• 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.

• School Mathematics
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.313-324
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• 2004

One of the major roots of the value and power of mathematical knowledge is the belief on ‘the Pythagorian-Platonic divine mathematicity of the universe’ and the ‘pre-established harmony between mathematics and physics’. This kind of the nature of mathematical knowledge demands strongly the school mathematics to become a subject for humanity education going beyond the practical usefulness. Here, investigating the roots of the thought of mathematical education, we tried to clarify that the traditional educational ideal which has maintained the theoretical knowledge-centered mathematical education is the education of humanity, and investigate the way today's mathematical pedagogy should first turn to if it should realize this ideal.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.563-581
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• 2009

In this study we review the representations used for emphasizing the significance and requirement of mathematics in Chinese and Korean mathematics text(算學書). Especially, we study four terms; first 六藝之一(육예지일, one of the six arts), second 伏義(복희, Fuxi) 周公(주공, Zhougong) 孔子(공자, Kongzi) 孔門(공문, Kongmen), third 道(도, dao) (색, ze) 微奧(미오, weiai) 精微(정미, jingwei), forth 經世之實用(경세지실용, usefulness in the real life). Through these representations that can be seen in the many mathematics text, we consider the author's efforts to improve the mathematics.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.239-259
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• 2008

This paper is to find and to suggest alternative ways of description on function chapters in the middle school mathematics so that the descriptions be more closely related to daily life. The research has two phases: one for belief on the usefulness, the other for cognitive ability to solve the practical problems. Results are as following. 1. Most descriptions of corresponding chapters have emphases on the usefulness of functions so as to enhance beliefs on the use of functions. 2. Most practical functions contain expressions of large constant term and large coefficients in magnitude while those are not in the descriptions of tektbooks, especially in case of using ruled papers. 3. For quadratic functions, most students do not detect the degree of the function from the data presented by pairs of values of x and y. And those are not dealt with in most of textbooks, which are given in the MIC textbook.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.8B no.5
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• pp.429-440
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• 2001

To achieve a computer tutor framework with high learning effects as well as practicality, the goal of this research has been set to developing an intelligent tutor for problem-solving in mathematics domain. The maine feature of the CyberTutor, a computer tutor developed in this research, is the facilitation of a learning environment interacting in accordance with the learners differing inferential capabilities and needs. The pedagogical information, the driving force of such an interactive learning, comprises of tutoring strategies used commonly in various domains such as phvsics and mathematics, in which the main contents of learning is the comprehension and the application of principles. These tutoring strategies are those of testing learners hypotheses test, providing hints, and generating explanations. We illustrate the feasibility and the behavior of our propose framework with a sample problem-solving learning in geometry. The proposed tutorial framework is an advancement from previous works in several aspects. Firstly, it is more practical since it supports handing of a wide range of problem types, including not only proof types but also finding-unkown tpes. Secondly, it is aimed at facilitating a personal tutor environment by adapting to learners of varying capabilities. Finally, learning effects are maximized by its tutorial dialogues which are derived from real-time problem-solving inference instead of from built-in procedures.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.273-299
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to investigate how constructed-response assessments are currently defined and used to find an alternative way of developing well-defined constructed-response questions and an assessment system. Based on our review of the literature, we analyze constructed-response assessments developed and used in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea and Ohio, U.S.A. in terms of their definitions, types of questions, information and guidelines given by the government agencies in each place, and scoring rubrics and their use. The results provide meaningful implications for the development of constructed-response assessments in the future.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.18 no.1 s.18
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• pp.89-98
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• 2004

한국과 미국(North Carolina주)의 확률과 통계 교육 내용을 고찰한 결과 한국과 미국(North Carolina주)은 내용적인 면에서 많은 차이를 보였다. 한국의 경우, 9-가 단계와 10-가 단계, 선택과목 중 수학 I, 실용수학, 이산수학 과목에 제시되어 있는 확률과 통계 영역은 심화선택과목인 확률과 통계 과목의 내용을 축소하여 재구성한 내용을 제시하고 있다. 미국(North Carolina주)은 한국과는 달리, Introductory Mathematics, Algebra(I, II), Technical Mathematics(1, 2) Advanced Mathematics, Advanced Placement Calculus, Discrete Mathematics, Integrated Mathematics(1, 2, 3), Geometry 과목에서 확률과 통계 영역은 각 과목과 연관성 있는 내용으로 구성되어 있다. 한국의 심화 선택과목인 확률과 통계 과목과 미국(North Carolina주)의 AP통계(Advanced Placement Statistics)를 비교한 결과, 전체적으로, 자료의 정리, 확률변수와 확률분포 영역에서 한국과 미국(North Carolina주)은 거의 유사성을 보이고 있지만, 통계적 추론에서는 미국(North Carolina주)이 한국에 비하여 강화되어 있음을 알 수 있다.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.113-125
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• 2014

The purpose of the study is to examine how the 6th graders interpret graphs, and on basis of the research, to seek for guidance on ways to improve their analysis capabilities. All the students from two classes of D elementary school in Busan became the target to examine how to interpret graphs. On the basis of the result, 6 students who characterized by graph interpretation got an in-depth interview and the outcome was analyzed in detail. The students are able to understand both quantitative and qualitative meaning of graphs and they learned practicality while they think of graphs connecting with real life, most of all they have been interested in interpreting the meaning of graphs.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.465-496
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• 2008

With leadership and speciality, creativity is cutting a fine figure among major values of human resource in 21C knowledge-based society. In the 7th school curriculum much emphasis is put on the importance of creativity by pursuing the image of human being based on creativity based on basic capabilities'. Also creativity is one of major factors of giftedness, and developing one's creativity is the core of the program for gifted education. Doing mathematics requires high order thinking and knowledgeable understandings. Thus mathematical creativity is used as a measure to test one's flexibility, and therefore it is the basic tool for creativity study. But theoretical study for mathematical creativity is not common. In this paper, we discuss mathematical creativity applied to 6 approaches suggested by Sternberg and Lubart in educational theory. That is, mystical approaches, pragmatical approaches, psycho-dynamic approaches, cognitive approaches, psychometric approaches and scio-personal approaches. This study expects to give useful tips for understanding mathematical creativity and understanding recent research results by reviewing various aspects of mathematical creativity.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.499-512
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• 2014

Architecture is usually seen as a product of art and technology. However, most historical buildings also exemplify various sophisticated principles of mathematics. Outstanding examples of architecture around the world such as Seokguram, Daewoongjun of Bulguksa, Muryangsujeon of Buseoksa, and the Parthenon provide students with a great opportunity to study their underlying mathematical properties and principles. The activity of identifying and investigating such mathematical principles in historical buildings enables students to realize that mathematics is a practical subject, and thus provides justification for the study and importance of mathematics. For the purpose of this study historical architecture was reviewed with this in mind in order to develop STEAM education materials focused on elementary school mathematics. The result of this study is as follows: first of all, appropriate examples of historical architecture were selected on the basis of the 2009 revised curriculum's content and teaching goals. These involved chapters on 'proportion', 'symmetry', 'movement of figures', 'building blocks', and 'triangles'. Secondly, a meta-analysis was performed on the historical buildings that clearly illustrate mathematical principles. Thirdly, STEAM education materials focused on elementary mathematics using architectural examples were developed which made actual application in classrooms possible. And lastly, surveys of professional groups were conducted to verify whether the produced materials were suitable teaching resources.