The purpose of this article is to introduce the gifted education of mathematics in Korea. We first discuss what is going on in Korea for mathematics education for gifted students. The curriculums for the institutes for gifted education are mentioned. ...
The purpose of this article is to introduce the gifted education of mathematics in Korea. We first discuss what is going on in Korea for mathematics education for gifted students. The curriculums for the institutes for gifted education are mentioned. Some focus of this article is on proposing some teaching materials that are actively utilizing many basic concepts of cryptography and super-string theory, along with careful use of calculators and computers. Many of the materials have been designed with problem-posing approach or through invoking the cognitive conflict.