• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.125-134
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• 2001

It is necessary that at any rate we try to decrease underachievers by learning deficiency in mathematics to extreme limits under circumstances that mathematics becomes more requisite daily in the 21st century's informative society. However, the traditional teaching method causes a lot of problems in elevating the needed ability for the newly changing society. Accordingly, for the purpose of letting underachievers by learning deficiency have much interest in mathematics, seek the qualitative elevation, have the feelings of self-confidence and accomplishments, escape from desperation, and also teachers choose the activities of small groups, design teaching plans, apply those to teaching-learning activities and finally verify the effect, this researcher sets up a hypothesis as follows: 1. The teaching method through small groups will be effective for the accomplishments of underachievers in mathematics. 2. Its method will bring out the meaningful change in the emotional areas of mathematics. Therefore, so as to prove the above hypothesis, the results through the theoretical approach and practicing teaming by small groups have turned out to be positive.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.649-666
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a teaching mathematics anxiety scale for elementary teachers in South Korea. The sample consisted of 150 elementary teachers in 22 elementary schools in Seoul. A total of 21 items were developed and examined for the internal consistence. The results showed that the proposed scale was appropriate to represent the teaching mathematics anxiety of elementary teachers.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.15-37
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• 2010

In this study, we investigated the application of oriental history of mathematics in school mathematics teaching. We set up three study problems to achieve this purpose. First, we analyze the middle and high school mathematics textbooks and auxiliary books. Second, we survey the mathematics teacher's knowledge and degree of application on history of mathematics. Third, we develop the teaching and learning materials on oriental history of mathematics. We performed three study-methods to settle above study problem. First, we analyzed 24 textbooks and auxiliary books for study problem 1. There were 6 middle school mathematics textbooks and 6 auxiliary books and also 6 high school mathematics textbooks and 6 auxiliary books. We categorized the contents into "anecdote", "systematization", "application of problem", "expansibility of thought", and "comparative of the contents". Second, we surveyed the 78 mathematics teachers's knowledge and degree of application using questionnaire about knowledge and application on history of mathematics. The questionnaire was made up of four types of question; the effect of material about history of mathematics, the understanding of western history of mathematics, the understanding of oriental history of mathematics; the direction of development of teaching material. Third, we exemplified the teaching and learning materials about three categories: "anecdote", "comparative of the contents".

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.599-615
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• 2015

Teachers' philosophies have not been emphasized enough in the current teacher education curriculum even though teacher's philosophy palys a critical role in schools and classrooms. The examination on pre-service teachers' teaching philosophies is necessary to improve teacher education curriculum so that teaching philosophies are often discussed in the courses of 'pedagogical content knowledge' as well as 'general education.' Therefore, the current study investigated 44 pre-service teachers' teaching philosophies, their sub domains, and relationships among the sub domains. The previous studies regarding mathematics teacher's teaching philosophy were more about 'teacher's belief' and employed deductive inference approach using surveys or questionnaires. These studies commonly pointed out that there were three major domains of 'belief on mathematics itself,' 'belief on teaching mathematics,' and 'belief on learning mathematics.' As these three domains of teacher's philosophy has been strengthened, there were very few studies examining the other potential domains of teacher's teaching philosophy. According to the findings of the present study, which employed inductive inference approach and pre-service teachers' free essay writing assignment, 'belief on teacher's role in mathematics classroom,' 'belief on the purpose of mathematics education,' and 'motivation to be a mathematics teacher' were additionally illuminated as sub domains of teacher's teaching philosophy. Moreover, the interrelationship among the sub-areas of teacher's teaching philosophy was disclosed. Specifically, 'belief on the purpose of mathematics education' and 'motivation to be a mathematics teacher' influenced the other sub domains. This implies that the relationships among the sub domains of teacher's teaching philosophy were more likely to be causal and vertical relationships rather than independent and parallel relationships. Finally, the findings from the current study provide implications indicating how pre-service teachers' teaching philosophies might be established in mathematics education courses for future research and education.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.315-340
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to increase having a happy school life, by applying a good teaching program in mathematics to create achieving happiness education which raised the students' dreams and talents. For this purpose, first, what was the effects on academic achievement through a good teaching program in mathematics. Second, what was the effect on the happiness index in mathematics learning through a good teaching program in mathematics. Third, what could raise the students' dreams and talents, when realized, to ensure that the students have happiness education. First, specific research issues for the realization of the objectives of this study were considering how to apply a good teaching program in mathematics. Second, what was the effect on students' academic achievement and mathematics happiness index through a good teaching program in mathematics? As a result of applying good teaching program in mathematics, there was a difference in academic achievement and could improve mathematical happiness index.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.45-67
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• 2010

