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An Analysis on Teaching of Polyhedrons in Elementary Mathematics Textbooks (초등학교 수학 교과서에 제시된 다면체 관련 내용 분석)

  • Lee, Young Ji;Kim, Sung Joon
    • East Asian mathematical journal
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.405-438
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    • 2014
  • This study analyzed and discussed instruction methods of polyhedrons in elementary mathematics textbook by using the didactic transposition theory. By further segmenting instruction methods, we analyzed the period and order of teaching of polyhedrons, its definitions and presentation methods, and how instruction methods has changed so far. In elementary mathematics textbooks from the 1st to the 2007 revised curriculum, we choose the part where polyhedrons are introduced as the search-target, and analyzed instruction methods in these textbooks by using phenomenological description. The instruction period and order of polyhedrons were systemized when the system of Euclid geometry was introduced, considering the psychological condition of students, and the instruction period and order had been refined according to the curriculum. And methods of definition took into consideration both the academic systems and psychological situations. Also, the subject of learning has changed from textbook and teachers to students. Polyhedrons were connected to real life and students could build up their knowledge by themselves. Constructions were aimed at the understanding of meaning of contents, rather than at itself. Through these analyses, we have some suggestions on the teaching of polyhedrons in the elementary mathematics.

The Influence of Debate Studies Through Small Group Activities in Ability Group to The Improvement of The Students′ Learning Ability. (토의식 수업을 적용한 수준별 소집단 협력학습이 학력신장에 미치는 영향)

  • 김성국
    • Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.91-101
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    • 2001
  • Nowadays the number of students that is losing their interest as well as learning desire in mathematics is increasing because of lack of logical thought creative power and abstract expression that present-day mathematics requires by reason of discrepancy of extreme scholastic ability by speciality of mathematics. In these conditions, we reduce the number of learning depression by bringing about learning desire or learning interest on mathematics, and students learn effective learning methods to be voluntary learning of discovery themselves that studies basic concepts, principles, rules through logical thought of students to solve difference of scholastic ability, thus we assumed that debate studies through small group activities in ability group would be one of ways to improve learning power, so the results of our research are as follows; 1. Debate studies through small group activities were very effective because of reinforcing the achivement level of students. 2. By this learning method, an individual or cooperrative learning was fostered, and lively discussions were accomplished. And learning attitudes of students were changed by the extension of cooperative learning abilities through advices or by themselves. 3. A personal opinion is payed regard by accepting an individual idea in the process of making questions. Learners can correct wrong concepts in the process of correcting wrong answers. So if we apply above-mentioned studies with easy contents from the lower grades, the effectiveness would increase as learners go to the higher grade. According to the results of various researches as follows; "The teaching-learning method oriented coopperative debate studies is effective to find solutions to mathematical problems." If small group activities are applied in the educational situation to search the course of a desirable cooperation learning through small group activities to improve scholastic abilities for a discoverable problem-solving power. I think that the teaching-learning method oriented cooperative debate studies is one of the most desirable methods to increase the problem-solving ability.

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Principles and Methods for Critical Mathematics Education: An Explorative Study of a Program (비판적 수학교육의 원리와 방법 탐색: 프로그램 개발을 위한 기초연구로서)

  • Song, Ryoon-Jin;Ju, Mi-Kyung
    • Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.857-888
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    • 2017
  • Due to globalization, diversification, and informatization, modern society confronts change and crisis in a variety of areas such as economy, politics, and culture. In that context, mathematics educators seek for how to reform school mathematics for democratic and just society. This research proposes critical mathematics education as an alternative model of school mathematics for democratic society. In particular, this research is an explorative study to construct a model of critical mathematics education program. For the purpose, we conducted a comprehensive literature review to identify goals, contents, and methods of teaching and learning, and method of assessment for critical mathematics education. We checked the validity of the model by using the cases of critical mathematics education. Since this research is explorative in the regard that the model is based on theoretical literatures, further research is necessary to extend the model through design research in school context.

A Study of Activity-types in Elementary Mathematics Textbooks (초등 수학 교과서의 학습 활동유형에 대한 분석)

  • Ahn, Byoung-Gon
    • 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.

