Education of Primary School Mathematics (한국수학교육학회지시리즈C:초등수학교육)

Korean Society of Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회)
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Exploring Effects of Elementary Teachers' Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teaching Efficacy, and Student Mathematical Interest on Mathematics Achievement : An Application of Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling

초등교사의 수학수업의 질, 수학 교수효능감, 학생의 수학흥미가 수학성취도에 미치는 영향 분석: 다층구조방정식의 적용

  • Received : 2020.09.08
  • Accepted : 2020.10.19
  • Published : 2020.10.31
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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the structural relationships between elementary teachers' mathematics instruction, teachers' mathematics teaching efficacy, students' mathematical interest, and mathematics achievement. To achieve this goal, we used TIMSS 2015 Korean data and implemented multilevel structural equation modeling given that student data were nested within the school data. The findings reveled that at the student level, the instructional quality rated by students positively affected student mathematical interest. Additionally, student mathematical interest positively affected student mathematics achievement. Although the direct effect of instructional quality on student mathematics achievement was insignificant, the total was significant. At the school level, there were positive direct effects of instructional quality and teacher's mathematics teaching efficacy on student mathematical interest. The direct effects of instructional quality, teachers' mathematics teaching efficacy, and student mathematical interest on mathematics achievement were not significant. However, the total effects of instructional quality and teachers' mathematics teaching efficacy on mathematics achievement were significant. Based on the results, we discussed the implications of the study.

본 연구의 목적은 초등교사의 수학수업의 질, 수학 교수효능감, 학생의 수학흥미와 수학성취도 사이의 구조적 관계를 살펴보는 것이다. 이를 위해 TIMSS 2015 한국자료를 다층구조방정식을 적용해 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 학생수준에서 학생이 평가한 수학수업의 질은 학생의 수학 흥미에 정적인 영향을 미치며 수학흥미는 수학성취도에 정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 수학수업의 질이 수학성취도에 미치는 직접효과는 통계적으로 유의미하지 않았으나 수학흥미의 매개를 통한 총효과는 유의미한 것으로 나타났다. 학교수준에서 평균적 수학수업의 질, 수학 교수효능감은 학생의 수학흥미에 정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 드러났다. 그러나 수학수업의 질, 수학 교수효능감, 학생의 수학흥미가 학교의 평균적 수학성취도에 미치는 직접효과는 통계적으로 유의미하지 않았으며, 수학수업의 질과 수학 교수효능감이 수학흥미의 매개 효과를 통해 학생의 수학성취도에 미치는 총효과는 유의미한 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 바탕으로 교육적 시사점을 제시하였다.

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