A Note on Some Characteristics of Number Teaching in the Primary School of New Zealand

뉴질랜드 초등학교에서의 수지도에서 나타나는 몇 가지 특징에 관한 고찰

The basic purpose of 2007 revision curriculum is content of activity oriented, management of differentiated instruction, communication, introduction of story mathematics, mathematical exploration and problem solving ability and so on. In this paper, we investigate some characteristics of number teaching in the primary school of New Zealand. Especially, focused on materials and methods and so on. So we've got the following results. First, there are no fundamental differences in materials and methods in teaching number between Korea and New Zealand but in New Zealand there are no national textbook like us so there is a possibility not to teach number systematically like our Korea. On the contrary, they divide number region from one to six level and are offering achievement objects, suggestive learning experiences, sample assessment activities for each level and also they do not guide activities itself in detail like us and so have learners themselves think about the given problems. Second, there is a strategy stage in getting knowledge about number in New Zealand and so children can take advantage of this steps according to the type of problems. Third, it must be developed some materials and idea to reach the learning purpose rousing interest of children.

본 연구는 2007개정 초등수학과 교육과정의 5개 내용영역 중, 수와 연산영역의 수(number)와 관련하여 각 나라마다 지도하는 소재나 방법적인 측면에서 조금씩은 차이가 있기 마련이다. 따라서 외국 특히 뉴질랜드의 초등학교에서는 이와 관련하여 지도나 수업설계 등에서 어떤 점에 주안점을 두고 있으며 우리와는 다른 어떠한 특징이 있는지를 뉴질랜드에서 사용되고 있는 텍스트와 실제 초등학교에서의 포트폴리오의 사례를 중심으로 살펴봄으로서 이를 통한 몇 가지 시사점을 얻는데 있다.