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A Study on the Practice of Performance Assessment in the Elementary School Mathematics - Focussing on Self-assessment and Peer-observation - (초등학교 수학과 수행평가 실천에 관한 연구 - 자기평가.동료평가.관찰평가를 중심으로 -)

  • Kim Song-Ja;Choi Chang-Woo
    • Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.67-87
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    • 2006
  • This study is to recognize a problem in the practice of performance assessment in elementary school, and to find out some suggestive points for improvement of teaching·learning method in elementary mathematics through assessment by reducing time restriction according to assessment through the practice of self-assessment, peer-assessment and observation, and then by reflecting the results of assessment on teaching learning plan. For that, the questions of study set up are as follows ; 1. How should self-assessment and peer-assessment be applied to in elementary mathematics assessment? 2. How should the time for 'let's play an interesting game' be managed for assessment of elementary mathematics? 3. How should the results of assessment be reflected on the Process of teaching and learning of mathematics? To solve these problems, a researcher of this thesis performed self-assessment, peer-assessment on 40 students of second grade under her charge as a class teacher, and applied observation in the time management process for 'let's play an interesting game' for a semester. self-assessment was made by mathematics journal, self-assessment chart, peer-assessment was by the analysis of conversation record among students in the situations of assessment, and observation was by observation of activity when playing with the results data of play analyzed. the concrete methods of application as follows ; First, mathematics journal was applied $1{\sim}2$ times by each unit with reconstruction into the level of second grade on the basis of the preceding-study models. Second, peer-assessment was applied to the unit-assessment time and the play-activities time by the method of recording·analyzing the contents of conversation among students in the process of assessment. Third, mathematical attitude & dispositions of students making use of the self- assessment table were examined referring to the teaching learning plan. Fourth, the time management for 'let's play an interesting game' was made through the prior recognition of play method and the joyful play-activities by use of the play-plate. Assessment depended on analysis of play-activities results of students making use of an observation form. Fifth, the results of self-assessment, peer-assessment, and observation were analyzed, and then they were made use of as self-observation data, of teacher her/his self, or teaching·learning improvement data. Students' self-assessment datum (mathematics diary, self-assessment sheets, conversation contents in the process of assessment) and observation materials (check lists, Play-activity result materials, conversation contents in the process of play) obtained in the process of application was analyzed as follows ; 1. From the practice of self-assessment in form of mathematics journal, I could obtain not only datum showing how much students was understanding the learning aims by unit time and to any degree they reached but also information about their response to learning datum and favorable type of learning. 2. Assessment by self-assessment chart was useful in planning the mathematics teaching learning process because it helps ascertain mathematical attitude & dispositions of students. 3. Through the application of peer-assessment, students had the opportunity of communicating with other students looking back on his/her explaining process, and teachers could obtain basic materials for assessment of students. 4, In case of time management for 'let's play an interesting game', there was natural extension of play made through time-security by prior looking into the method of play-activity, and then, for a remained time, by making children play a new game. 5, I could easily record the activities of students by use of the observation. form, and make use of it as basic data for descriptive assessment. 6, Each kinds of data obtained from the results of assessment was helpful for securing self-observation materials in the process of teaching learning and for their betterment in mathematics subject. However, because they were in the second grade of elementary school and there was an individual difference, some students could not make use of mathematics diary or self-assessment form properly. In case of these students, assessment data would be obtained through interview or observation. And for effective operation of play, its purpose & method and matters that demand special attention when play-acting should be clearly guided. Also, when applying an effective play in addition to play activities in textbook, to lessons, interesting mathematics lessons could be guided.

