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영어

The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for the next curriculum revision, as well as to foster improvements to the quality of the Korean elementary school math classes by analyzing and comparing the Korean 2015 revised curriculum with the current Japanese curriculum of math. To accomplish this purpose, the research questions were set as follows. 1. What are the directions for revising Korean 2015 revised curriculum and the Japanese curriculum for elementary school mathematics? 2. What is the difference between the elements of learning content offered in the respective Korean and Japanese curriculums for elementary school mathematics? The conclusions of this study are as follows. Firstly, although Korea and Japan share common core statistical education objectives, they approach their goals with different methods. Korea focuses on academic competency, while Japan focuses on fostering the “power to live”. For the learning process, Korea emphasized process-focused evaluation, while Japan emphasized fostering mathematical thought and thinking through mathematical activities. For class improvement, Korea focused on reducing the learning burden through appropriating the amount of learning by shifting or removing some elements of the learning content. Japan, on the other hand, refocused their attention on improving active learning within the classroom, and also increased the hours of math class within their curriculum. Secondly, there was a difference in the content composition of the curriculums of Korea and Japan. By comparing the elements of learning content, I got the conclusions for the next curriculum revision in Korea.

한국어

본 연구에서는 한국의 2015 개정 초등학교 수학과 교육과정과 일본의 소학교 산수 학습지도요령의 개정 방향이 무엇이며 학습내용요소에는 어떤 차이가 있는지 알아 보고 차기 교육과정의 기초자료를 제공하는 데 그 목적이 있다. 개정 방향을 비교 하여 교육과정의 목표, 교수·학습방법, 평가방법의 측면에서 한국과 일본의 초등 학교 수학과 교육과정에 대해 분석하였다. 학습내용요소를 각 영역별로 비교하여 한국과 일본의 교육과정에서 나타나는 내용요소의 차이점과 특징을 분석하였다.