• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.275-289
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• 2004

The purpose of the study is to investigate how children and preservice teachers would make a progress in solving the open-problems related to area. In knowledge-based information age, information inquiry, information construction, and problem solving are required. At the level of elementary school mathematics, area is mainly focused on the shape of polygon such as square, rectangle. However, the shape which we need to figure out at some point would not be always polygon-shape. With this perspective, many open-problems are introduced to children as well as preservice teacher. Then their responses are analyzed in terms of their logical thinking and their understanding of area. In order to make students improve their critical thinking and problem solving ability in real situation, the use of open problems could be one of the valuable methods to apply.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈C:초등수학교육
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2002

The purpose of this study is to analyze elementary students' understanding the relationship between perimeter and area in geometric figures. In this study, the questionaries were used. In the survey, the subjects were elementary school students in In-cheon city. They were 86 students of the fifth grade, 86 of the sixth. They were asked to solve the problems which was designed by the researcher and to describe the reasons why they answered like that. Study findings are as following; Students have misbelief about the concept of the relationship between perimeter and area in geometric figures. Therefore, 1 propose the method fur teaching about the relationship between perimeter and area in geometric figures. That is teaching via problem solving.. In teaching via problem solving, problems are valued not only as a purpose fur learning mathematics but also a primary means of doing so. For example, teachers give the problem relating the concepts of area and perimeter using a set of twenty-four square tiles. Students are challenged to determine the number of small tiles needed to make rectangle tables. Using this, students can recognize the concept of the relationship between perimeter and area in geometric figures.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육
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• 제49권1호
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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".

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.149-167
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• 2009

This study was aimed to examine problem-solving ability of fifth graders on two types of mathematical essay problems, and to analyze the process of mathematical justification in solving the essay problems. For this purpose, a total of 14 mathematical essay problems were developed, in which half of the items were single tasks and the other half were data-provided tasks. Sixteen students with higher academic achievements in mathematics and the Korean language were chosen, and were given to solve the mathematical essay problems individually. They then were asked to justify their solution methods in groups of 4 and to reach a consensus through negotiation among group members. Students were good at understanding the given single tasks but they often revealed lack of logical thinking and representation. They also tended to use everyday language rather than mathematical language in explaining their solution processes. Some students experienced difficulty in understanding the meaning of data in the essay problems. With regard to mathematical justification, students employed more internal justification by experience or mathematical logic than external justification by authority. Given this, this paper includes implications for teachers on how they need to teach mathematics in order to foster students' logical thinking and communication.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.201-225
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• 2022

This paper details case study vignettes that focus on enhancing the teaching and learning of geometry and measurement in the elementary grades with attention to pedagogical practices for teaching through problem solving with rigor and centering equitable teaching practices. Rigor is a matter of equity and opportunity (Dana Center, 2019). Rigor matters for each and every student and yet research indicates historically disadvantaged and underserved groups have more of an opportunity gap when it comes to rigorous mathematics instruction (NCTM, 2020). Along with providing a conceptual framework that focuses on the importance of equitable instruction, our study unpacks ways teachers can leverage their deep understanding of geometry and measurement learning trajectories to amplify the mathematics through rigorous problems using multiple approaches including learning by doing, challenged-based and mathematical modeling instruction. Through these vignettes, we provide examples of tasks taught through rigorous problem solving approaches that support conceptual teaching and learning of geometry and measurement. Specifically, each of the three vignettes presented includes a task that was implemented in an elementary classroom and a vertically articulated task that engaged teachers in a professional learning workshop. By beginning with elementary tasks to more sophisticated concepts in higher grades, we demonstrate how vertically articulating a deeper understanding of the learning trajectory in geometric thinking can add to the rigor of the mathematics.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈E:수학교육논문집
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.85-101
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• 2017

