verify the validities and reliability. Reliabilities(Cronbach ${\alpha}$) in mathematical creativity ability is 0.9047 and in mathematical thinking ability is 0.9299 which were satisfied internal validity evaluation on the test items. Internal validity were analyzed by BIGSTEPS based on Rasch's 1-parameter item response model. The results of this study can serve as a foundation for understanding the Korean and American students differences in mathematical creativity ability and mathematical thinking ability. Especially we get the some informations on mathematical creativity ability for American's fifth grade to seventh grade students.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.513-530
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• 2009

In this paper, We analyse the contents of the national mathematical curriculum, the handbook of the curriculum, and elementary school mathematics textbook for the elementary school grade 1-2 focusing on 'number sense'. At first, we identify the meaning and the elements of number sense through analysing studies which are related to number sense. Number sense includes understanding the meaning of number, operation, and estimation, and the ability of applying numbers, operation and estimation on the context. Number sense consists of the elements of the contents and the elements of the processes. Secondly, with the elements of number sense which we have identified, we analyse the contents of the national mathematical curriculum, the handbook of the curriculum, and elementary school mathematics textbooks, and then criticize the contents. We find some problems as a result of the analysis : the range of number sense is unclear, the word 'number sense' is not used consistently, the elements used are limited, and the contents of the textbook are materialized inconsistently and poorly.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.329-341
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• 2022

Data collection is crucial to the process of statistical problem solving since it influences the quality of statistical data. However, there is little instruction on data collection in the Korean mathematics curriculum. In this study, we examined how the data were collected and how the data collection method was taught in the Korean mathematics textbooks for 3rd and 4th grades. As a result, the data appeared in these textbooks were collected by using a variety of methods, including surveys, experiments, observations, and secondary data collections. There were not enough instructions on experiments and observations, compared to surveys and secondary data collection. Additionally, as each textbook works with a distinct contents while teaching data collection, it is expected that there would be variations in the levels that students learn in relation to data collection. Based on these findings, we draw some discussion points to determine how to improve the mathematics curriculum in order to effectively teach data collection in the elementary school.

• School Mathematics
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.33-54
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• 2005

One of the major results of National Assessment of Educational Achievement in 2003 is that the final test results were reported by four levels such as Advanced, Proficient, Basic, and Below Basic. We used it to investigate into the characteristics of students according to achievement levels, and finally we listed them. We think that these results will be a help to instructions according to achievement levels.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.103-122
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• 2015

Problem posing activity was mentioned and enhanced in the newly revised mathematics curriculum in 2007. It is important to know which types of problem posing activities are involved in the textbook and workbook and what the results that students perform activities in the textbook and workbook during the regular classes are. This study surveys the types of problem posing activities in the 4-1 textbook and workbook revised in 2007, analyzes contents that students perform with related to problem posing activities of the textbook and workbook, and suggests some educational implications.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.207-223
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• 2015

This study aims to find ways for securing continuity of elementary mathematics curriculum and kindergarten curriculum. To do this, we considered the status of 'mathematical exploration' in Nuri curriculum and analysed the correspondence of content-domains and the continuity between Nuri curriculum for ages three to five and 2009 revised national elementary mathematics curriculum, based on the reconstructed achievement criteria. The result of these analyses reveals that the classification of five content-domains both for 'mathematical exploration' of Nuri curriculum and for 2009 revised national elementary mathematics curriculum coincides. We also recognized the reconstructed achievement criteria which are considered as reverse continuity or as discontinuity of Nuri curriculum and 2009 revised national elementary mathematics curriculum in all the five content domains. The former means being lower in levels or reduction in ranges from Nuri curriculum to elementary one. The latter means that some reconstructed achievement criteria are included in only one of the two curriculum. Based on these results, we suggested several ways to secure the continuity between Nuri curriculum and 2009 revised national elementary mathematics curriculum in the perspective of mathematics education.

• School Mathematics
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.151-163
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• 2012

In 2006 with the revised national curriculum, Elementary mathematics teaching and learning methods are presented in the following ways. Learners explore the way through the operational activities of the teachers and students with learning and learners' active learning activities, etc., and an active learning based on the principle of attention to learning how to maximize the effectiveness are required. In this study, from first grade through sixth grade elementary school mathematics textbooks for all learning activities presented in 10 different types were investigated This result of 5 contents area of number and operation, geometry, probability and statistics, measurement and patterns and problem solving and divided into low, middle, and hight three were intentional. In addition, teachers are looking forward to this result was compared with the type of activity.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.105-129
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• 2016

The elements of mathematical processes include mathematical reasoning, mathematical problem-solving, and mathematical communications. Proportion reasoning is a kind of mathematical reasoning which is closely related to the ratio and percent concepts. Proportion reasoning is the essence of primary mathematics, and a basic mathematical concept required for the following more-complicated concepts. Therefore, the study aims to analyze the proportion reasoning ability of sixth graders of primary school who have already learned the ratio and percent concepts. To allow teachers to quickly recognize and help students who have difficulty solving a proportion reasoning problem, this study analyzed the characteristics and patterns of proportion reasoning of sixth graders of primary school. The purpose of this study is to provide implications for learning and teaching of future proportion reasoning of higher levels. In order to solve these study tasks, proportion reasoning problems were developed, and a total of 22 sixth graders of primary school were asked to solve these questions for a total of twice, once before and after they learned the ratio and percent concepts included in the 2009 revised mathematical curricula. Students' strategies and levels of proportional reasoning were analyzed by setting up the four different sections and classifying and analyzing the patterns of correct and wrong answers to the questions of each section. The results are followings; First, the 6th graders of primary school were able to utilize various proportion reasoning strategies depending on the conditions and patterns of mathematical assignments given to them. Second, most of the sixth graders of primary school remained at three levels of multiplicative reasoning. The most frequently adopted strategies by these sixth graders were the fraction strategy, the between-comparison strategy, and the within-comparison strategy. Third, the sixth graders of primary school often showed difficulty doing relative comparison. Fourth, the sixth graders of primary school placed the greatest concentration on the numbers given in the mathematical questions.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.14
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• pp.177-195
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• 2001

인간의 교수${\cdot}$학습은 본질적으로 뇌 기능과 많은 관련을 맺고 있기 때문에 뇌-기반 학습에서는 우리의 뇌가 최적으로 학습하는 방식에 기초해 접근을 시도한다. 지난 30년간의 뇌에 대한 연구는 교수${\cdot}$학습에 대해서 이용할 만한 많은 정보를 제시하고 있다. 많은 교육연구가들은 뇌 연구를 기초로 뇌가 최적으로 학습하는 뇌-친화적 환경을 도입하였고, Politano & Paquin(2000)은 현행교실에 실제로 이용 가능한 뇌-기반 환경을 창조하기 위한 기초로서 10가지 요소를 제시하면서 뇌-기반 학습에서 학습자는 자신에게 익숙한 학습감각을 가지고 있으며 그것을 통한 학습이 효과적임을 말하였다. 수학교육에서도 이와 같이 뇌-기반 학습을 배경으로 하는, 학습자의 학습감각을 고려한 교수${\cdot}$학습이 의미있다고 할 수있다. 본 연구에서는 뇌기반 학습의 의미를 고찰하고, 제 7차 교육과정이 실행되는 초등학교 4학년, 중학교 2학년, 고등학교 1학년에 교실에 대한 학습감각을 조사하였으며, 수학 교실에서 학습자의 학습감각을 고려한 수업활동을 제시하였다.