초등 수학 영재를 위한 폴리큐브 교수.학습 자료 개발 연구

A Study on the Development of Polycube Teaching-Learning Materials for Mathematically Gifted Elementary School Students

본 연구는 초등 수학 영재를 대상으로 폴리큐브라는 소재를 활용한 교수 학습용 자료 개발의 과정에서 드러나는 여러 가지 논의점을 바탕으로 차후 또 다른 교수 학습용 자료 개발에 주는 시사점을 도출하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 본 연구는 공간능력의 하위 요소들을 바탕으로 폴리큐브 과제와 관련되는 13개의 주제를 추출하여 이들 중 학년과 수준을 고려한 9개의 주제를 실제로 반영한 수학 영재 교수 학습 자료를 개발하였다. 이 자료들을 가지고 두 차례 현장 적용을 하는 동안 4명의 개별 학생들이 보여주는 공간능력 활용 사례를 집중 분석하면서 활동들의 연계성과 난이도, 과제 제시방법 및 발문, 학습 형태, 보조 자료의 활용, 수업 소요 시간과 같은 항목들을 점검하고 수학 영재 교수 학습자료 개발방향에 따라 평가, 수정, 보완하였다. 이를 통해 수학 영재 교수 학습 자료의 개발 과정에 필요한 7가지 시사점을 제안하였다.

The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) to select the components of spatial ability that could be associated with the implementation of a polycube task, embody the selected components of spatial ability as learning elements and develop the prototype of polycube teaching-learning materials applicable to gifted education, (2) to make a close analysis of the development process of the teaching-learning materials to ensure the applicability of the prototype, (3) to give some suggestions on the development of teaching-learning materials geared toward mathematically gifted classes. The findings of the study were as follows: As for the first purpose of the study, relevant literature was reviewed to make an accurate definition of spatial ability, on which there wasn't yet any clear-cut explanation, and to find out what made up spatial ability. After 13 components of spatial ability that were linked to a polycube task were selected, the prototype of teaching-learning materials for gifted education in mathematics was developed by including nine components in consideration of children's grade and level. Concerning the second purpose of the study, materials for teachers and students were separately developed based on the prototype, and the materials were modified and finalized in light of when selected students exerted their spatial ability well or didn't in case of utilizing the developed materials in class. And then the materials were finalized after being finetuned two times by regulating the learning type, sequence and degree of learning difficulty. Regarding the third purpose of the study, the polycube task performed in this study might not be generalizable, but there are seven suggestions on the development process of teaching-learning materials.