• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.521-538
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of teaching mathematical proofs that made use of the 'proof assisted cards' at the second year of middle school and to investigate students' ability to geometric proofs as well as changes of mathematical attitudes toward geometric proofs. The subjects are seven students at the 2nd year of D Middle School in Daegu who made use of the 'proof assisted cards' during five class periods. The researcher interviewed the students to investigate learning questions made by students as well as the 'proof assisted cards' before and after use. The findings are as follows: first, the students made change of geometric proof ability by proof activity with the 'proof assisted cards' and second, the students made significant change of mathematical attitudes toward geometric proofs by proof activity using the cards.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.14
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• pp.85-102
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• 2001

칠판과 분필만을 이용한 증명 위주의 기하 수업을 탈피하여 현장에서 사용할 수 있는 능동적인 교수${\cdot}$학습에 한가지 방법을 제시하고자 수학에 자신감이 없는 고등학교 1학년 학습 부진아를 대상으로 컴퓨터 프로그램, Tess를 이용하여 학생의 변환 개념에 대한 이해도를 조사하였다. 또한, 테셀레이션을 직접 만들어 가는 과정을 통하여 타 교과와의 수학적 연결성을 이해하고, 수학의 실용성과 실생활과의 연관성, 도형의 아름다움을 학생이 스스로 찾고, 발견하는데 초점을 두었다. 우리의 전통 문양도 수학교육에 충분히 이용될 수 있다는 사실을 확인할 수 있었고, 학생의 수학에 대한 태도가 크게 향상됨을 알 수있었다.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.299-314
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• 2008

The purposes of this study were to investigate what attitudes students have toward learning proofs and what difficulties they have in learning proofs, and to examine how the use of dynamic geometry software, the Geometer's Sketchpad, helps students' proof learning. The study involved 117 9th graders in 2 high schools. According to questionnaire data, over 50 percent of the total respondents(116) indicated negative attitudes toward learning proofs, on the other hand, only 16 percent of the total respondents indicated positive attitudes toward the learning. Memorizing and remembering many kinds of theorems, definitions, and postulates to use in proving statements was the most difficult part in learning proofs, which the largest proportion of the total respondents indicated. The study found that the use of the Geometer's Sketchpad played positive roles in developing students' understanding of proofs and stimulating students' interests in learning proofs.