The Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육)

Korean Society of Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회)
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A research on mathematics teachers' perceptions of mathematics education

수학교육에 대한 우리나라 수학교사의 인식조사 연구

  • Received : 2019.07.08
  • Accepted : 2019.08.21
  • Published : 2019.08.31
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Abstract

Stepping into the beginning of the fourth industrial revolution, we need new mathematics education plans and policies to foster talent in people for future. Investigating the present condition and teachers' perceptions of mathematics education in schools is an essential process in making mathematics education plans and policies that reflect the periodical changes and social needs. Thus, we developed a survey to investigate teachers' perceptions and present condition of mathematics education, conducted the survey for teachers in elementary, middle, and high schools, and analyzed the results of the survey. In this study, focusing on the results of the survey, we interpreted the results and provided implications for mathematics educational policies. Through frequency analysis of individual questionnaires and crosstabulation analysis between questionnaires, we could provide mathematics teachers' overall perceptions of mathematics education and basic information on the conditions of mathematics education in the schools. In addition, the findings of this study suggest that policymakers should consider the followings when developing new mathematics education plans and policies: having the proper number of students per class, reducing non-teaching work, supporting teachers' expertise in evaluation, improving Internet access and technology equipment, supporting the school administrators' change of perceptions of mathematics education, retraining teachers in the active use of ICT or technological tools, and supporting students having difficulty learning mathematics.

4차 산업혁명의 시대를 맞이하여 시대적 변화와 사회적 요구를 반영한 새로운 수학교육 계획 및 정책 수립을 위해서는 학교 현장의 수학교육 실태와 수학교사들의 인식조사가 필수적이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 전국의 초 중 고등학교 교사를 대상으로 수학교육 전반에 대한 인식 및 현황 조사를 실시하고 그 결과를 분석하여 수학교육에 대한 정책적 제언을 제시하고자 한다. 분석 결과, 수학교사들의 수학교육에 대한 전반적인 인식과 학교 안 수학교육 현황에 대한 기본 정보와 함께, 교사의 수학수업 개선과 평가 전문성 신장을 위한 교육 및 환경 지원, ICT 및 공학도구 활용 관련 재교육 실시, 학교 관리자 대상 수학교육 인식 전환 교육 지원, 다양한 교수 학습 방법과 적극적인 교구 활용 방안 마련, 수학학습에 어려움을 겪는 학생 지원 방안 마련 등의 정책적 시사점을 도출할 수 있었다.

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