• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.303-328
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• 2009

In this study, we developed the teaching methods using manipulative materials to teach regular polytopes, and applied these to first-year student of middle school who is attending the extra math class. In that class, we focused on the change of the mathematical representations -especially verval, visual and symbolic representations- and mathematical behavioral. By analyzing characterstics the students' work sheets, we obtained affirmative results as follows. First, manipulative materials played an important role on drawing a development figure of regular polyhtopes describing the verval representation definition of regular polytopes. Second, classes utilizing manipulative materials changed students verbalism level of representations the definition of regular polytopes. For example, in the first class about 60% of students are in the $0{\sim}2$ vervalism level, but in the third class, about 65% of students are in the $6{\sim}7$ level. Third, classes utilizing manipulative materials improved visual representation about development figure. After experiences making several development figures about regular octahedron directly, and discussion, students found out key points to be considered for draws development figure and this helped to draw development figures about other regular polytopes. Fourth, students were unaccustomed to make symbolic representations of regular polytopes. But, they obtained same improvement in symbolic representations, so in fifth the class some students try to make symbol about something in common of whole regular polytopes. Fifth, after the classes, we have significant differences in the students, especially behavioral characteristics in II items such as mind that want to study own fitness, interest, attachment, spirit of inquiry, continuously mathematics posthumously. This means that classes using manipulative materials. Specially, 'mind that want to study mathematics continuously' showed the biggest difference, and it may give positive influence to inculcates mathematics studying volition while suitable practical use of manipulative materials. To conclude, classes using manipulative materials may help students enhance the verbal, visual representation, and gestates symbol representation. Also, the class using manipulative materials may give positive influence in some part of mathematical behavioral characteristic. Therefore, if we use manipulative materials properly in the class, we have more positive effects on the students cognitive perspect and behavioral cteristics.

• 대한수학교육학회지:수학교육학연구
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.495-506
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 형식불역의 원리를 적용하여 4차원 이상의 고차원 도형 중 특별한 몇 가지 도형의 기하학적 모델을 탐구해 보면서 이것이 기존의 일반적인 수학적 성질과 원리, 법칙에 모순됨이 없는지를 검증해 보았다. 정다면체는 5개뿐이라는 설명 방식에 형식불역의 원리를 적용하면 4차원 정다포체는 6개뿐임을 설명할 수 있다. 그리고 두 가지 정의(기둥형과 뿔형)에 의해 만들어진 볼록한 고차원 도형들은 다면체에서의 오일러 정리를 일반화한 오일러 특성수에 정확히 들어맞는다는 것을 확인할 수 있다. 특히, 뿔형의 경우는 그 도형의 꼭지점, 모서리, 면, 입체 등의 개수들이 파스칼의 삼각형 구조를 이루고 있으며 기둥형의 경우는 임의로 정한 수의 모든 약수들을 하세의 다이어그램을 통해 약수와 배수의 관계로 표현할 수 있다. 이러한 소재들은 영재 교수학습용 자료로도 활용할 수 있을 것이다.