The Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육)

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An overview on humanistic imagination in mathematics education

수학교육에서 인문학적 상상력에 대한 소고

  • Received : 2020.05.01
  • Accepted : 2020.05.27
  • Published : 2020.05.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to discuss what the incorporation of humanistic imagination into mathematics means to mathematics education and to suggest implications for mathematics education in school mathematics. Traditionally, mathematics has been perceived to be far from our life problems because it targets logical and pure abstract thinking. According to international mathematics and science studies such as TIMSS and PISA, Korean students have relatively high mathematics achievement in the international research, but their attitude toward mathematics is very negative and their awareness of why they are learning mathematics and their satisfaction with life is low. In mathematics education, linking mathematics with humanities imagination allows students to view problems of human life from a humanities perspective, and to have an understanding of others and reflect on themselves from a new perspective. The researcher introduces several examples of whether mathematics and humanistic imagination can be combined for mathematics education. In this study, the ultimate reason for learning mathematics is to achieve learners to realize the principles of life or Dharma, and to live a happier life. However, in order to expand its rich meaning by making these new attempts in mathematics education, the researcher argued that tolerance and patience are needed for many challenges and difficulties in improving the quality of mathematics content itself including applying humanistic imagination to mathematics properly.

이 연구의 목적은 수학에 인문학적 상상력을 접목하는 것이 수학교육에 주는 의미를 논의하고, 수학교육에 시사점을 제안하는 것이다. 전통적으로 수학은 추상적 사고를 대상으로 하기 때문에 우리의 삶의 문제와는 거리가 있다고 인식되었다. TIMSS나 PISA와 같은 국제 연구에 따르면, 우리나라 학생들의 수학학업성취도는 다른 선진 국가들의 학생들에 비하여 상대적으로 높으나, 수학에 대한 태도는 매우 부정적이고 삶에 대한 만족도도 낮은 편이다. 수학과 인문학적 상상력을 연계하여 학습하도록 하는 것은 학생들에게 인간의 삶의 문제에 대하여 인문학적인 관점으로 보도록 한다. 이 연구에서는 수학교육을 위한 수학과 인문학적 상상력을 접목의 의미를 생각해 보고, 학교의 수학교육에서 적용해 볼 수 있는 몇 가지 사례를 소개한다. 연구자는 수학을 배우는 궁극적인 이유는 학습자로 하여금 깨달음을 얻도록 하는 것이고, 모두가 보다 행복한 삶을 살아가기 위한 것이어야 한다고 주장한다.

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