본 연구는 초등학생들이 수 개념과 관련하여 수직선을 어떻게 이해하고 사용하는지, 또 그 학습의 어려움은 무엇인지 파악하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 수직선 은유가 수 개념과 어떻게 관련되는지 살펴보았고, 프로이덴탈의 수 개념지도론에서 수직선의 역할에 대하여 고찰하였다. 실제 초등학생들의 수직선에 대한 이해와 사용의 어려움을 파악하기 위해 실시한 검사는 수직선에 주어진 위치에서 적절한 수를 대응시키는 문항과 학년별로 수직선이 활용되는 관련 단원 내용을 묻는 문항으로 이루어졌다. 같은 내용과 구조의 문항이지만 수직선으로 표현된 것은 해결하지 못하면서 수 트랙이나 다른 그림으로 표현된 것은 해결하는 학생들이 다수 관찰되었고, 본 연구에서는 이러한 현상의 의미를 해석하고자 하였다. 또한 다양한 교수-학습 자료(수 트랙, 그림, 빈 수직선, 이중 수직선등)를 활용하여 수직선 이해의 어려움을 보완하고 관련 수 개념 학습을 돕는 방안을 제안하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.559-564
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• 2020

영어가 세계 공용어로 자리매김 됨과 더불어 다양한 방면에서 급격히 변화하고 있는 현대사회가 추구하는 인재상을 기르기 위해 본 논문은 PBL 학습법을 영어과학 수업에 적용하였다. PBL 수업을 위하여 직접 PBL 문제를 개발하여 수업에 적용하였으며 PBL 학습 효과를 확인하였다. 본 논문의 연구 대상은 외국어 특성화 교육이 중점이 되어 각 학년당 수준별로 나뉘어 분반 수업으로 진행되는 A 초등학교의 4학년 상반에 속한 7명 학습자를 대상으로 1학기 동안 5개의 PBL 문제 활동이 모두 끝난 후 PBL 학습에 대한 설문을 받았다. 연구 결과는 PBL 활동을 통해 발표력 향상 86%, 학습에 대한 흥미도 86%, 학습에 대한 이해력 향상 86%, 문제해결능력 향상 100%, 협동력 100% 효과를 학습자들이 경험할 수 있었다. 반면에 처음 접한 활동이라 이해하기 어려움, 문제에 이해에 대한 어려움, 인터넷을 통한 자료조사에 대한 어려움이 도출되었다. PBL 학습은 학습자들에게 다소 생소하였으나 활동을 통해 중요성 및 효과성을 인식하고 있었으며 큰 관심을 보인 점을 보았을 때 교육 현장에서는 더욱 PBL 적용에 힘써야 하는 큰 시사점을 준다.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.73-89
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to analyze middle school students' problem posing types and strategies. we analyzed problems posed by 120 middle school students during mathematics class focused on problem posing activities in various aspects. Students' posed problems were classified into five types: not a problem(NP), non-math(NM), impossible(IM), insufficient(IN), sufficient(SU) and each of the posed problems. Students used three kinds of problem posing strategies such as goal manipulation(GM), assumption manipulation(AM), and condition manipulation(CM), and in posing one problem, one or more than two strategies were used. According to the prior studies, problem posing can contributes to the development of students' problem solving ability, creativity, mathematical aptitude, and a broader understanding of mathematical concepts. However, we found that some students had difficulties in posing problems or limited understandings of that. We hope the results of the study contribute to encouraging problem posing activities in mathematics instruction.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.229-244
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• 2009

This study was initiated to investigate sixth graders' gender characteristics in science problem solving process and thus find out the proper learning and teaching strategies for each gender. A total of 14 students, each of seven male and female students, were selected through three tests, including items of science knowledge, science inquiry, and creativity. Students were required to solve 26 items and to think aloud for researchers help understand how they thought in their problem solving process. Males and females showed some similarity and difference in four steps of problem solving process, understanding, planning, solving, and reviewing. We found gender differences in self-confidence of their answer. This study is expected to help develop teachers' differential teaching strategy for male and female students' science problem solving.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.179-191
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• 2008

Although problem solving was a major focus of mathematics education research in many countries throughout the 1990s, not enough is known about how people best acquire problem-solving skills. This paper is an attempt to advance further development of problem-solving skills of talented school students through combination of some methods accessible from curriculum knowledge and more special techniques that are beyond curriculum. Analysis of various problems is provided in detail. Educational aspects of challenging problems in mathematical contests up to IMO level are, also, taken into account and discussed in the paper.