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A Case Study on the Relationship between Indefinite Integral and Definite Integral according to the AiC Perspective

AiC 관점에 따른 부정적분과 정적분 관계 학습사례 연구

  • Received : 2022.02.23
  • Accepted : 2022.03.28
  • Published : 2022.03.31
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Abstract

This study aims to design an integral instruction method that follows the Abstraction in Context (AiC) framework proposed by Hershkowitz, Schwarz, and Dreyfus to help students in acquiring in-depth understanding of the relationship between indefinite integrals and definite integrals and to analyze how the students' understanding improved as a result. To this end, we implemented lessons according to the integral instruction method designed for eight 11th grade students in a science high school. We recorded and analyzed data from graded student worksheets and transcripts of classroom recordings. Results show that students comprehend three knowledge elements regarding relationship between indefinite integral and definite integral: the instantaneous rate of change of accumulation function, the calculation of a definite integral through an indefinite integral, and The determination of indefinite integral by the accumulation function. The findings suggest that the AiC framework is useful for designing didactical activities for conceptual learning, and the accumulation function can serve as a basis for teaching the three knowledge elements regarding relationship between indefinite integral and definite integral.

본 연구는 맥락에서 출발하여 추상화로 나아가는 방식으로 수학 학습을 설명하는 AiC(Abstraction in Context) 이론에 따른 수업이 부정적분과 정적분의 관계에 대한 이해를 촉진하는 지를 파악하는 데 목표를 둔다. 이를 위해 과학고등학교 2학년 학생 8명을 대상으로 설계한 적분 지도 방안에 따라 수업을 실시했으며, 전 수업 과정을 녹화, 녹음한 자료와 활동지 등의 자료를 수집하고 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 연구에 참여한 학생들은 누적 개념이 내재된 맥락에서 출발하여 동료 학생들과 상호 소통하면서 부정적분과 정적분의 관계에 연결되는 세 가지 지식 요소인 '누적함수의 순간 변화율', '부정적분을 이용한 정적분의 계산', '누적함수를 이용한 부정적분의 결정'을 구성하였다. 연구결과를 바탕으로, AiC 관점은 부정적분과 정적분 관계의 학습을 지원하는 잠재력을 가지고 있으며, 이를 다른 학습영역으로 확장하여 고등학교 수학수업을 개선하는 데에도 활용할 수 있음을 논의하였다.

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