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A Teaching Method of Basic Mathematics Subject for Students of Business Administration (경상계열 학생들을 위한 기초수학 교과목 지도방안)

  • Shin, Hyun-Ju;Pyo, Yong-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.141-160
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    • 2018
  • In order to propose effective learning methods to teach basic mathematics course for students of business administration, we conducted the survey on recognition and attitude on mathematics subjects, and analyzed academic achievements of the business mathematics as a basic mathematics course in relation to the results of the survey. First, we investigated learning contents and problems difficult for students to understand in the course, and presented the instructional method and significance of them with examples. These learning contents and problems were collected from the students using the mathematics cafe. Furthermore, we analyzed types of the incorrect answers on the midterm and final examinations in the business mathematics. Although it is difficult to generalize the finding to all of the business administration students due to differences in academic level and educational environment, much work has been put in to present learning method of the business mathematics for students of business administration.

Analysis of Trends of Mathematics Education in Korean Classes Based on TIMSS (TIMSS 결과에 나타난 우리나라 교실내 수학 교육의 변화 추이 분석)

  • Kim, Sun Hee;Kim, Soojin
    • Journal for History of Mathematics
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.139-155
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    • 2012
  • This study researched the trends of mathematics education in Korean mathematics class in the aspects of teaching and learning method, assessment and teachers' competency based on TIMSS 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007. For the mathematics teaching and learning method, the differentiated instruction rate is higher. The activities focused on students not teacher are more, and frequencies of homework are higher but time spent for homework is less than the past. Especially, mathematics teachers link homeworks to instructions. And mathematics teachers uses more multiple choice items and more various assessment methods than the past. The average age of mathematics teachers tends to become older since 1995. The major of mathematics teacher are primarily mathematics and mathematics education. Korean mathematics teachers have less self-esteem for teaching mathematics contents and have more various interactions with peers. The rate of participating in-service training is more or less according to training contents.

Exploring teaching and learning methods using artificial intelligence (AI) in the mathematics classroom : Focusing on the development of middle school statistic scenarios (수학교실에서 인공지능(AI)을 활용한 교수학습 방안 탐색 : 중학교 통계 단원 시나리오 개발을 중심으로)

  • Choi, Inseon
    • Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.149-174
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this study is to explore the teaching and learning method using artificial intelligence (AI) in the mathematics classroom. To this end, to predict the direction of mathematics education using AI in the mathematics classroom, this study investigates the fields where AI is applied to education, and discuss issues to consider when introducing AI through scenario development using AI in middle school statistics. This study is meaningful in that it specifically considered how artificial intelligence can be grafted into the mathematics classroom through the development of scenarios that integrate and apply artificial intelligence that has been developed and used segmentally in the current middle school statistics. Afterwards, based on the contents of this study, implications for using AI in the math classroom were derived.

A Study on pre-service mathematics teachers' perceptions of the role and teaching guidance of cooperating teachers in mathematics teaching practicum (수학과 수업실습에서 실습지도교사의 지도 활동 및 역할에 관한 교육실습생들의 인식 연구)

  • Han, Hyesook
    • Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.747-769
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    • 2014
  • The purposes of this study were to investigate pre-service mathematics teachers' perceptions of the role of cooperating teachers and teacher interactions during teaching practicum. Thirty-four pre-service mathematics teachers who finished student teaching participated in the study. The researcher collected data from various sources such as a questionnaire, interviews, and written documents. According to the results of the study, more than 50 percent of the participants showed negative responses to all of the questionnaire items on teaching activities or guidance of cooperating teachers. Cooperating teachers mainly played a role in the stage of reflection of student teacher's teaching practice, and they provided specific feedback and guidance of teaching and learning methods and contents. Cooperating teachers played roles as (mathematics) teacher educators, classroom observers, and co-teachers, but their roles as teacher educators or co-teachers should be more stressed for pre-service mathematics teachers' professional development.

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수준상승에 기초한 수학학습지도에 관한 연구

  • Lim, Dae-Keun;Kim, Hyun-Jung
    • East Asian mathematical journal
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.353-361
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, we apply mathematising activities to geometry contents of corrent in middle and high school in order to actualize learning and teaching through Freudenthal's, Piaget's, and Van Hieles's mathematising among many theories affecting teaching and learning methods. Learners find out mathematical idea through the activities of mathematising that interprete mathematical problemm. And we derive mathematic through the experience of vertical mathematising that expresses it. Based on it, Freudenthal's progressive mathematising process, etc are used in doing the activities of applicative mathematising.