An Analysis of Intuitive Thinking of Elementary Students in Mathematical Problem Solving Process

수학 문제해결 과정에 나타난 초등학생들의 직관적 사고 분석

The purposes of this study are to analyze elementary school student's intuitive thinking in the process of mathematical problem solving and to analyze elementary school student's errors of intuitive thinking in the process of mathematical problem solving. According to these purposes, the research questions can be set up as followings. (1) How is the state of illumination of the elementary school student's intuitive thinking in the process of mathematical problem solving? (2) What are origins of errors by elementary school student's intuitive thinking in the process of mathematical problem solving? In this study, Bogdan & Biklen's qualitative research method were used. The subjects in this study were 4 students who were attending the elementary school. The data in this study were 'Intuitine Thinking Test', records of observation and interview. In the interview, the discourses were recorded by sound and video recording. These were later transcribed and analyzed in detail. The findings of this study were as follows: First, If Elementary school student Knows the algorithm of problem, they rely on solving by algorithm rather than solving by intuitive thinking. Second, their problem solving ability by intuitive model are low. What is more they solve the problem by Intuitive model, their Self- Evidence is low. Third, in the process of solving the problem, intuitive thinking can complement logical thinking. Last, in the concept of probability and problem of probability, they are led into cognitive conflict cause of subjective interpretation.

초등학생들의 수학문제해결과정에서 나타나는 직관적 사고는 오류를 일으키기도 하지만 강력한 문제해결 방법으로 작용하기도 한다. 이에 초등학생의 문제 해결과정에서 나타나는 직관적 사고를 관찰하여 분석하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻을 수 있었다. 첫째, 학생들은 문제해결 과정에서 문제의 계산 절차나 알고리즘을 알고 있는 경우, 직관적 사고에 의존하기보다는 알고리즘에 의한 풀이에 의존하려는 경향을 보였다. 둘째, 학생들은 직관적 사고를 통한 시각적 모델을 구안하여 문제를 해결하는 능력이 떨어지며, 시각적 모델을 사용하여 문제를 해결한다 하더라도 자신의 답에 대한 확신감이 떨어진다. 셋째, 문제해결 과정에서 직관적 사고와 논리적 사고 사이에 상호 보완관계가 나타났다. 넷째, 확률의 개념과 확률에 관한 문제해결 과정에서 학생들은 자신의 주관적 해석을 통한 인식론적 장애를 일으켰다.