A Case Study on the Use of Mathematical Materials in Elementary School Mathematics

초등수학 수업에서 교구의 활용에 대한 사례연구

Utilizing the mathematical materials in elementary mathematics education is known to increase the learners' creativity and interests for mathematics. Although the effects of mathematical materials have been frequently researched, a practical plan and a process to utilize the mathematical materials has been rarely researched. The dependence on the mathematical materials is tested by the students' responses to the mathematical problems in the class that allowed to use mathematical materials. The activities in the text book are reorganized to seven chapters for utilizing the mathematical materials. The dependence on the mathematical materials when solving the mathematical problems is investigated by the textbook, students' answers, and handouts. The conclusions of this study are: First of all, the activities using mathematical materials are reorganized within the mathematics education curriculum. The high interests are also investigated in all the learning level of learners. Second, the learners in the high learning level use the mathematical materials for their needs and the correction of their mistakes. The dependence on mathematical materials is lowest compared to the other level learners. Third, the learners in the mid learning level also use the mathematical materials for their needs and their mistakes, but are often confused when utilizing the materials. Fourth, the learners in the low learning level show their interests, and enthusiasm in the mathematical materials themselves. Their interests help to solve mathematical problems. The dependence on the materials is higher than the other level learners, but the dependence is not shown only for the low level learners.

본 연구에서는 교육과정 속에서 수학교구의 구체적인 활용방안과 그 과정에 대해 연구하여 현행 교육과정에서의 수학교구 활용 수업에 도움을 주는데 목적을 두고, 수학교구를 수학수업에 활용한 후, 학습 능력 수준에 따른 학생들의 반응과 수학교구와 관련된 문제해결 과정에서 학습 능력 수준에 따른 교구 활용 의존도를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 수업이 진행되는 동안 모든 학습 능력 수준에서 높은 흥미도가 관찰되었고, 학습 능력 수준별로 교구를 활용하는 모습이 조금씩 다르게 나타났다. 또한, 학습 능력 수준이 낮을수록 높은 교구 활용 의존도를 나타내었으나, 교구에 대한 전적인 의존은 하 수준의 학생들에게 나타나는 무조건적인 현상이 아님이 관찰되었다.