Mathematics Education in Korea

Volume 1: Curricular and Teaching and Learning Practices

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Study & Teaching

• Author: Jinho Kim, Inki Han, Mangoo Park;Joongkwoen Lee
• ISBN: 9789814405874
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication: October 8, 2012
• Imprint: WSPC
• Language: English

This book will introduce the history and practices of mathematics education in Korea. How it has been influenced from Japan, America, and other countries, and has developed into the unique Korean style of mathematics education. The editors have planned to include most of the topics researchers outside Korea want to know mathematics education in Korea.

Contents:

• Part 1:

  • History of Mathematics Curriculum in Korea
  • Current National Mathematics Curriculum
  • Current Elementary Mathematics Textbooks
  • Issues, Trends, and Future Directions in Research on Mathematics Curriculum in Korea
  • Future Directions for the Mathematics Textbooks

• Part 2:

  • Reform-Based Instruction in Korea: Looking Over Its Promises to Discover Its Successes
  • Effects of Learner-Centered Instruction on Learners' Reasoning Ability: Focus on Third-Grade Division
  • Teaching and Learning Practices in Mathematics Classrooms: Focused on Geometry
  • Teaching and Learning Practices in Mathematics Classrooms: Focus on Statistics
  • Teaching and Learning Practices in Mathematics Classrooms: Focused on Problem Solving

• Part 3:

  • Assessments Administrated by the Schools, by Office of Education, and by Nation
  • Assessment in Korean Mathematics Classroom
  • Mathematics Test in the CSAT