On the standards or elements of teaching evaluation, the Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation(KICE) has carried out several research as follows : 1) establishment of observation elements for selecting examples of good instruction between 2001 and 2002, 2) development of the standards on teaching evaluation between 2004 and 2006, and 3) investigation on the elements of Pedagogical Content Knowledge including Subject Matter Knowledge between 2007 and 2008. The purpose of development of mathematics teaching evaluation standards through those studies were to improve not only mathematics teachers' professionalism but also their own teaching methods or strategies. Especially, the standards on mathematics teaching evaluation were developed based on the standards on general teaching evaluation. In this study, the standards were revised and modified by analyzing the results of those studies (namely, evaluation standards) focused on SMK. For this purpose, four domains such as the knowledge of curriculum reconstruction, knowledge of mathematical contents, methodological knowledge, mathematical value were new established based on the theories relevant to SMK and on the base of these four domains, standards or elements on teaching evaluation focused on SMK were reconstructed.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.389-408
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• 2002

This paper is based on a teaching experiment research conducted in a differential equations course at Ewha Womans University. The purpose of this paper lies in seeking a new direction in the teaching and learning of college mathematics by applying RME's theoretical essence to the teaching of differential equations. For this purpose, the emergent procedure had to be carefully considered before to analyzing the existing problems in teaching differential equations and alternative access to reformed differential equations. Methods of developmental research, ideas concerning teaching procedure and instructional design are offered. This research demonstrates that a deeper understanding of differential equations by students can be achieved with the instructional design which reflects the RME theory.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.691-708
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• 1998

The purpose of this study is to review mathematical communication theories. This study has the content of general communication, communicative learning goals in mathematics. modes of communication, methods of teaching communication and values of communication.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.75-92
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• 1999

Many educators say that one of the key theory which is widely accepted teaching-learning process in the 7th mathematics curriculum is constructivism. They believe constructivism is very powerful as a background theory in teaching-learning mathematics and in this point of view, each student can construct knowledge by himself in the inner world. Therefore, the aspect of teaching-learning methods in the 7th mathematics curriculum focused on inquiry learning, self-directed learning, cooperative learning. Through this methods, the 7th mathematics text also composed of ease, interesting and dynamic activity oriented subjects. And constructive teaching-learning methods in mathematics is implemented variously by those whom attracted in constructivism. Thus, the purpose of this study is to build up a model that is required to systematize teaching-learning process in mathematics as a guideline for teachers. Another purpose of this study is to make clear that the presented model is appropriate process for teaching-learning in mathematics.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.35-53
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is for investing and analysing preservice elementary mathematics teachers' efficacy on teaching mathematics. It was measured by Kang & Kim(2014)'s instrument; MTEI (Mathematics Teaching Efficacy Instrument). The survey was conducted on a sample of 164 participants who are the 2 or 4 grade in 3 universities of education. The findings of this study are that mathematics teaching efficacy of preservice elementary mathematics teachers in South Korea is 61 percent based on 100 percent. There was no significant difference between women teachers and men teachers, department of natural science and art & humanity when highschool, 2 grade and 4 grade. But, there was the significant difference between big city and province. The social-cultural factor point was much lower than any other factors' point.