文化與數學學習闢係初探:以蘭嶼雅美族為例

Cultural features and Math learning:A case of Yami people in the Orchid Island

台泉縣蘭曉鄉的雅其人在學校中一直有數學學習的困難，研究者藉本文嘗試探討文化上可能的影響因素，並在介紹雅其人的文化後，從雅其人「對概念問闢係的掌握」、「對符號表徵系統的掌挂」和r文化對學習動機的影響」三方面開始針對題旨討論。從雅其人吶厝法及夫船的製作過程，可知雅其人絕對具備掌握現象間關靜、及解決問題的能力。但是雅其語言中數字系統的複雜性，及無書寫文字的事實，可能造成兒童車史學學習的困難。此外，文化中的分配原則、強調分享而不是累積的競爭原則、沒有實幣制度的經濟活動、不重學校教育的兒童教育觀，也可能造成兒童的學習數學動機土的低落。文末根據前述討論，對雅其人的數學教學給予建議。

Yami， an aboriginal tribe， lives in the Orchid Island， Taitung County. Primary school teachers who teach math in the Orchid Island have been concerning Yami children's learning problems about math. This article aims to explore， from a cultural viewpoint， the reasons why Yami children have math learning problems. A brief introduction of Yami culture is first stated. Then text followed was divided into three parts:“the apprehension of relationships＂，“the apprehension of symbolisation＂ and “motivationabout math learning: cultural aspects.＂ The author believes that Y ami peDple should have no problems with the apprehension of relationsliips. However， after reviewing literature about the relationship between math learning/processing and cultural features， the author proposed that Yami children's math failure might have something to do with the complexity of number names， the lack of written language， the lack of monetary system/transaction， and the attitude of parent toward children's schooling. Discussion and suggestions were provided at the end of the article.