• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.95-111
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• 2019

This study searched for the possibility of tangram activities through modifying the tasks of elementary school mathematics textbooks into content based open tasks. As a result of analyzing previous researches, it was confirmed the educational effect of the mathematical tasks transformation and the educational value of tangram activities. The analysis of the textbooks revealed that the tangram activities presented in the textbooks are likely to be at the level of play. It was tried to modify 2015 revised curriculum textbook-tasks into content based open tasks. Based on this study, it could be expected advantages of task modification such as improvement of teachers' expertise and expectation of diverse reactions of students.

• Honam Mathematical Journal
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.193-202
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• 2010

We investigate the estimation of the moisture transfer coefficients in porous media by optimization technique which minimizes the functional defined by the squares error of the numerical solution of an inverse diffusion problem from their experimental values of the moisture content at the some time-steps. In this paper, we solve a diffusion equation numerically by the control volume finite element methods.

• East Asian mathematical journal
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.135-158
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• 2012

The ideals of the rings of integers are used to induce rational number system as operators(=group homomorphisms). We modify this inducing method to be effective in teaching rational numbers in secondary school. Indeed, this modification provides a nice model for explaining the equality property to define addition and multiplication of rational numbers. Also this will give some explicit ideas for students to understand the concept of 'field' efficiently comparing with the integer number system.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.44 no.2 s.109
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• pp.215-228
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to development the scoring framework for teacher knowledge of fractions. This framework is qualified in the content-validity by professional educators' evaluation and in the reliability by correlation coefficient. 2 math educators judged that this framework is composed of appropriate scoring category, scoring criterion, and scoring level. After 2 teachers scored the tasks, correlation coefficient was calculated between evaluators. The coefficient is evaluated high in that it is more than 0.80.

• Research in Mathematical Education
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.59-67
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• 2004

In this paper, I would like to introduce some ideas and problems in mathematics teachers' education. The aims and content of teachers' professional education are discussed with an oriental perspective. What are mathematics teachers' needs in their professional development\ulcorner What contradictions do they meet in mathematics instruction\ulcorner The problems are described with the result of my survey.

• Research in Mathematical Education
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.95-106
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• 2004

The purpose of this paper is to diagnose the problems of the revision process of the curriculum, and identify the issues in relation to the 7th mathematics curriculum. From the review on the curriculum revision process in Korea, three issues were identified; timing and scale of curriculum revision, research and curriculum revision, and the relationship between the revision of the overall curriculum and that of a subject curriculum. Regarding the mathematics curriculum, the three issues were raised for further discussion; lack of philosophy behind the mathematics curriculum, optimization of mathematics educational content, and differentiated curricula for students of different abilities.

• Research in Mathematical Education
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• v.10 no.2 s.26
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• pp.89-102
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• 2006

The present article is dedicated to discussing the methods of teaching schoolchildren to solve creative problems. A few types of Olympiad problems were chosen as a didactic content of the article. The relevance of the choice receives proper grounding. Explanations are followed by examples from pedagogic practice. The article was written for the use of school teachers and educationalists that are researching the problem of improving creative thinking with schoolchildren.

• East Asian mathematical journal
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.203-222
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• 2011

In this paper, we investigate the methodology to calculate the volume of sphere in SanHakSeos. Comparing and analyzing content in Korean and Chinese mathematics education textbooks that uses as a foundation the aforementioned methodology, it is proposed that in future development of mathematics education curriculum the area of solid geometry be taught in greater depth in basic study guides.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Mathematical Education Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.49-57
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• 2008

The traditional Chinese mathematics education is examination-contended and has its disadvantages. The mathematics education reform today is undergoing in a wider era and faces its attention on innovation education individually education, flexible and diversified education, give prominence to integration of the curriculum, the integration of teaching content and information technology, and the changing of teaming methods and teaching methods. These are all the new trends in the mathematics education reform in China.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2000

Now, mathematics textbook is being developed in accordance with the 7th educational curriculum. It is expected that qualified textbook reflecting 'differentiated education' concept be developed and published. But there are still many limitations of textbook authorization system to develop 'such' textbook. Many authors of textbook have difficulty in developing creative and qualified textbooks in their own way. In this paper, we deal with what the authors should keep in mind and could reflect related on textbook authorization system in developing textbook. For this purpose, focusing on new 'content principle' of mathematics textbook authorization, the paper presented its educational background.