This study aimed at understanding the detailed management realities of each teaching part of mathematical education in the elementary school special classes, proposing methods for the improvement of mathematical education through the analysis of probl...
This study aimed at understanding the detailed management realities of each teaching part of mathematical education in the elementary school special classes, proposing methods for the improvement of mathematical education through the analysis of problems that occur among the teachers being in the service of special education in the elementary school teach mathematics and improvements, and providing to the special school students better mathematical education opportunities on the basis of 「2008. Revision Curriculum of Special-education School」.
For this purpose, questionnaires were distributed to 232 elementary school special education teachers in Jeollanamdo. 98 questionnaires(42.2%) were returned and 91 of them were used for analysis. The frequency and percentage were calculated through frequency analysis for the analysis of collected data and a x² test was applied to the results rate special education experience according to the characteristics of the questions.
The results are as follows.
Firstly, the results that related to the perception of teachers have of mathematical education are that most of teachers in special classes flip through guide books of special school curriculum before class and half of the teachers know the purpose of mathematical education a little.
Secondly, the results that related to management realities of mathematical education in special classes are that the teachers teach an average of 4 to 5 hours per week and many teachers think proper weekly mathematics class for an effective mathematics class as six classes.
Thirdly, the results that related to mathematical learning and teaching materials realities are that the teachers use a variety of revised materials and copied worksheets in their classes the most, and the most useful education tool is a computer.
Fourthly, the results that related to realities mathematical learning and teaching parts are that the most difficult aspect of teaching is a calculation. The proposed reason for this is the lack of understanding of the disabled students about calculation concepts.
Fifthly, the results that related to problems and improvements are that the teachers think the biggest issue is a class to be composed of various kinds of disabled students and teaching methods must be improved to inspire students' interest for mathematical class.
Based on the above results of the study, some projects and ways of improvement to improve of mathematical education in the elementary school special classes are as follows.
Firstly, there was a lack of active effort to read the guide books with care for an exact understanding of the mathematics curriculum and low perception of the goals of mathematics education among special classes.
Therefore it is needed to reflect on themselves actively for an exact perception of the goals of mathematics education and a study of the curriculum guide books to promote their professionalism.
Secondly, the results showed that many special education teachers are still using computers more than other classroom tools and copied worksheets that have been revised for individual students as learning materials. This means that various kinds of learning materials and teaching tools must be provided for the improvement of understanding of the mathematical concepts and to increase critical abilities and thinking skills.
Thirdly, though the teachers of special classes heavily emphasize the numbers and a calculation part very much, they have many difficulties due to the poor memory of the students. To solve this problem, the expansion of education tools such as the purchase and utilization of exciting textbooks and teaching tools is needed to inspire interest among the students.
In addition, learning by repetition would require constantly with various and exciting learning materials and teaching methods.
Fourthly, now a special class is composed of various kinds of disabled students and the teachers think the teaching method must be improved to stimulate students' interest. Also, they perceive mathematical education programs are needed for an effective mathematical education.
To enhance the quality of mathematics teaching in special classes, the teachers must make an effort as an expert to activate a subject club for the improvement of mathematical education, exchange useful information mutually and effective teaching methods, and develop various mathematical education programs.
Lastly, this aimed at studying management realities of mathematical education in the elementary school special classes. For this, all special education teachers were sampled in Jeollanamdo, however this small collection of teachers does not necessarily represent the opinion nationwide. Therefore, follow-up studies will have to be done in the future to collect a more various opinion of teachers and find specific ways for application to education. Also a study and analysis of the management realities of other subjects will have to be done to activate integrated education. These sets of data will be an important basic information to enhance the quality of subject education related to disabled students.