Design and Implementation of Integrated Instruction of Mathematics and Science in Korea

Min Kyeong Kim; Mi Kyung Cho

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2015.1301a

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Min Kyeong Kim ¹ ^* , Mi Kyung Cho ¹

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¹ Ewha Womans University, SOUTH KOREA^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Students can learn subjects more meaningfully through integrated education, as it helps them to link school education with their real lives. There is a strong need to develop an alternative integration method to promote effective implementation of integrated education at a classroom level. The purpose of this study was to develop a model for instructional design for the integration of mathematics and science, and to design and implement instructions using the developed model. The implications of applying the model to lower grade students in Korea were also discussed.

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case of Korea
integrated education
mathematics and science education
symmetry

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2015, Volume 11, Issue 1, 3-15

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Kim, M. K., & Cho, M. K. (2015). Design and Implementation of Integrated Instruction of Mathematics and Science in Korea. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(1), 3-15. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1301a

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Kim, Min Kyeong, and Mi Kyung Cho. "Design and Implementation of Integrated Instruction of Mathematics and Science in Korea". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2015 11 no. 1 (2015): 3-15. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1301a

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Kim, M. K., and Cho, M. K. (2015). Design and Implementation of Integrated Instruction of Mathematics and Science in Korea. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(1), pp. 3-15. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1301a

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Kim, Min Kyeong et al. "Design and Implementation of Integrated Instruction of Mathematics and Science in Korea". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 11, no. 1, 2015, pp. 3-15. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1301a