Education of Primary School Mathematics (한국수학교육학회지시리즈C:초등수학교육)

Korean Society of Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회)
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An Analysis of Mathematical Competencies Intended in Elementary Mathematics Textbooks for Third and Fourth Grade

초등학교 3~4학년군 수학 교과서에 의도된 교과 역량 분석

  • Received : 2020.12.30
  • Accepted : 2021.01.25
  • Published : 2021.01.31
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Abstract

Despite the necessity and significance of mathematical competencies in the 2015 revised mathematics curriculum, there has been lack of studies analyzing textbooks in which such competencies are intended in detail through various tasks. Given this background, this paper analyzed how mathematical competencies and their sub-elements have been represented in the mathematics textbooks for third and fourth grade. The findings of this study showed that 'communication' was the most prevalent mathematical competence, followed by 'reasoning', 'creativity and integration', 'information processing', 'attitude and practice', and 'problem solving' in order. This study also explored the characteristics of mathematical competencies in the textbooks by analyzing which sub-elements per competence were popular. With illustrative examples, this paper is expected to provide for textbook developers with implications on how to represent mathematical competencies throughout the textbooks.

2015 개정 수학과 교육과정에서 교과 역량의 필요성이 부각되고 그 하위 요소까지 명시되었지만, 교육과정을 구체적으로 반영한 교과서에서 정작 교과 역량을 얼마나 어느 정도로 다루고 있는지에 대한 분석은 별반 없다. 이에 본 논문은 초등학교 3~4학년군 수학 교과서에 의도된 교과 역량을 분석하였다. 그 결과, 의사소통과 추론 능력이 전체의 절반 정도로 가장 많이 나타났고, 그 다음으로 창의·융합, 정보 처리, 태도 및 실천, 문제 해결 능력 순서로 제시되어 있었다. 또한 각 교과 역량의 하위 요소별로 분석한 결과 그 편차가 큰 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 논문은 수학 교과 역량별로 하위 요소까지 분석하고 구체적인 사례를 제시함으로써 수학 교과서에 의도된 교과 역량의 특성을 파악하고 더불어 역량 기반의 교과서 개발과 관련하여 논의를 촉진할 것으로 기대된다.

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