Education of Primary School Mathematics (한국수학교육학회지시리즈C:초등수학교육)

Korean Society of Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회)
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Elementary School Teachers' Perception on the Need of Professional Development in Mathematics

수학 교과 전문성 개발 필요에 대한 초등 교사의 인식

  • Received : 2020.07.16
  • Accepted : 2020.10.28
  • Published : 2020.10.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find an implication for a direction to improve professional development in mathematics by exploring elementary school teachers' perception of the need for professional development in mathematics. To this end, 4 elementary school teachers were organized into one focus group, and group discussion materials were collected and analyzed based on cases of mathematics professional development needs. As a result of the study, the elementary school teachers' perception that the need for professional development in mathematics is both unnecessary and necessary. The perception of unnecessary was influenced by the easy level of elementary school mathematics content and the ease of teaching. Also, the perception of necessary factors were considering various aspects of mathematics teaching, changing the accumulation of failures in mathematics classes, maintaining authority of students, demand for class improvement due to social change, the impact of school work, the influence of the community of professional development and peers in school, and efforts to grow as teachers. Based on these results, the author discussed ways to promote teachers' participation in mathematics professional development by considering elementary school teachers' perceptions of the need of mathematics professional development.

본 연구는 수학 교과 전문성 개발 필요에 대한 초등 교사의 인식을 탐색함으로써 수학 교과 전문성 개발의 개선 방향을 모색하였다. 이를 위해 초등학교에 재직 중인 초등교사를 포커스 그룹으로 구성하여 그룹 토의 자료를 수집하고 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 수학 교과 전문성 개발 필요에 대하여 초등 교사는 불필요와 필요하다는 인식을 모두 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 수학 교과 전문성 개발이 불필요하다는 인식에는 초등학교 수학 교과 내용의 쉬운 수준과 초등학교 수학 수업의 용이함이 영향을 미치고 있었으며, 수학 교과 전문성 개발이 필요하다는 인식에 대해서는 수학 수업의 다양한 측면 고려, 수학 수업 실패의 누적, 학생에 대한 권위 유지, 사회 변화에 따른 수업 개선 요구, 학교 업무 수행의 영향, 교내 교사 학습 공동체의 영향, 동료 교사의 영향, 교사로의 성장을 위한 노력이 관련 요인으로 나타났다. 이를 바탕으로 수학 교과 전문성 개발에서 교사의 참여를 촉진할 수 있는 방안을 논의하였다.

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