수학적 모델링 학습이 문장제 해결에 미치는 효과 (Effects of the Mathematical Modeling Learning on the Word Problem Solving)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 한국수학교육학회
· 수록지 정보 : 초등수학교육 / 15권 / 2호 / 107 ~ 134페이지
· 저자명 : 신현용, 정인수

초록

수학적 모델링은 일반적으로 수학적인 방법으로 해석되고 이해되어야 하는 실제적인 문제 상황을 해결하기 위해 상황에 대한 적절한 수학적 모델을 구성하여 문제를 해결하는 일련의 과정이라고 할 수 있다. 문장제는 실제적인 측면과 형식적인 측면, 모두를 포함하고 있으므로 수학적 모델링 활동에 이상적인 도구가 될 수 있다. 이에 본 연구는 실세계의 맥락을 고려해야 하는 진정성있는 문장제를 바탕으로 한 수학적 모델링 학습이 문장제 해결 행동, 문장제 해결에서 실생활 경험을 활용하는 능력, 문장제에 대한 신념 등에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 연구 결과 문장제에 대한 수학적 모델링 학습은 직접번역 접근(DTA) 대신에 의미기반 접근(MBA)으로 문장제 해결 행동을 이끄는데 효과적이었으며, 문장제를 해결하는데 있어서 실생활 맥락을 고려하는 태도에 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤다. 또한 수학적 모델링 학습은 문장제에 대한 긍정적인 신념을 형성하는데 중요한 역할을 했음을 알 수 있었다. 이와 같은 연구 결과를 바탕으로 초등학교에서 문장제를 어떻게 다루어야 하는지에 대한 시사점을 살펴보았다.

영어초록

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of two teaching methods of word problems, one based on mathematical modeling learning(ML) and the other on traditional learning(TL). Additionally, the influence of mathematical modeling learning in word problem solving behavior, application ability of real world experiences in word problem solving and the beliefs of word problem solving will be examined.
The results of this study were as follows:First, as to word problem solving behavior, there was a significant difference between the two groups. This mean that the ML was effective for word problem solving behavior.
Second, all of the students in the ML group and the TL group had a strong tendency to exclude real world knowledge and sense-making when solving word problems during the pre-test. but A significant difference appeared between the two groups during post-test. classroom culture improvement efforts.
Third, mathematical modeling learning(ML) was effective for improvement of traditional beliefs about word problems.
Fourth, mathematical modeling learning(ML) exerted more influence on mathematically strong and average students and a positive effect to mathematically weak students. High and average-level students tended to benefit from mathematical modeling learning(ML) more than their low-level peers. This difference was caused by less involvement from low-level students in group assignments and whole-class discussions.
While using the mathematical modeling learning method, elementary students were able to build various models about problem situations, justify, and elaborate models by discussions and comparisons from each other. This proves that elementary students could participate in mathematical modeling activities via word problems, it results form the use of more authentic tasks, small group activities and whole-class discussions, exclusion of teacher’s direct intervention, and classroom culture improvement efforts.
The conclusions drawn from the results obtained in this study are as follows:First, mathematical modeling learning(ML) can become an effective method, guiding word problem solving behavior from the direct translation approach(DTA) based on numbers and key words without understanding about problem situations to the meaningful based approach(MBA) building rich models for problem situations.
Second, mathematical modeling learning(ML) will contribute attitudes considering real world situations in solving word problems. Mathematical modeling activities for word problems can help elementary students to understand relations between word problems and the real world. It will be also help them to develop the ability to look at the real world mathematically.
Third, mathematical modeling learning(ML) will contribute to the development of positive beliefs for mathematics and word problem solving. Word problem teaching focused on just mathematical operations can’t develop proper beliefs for mathematics and word problem solving.
Mathematical modeling learning(ML) for word problems provide elementary students the opportunity to understand the real world mathematically, and it increases students’ modeling abilities. Futhermore, it is a very useful method of reforming the current problems of word problem teaching and learning. Therefore, word problems in school mathematics should be replaced by more authentic ones and modeling activities should be introduced early in elementary school eduction, which would help change the perceptions about word problem teaching.

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