• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.175-196
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• 2009

In this paper we analyze Ziv's geometrical differentiated teaching and learning materials using inner structure of mathematics problems. In order to analyze inner structure of mathematics problems we in detail describe problem solving process, and extract main frame from problem solving process. We represent inner structure of mathematics problems as tree including induced relations. As a result, we characterize low-level problems and middle-level problems, and find some differences between low-level problems and middle-level problems.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.19 no.2 s.22
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• pp.389-407
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• 2005

수학은 위계적이고 구조적인 특성을 가지고 있어서 학생들이 적절하게 학습하면 내적 동기유발이 가능하고 흥미 있게 학습해 나갈 수 있는 반면 단편적인 지식들로 학습하려 한다면 그 양이 방대해지고 제대로 이해하기가 어렵다. 그러므로 교사는 수학적 지식의 구조를 깨달아 지식의 본체가 내적으로 어떻게 조직되고 상호 관련되어 있는지 알아야 하고 학생들이 수학적인 아이디어와 절차를 획득하고 탐구하게 하는 적절한 문제를 제시하여 문제해결을 통해 가르쳐 가는 방법을 생각해야 할 것이다. 이 때에 학생들은 문제해결 과정에서 능동적인 역할을 하면서 자신이 학습하고 있는 것의 핵심을 인식하고 호기심을 갖고 유의미한 기능들을 이끌어내는 학습을 해야 하는데, 이는 오랜 전통의 탐구 학습과 그 맥락을 같이 하는 것이다. 수학교과 고유의 특성을 살려 지식의 구조를 가르침에 있어서 교수 방법으로의 문제해결을 통한 지도와 학습 방법으로의 탐구학습 과정은 잘 조화될 수 있다. 이러한 조화된 모습을 드러나게 하고자 초등학교 5학년 가 단계에서 '평면도형의 넓이와 둘레 사이의 관계'를 탐구하게 하는 문제해결을 통한 탐구학습 과제를 제시해 보았다. 30-40년을 거슬러 올라가는 역사를 갖는 지식의 구조나 탐구학습, 문제해결에 대한 관심은 오늘날에도 여전히 시사하는 바가 크다고 하겠다. 수학교육에 관한 연구들은 완전히 새로운 것이기보다는 이전의 것들이 주는 의미를 되새기고 오늘의 상황에 비추어 해석할 때 수학교육은 한 단계 올라서게 된다.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.109-128
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• 2009

This study aimed to investigate students' learning process by examining their perception process of problem structure and mathematization, and further to suggest an effective teaching and learning of mathematics to improve students' problem-solving ability. Using the qualitative research method, the researcher observed the collaborative learning of two middle school students by providing problem-posing activities of five lessons and interviewed the students during their performance. The results indicated the student with a high achievement tended to make a similar problem and a new problem where a problem structure should be found first, had a flexible approach in changing its variability of the problem because he had advanced algebraic thinking of quantitative reasoning and reversibility in dealing with making a formula, which related to developing creativity. In conclusion, it was observed that the process of problem posing required accurate understanding of problem structures, providing students an opportunity to understand elements and principles of the problem to find the relation of the problem. Teachers may use a strategy of simplifying external structure of the problem and analyzing algebraical thinking necessary to internal structure according to students' level so that students are able to recognize the problem.

• School Mathematics
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.361-384
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to investigate students' problem solving process based on the model of IDEAL if they learn to solve word problems of simultaneous linear equations through structure-representation instruction. The problem solving model of IDEAL is followed by stages; identifying problems(I), defining problems(D), exploring alternative approaches(E), acting on a plan(A). 160 second-grade students of middle schools participated in a study was classified into those of (a) a control group receiving no explicit instruction of structure-representation in word problem solving, and (b) a group receiving structure-representation instruction followed by IDEAL. As a result of this study, a structure-representation instruction improved word-problem solving performance and the students taught by the structure-representation approach discriminate more sharply equivalent problem, isomorphic problem and similar problem than the students of a control group. Also, students of the group instructed by structure-representation approach have less errors in understanding contexts and using data, in transferring mathematical symbol from internal learning relation of word problem and in setting up an equation than the students of a control group. Especially, this study shows that the model of direct transformation and the model of structure-schema in students' problem solving process of I and D stages.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.635-662
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• 2016

Combinatorics, the basis of probabilistic thinking, is an important area of mathematics and closely linked with other subjects such as informatics and STEAM areas. But combinatorics is one of the most difficult units in school mathematics for leaning and teaching. This study, using the designed combinatorial models and executable expression, aims to analyzes the eye movement of graduate students when they translate the written combinatorial problems to the corresponding executable expression, and examines not only the understanding process of the written combinatorial sentences but also the degree of difficulties depending on the combinatorial semantic structures. The result of the study shows that there are two types of solving process the participants take when they solve the problems : one is to choose the right executable expression by comparing the sentence and the executable expression frequently. The other approach is to find the corresponding executable expression after they derive the suitable mental model by translating the combinatorial sentence. We found the cognitive processing patterns of the participants how they pay attention to words and numbers related to the essential informations hidden in the sentence. Also we found that the student's eyes rest upon the essential combinatorial sentences and executable expressions longer and they perform the complicated cognitive handling process such as comparing the written sentence with executable expressions when they try the problems whose meaning structure is rarely used in the school mathematics. The data of eye movement provide meaningful information for analyzing the cognitive process related to the solving process of the participants.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.309-325
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• 2009

The purpose of the study was to investigate the differences between Korean mathematics textbooks and CPMP textbooks in the view of conceptual network, structure of mathematical contents, instructional design, and teaching and learning environment to explore the implications for mathematics education in Korea. According to the results, Korean textbooks emphasized the mathematical structures and conceptual network, on the other hand, CPMP textbooks focused on making connections between mathematical concepts and corresponding real life situations as well as mathematical structures. And generalizing mathematical concepts at the symbolic level was very important objective in Korean textbooks, but in the CPMP textbooks, investigating mathematical ideas and solving problems in diverse contexts including real- life situations were considered very important. Teachers using Korean textbooks preferred an explanatory teaching method with the use of concrete manipulatives and student worksheet, however, teachers using CPMP textbooks emphasized collaborative group activities to communicate mathematical ideas and encouraged students to use graphing calculators when they explore mathematical concepts and solve problems.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.123-146
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• 2006

The topic in this thesis stems from the current education situation that represses learners' freedom by excessive instruction and compulsory institution, in spite of the education helping learners free from inner prejudice as one of its chief aims. In this thesis, to discuss with an educational aspect, I call the learners' freedom in the learning process 'freedom-in-process' and the learners' freedom as the result of learning 'freedom-as-result'. Through this discussion, the conclusions are as follows; First, learners who enjoy freedom-in-process get to obtain freedom-as-result in mathematics education. Second, freedom-in-process and freedom-as-result appear repeatedly in the process of looking for and gaining structures. Freedom-in-process and freedom-as-result are both faces of coin, like seed and fruit which are related mutually and fertilized each other. For this purpose, Mathematics teacher must have awareness of the value of freedom, cherish the freedom, and enjoy it with his students.