A Study on the Improvement of Teaching Mathematics via the Use of the Mathematical History based on the Learning Stages

학습 단계별 수학사 활용 학습을 통한 수학 수업 개선

This study is aimed at the improvement of the teaching mathematics via the use of the mathematical history based on the learning stages which are understanding the problem, seeking after and solving the problem, application and development, and understanding the homeworks. General questions of this study are as follows according to the purpose of this study: First, we develop materials to use the teaching and learning stages which are understanding the problem, seeking after and solving the problem, application and development, and understanding the homeworks. Second, we search the effective methods for using materials which are developed in this study. Third, we apply materials to the teaching and learning mathematics. To answer the problems, 1 class students of the 4th grade in Gwangju participated in this study. Teaching and learning which uses mathematical history based on the learning stages is performed. The following results were obtained in this research. First, the teaching and learning using materials which is related to mathematical history is effective in improvement of students' mathematical ability. Second, the teaching and learning using material which is related to mathematics history is effective in improvement of students' mathematical attitude. In special, mathematical attitude of students who are involved in learning using materials which is related to mathematical history is more positive than that of general students using traditional teaching methods. Lastly, generalization of newly developed materials should be done to get more development and upgrade.

수학사 관련 교수 학습 자료 개발에만 치중하였고 개발한 교수 학습 자료는 학습내용에 알맞은 수학사나 수학자의 일화로 실제 수업시간 중 흥미유발 자료로 사용하는데 그쳤다. 본 연구에서는 수학사를 보다 적극적으로 활용하기 위해서 문제 파악, 문제추구 및 해결, 적용 발전, 과제 파악 등의 각 학습 단계에서 활용할 수 있는 수학사 자료를 개발하여 실제 수업에 적용해 봄으로써 수학 사업을 개선하는데 도움을 주고자 하였다.