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An Analysis of Pre-service Elementary School Principals' Awareness and Needs on SW Education, In preparation for the 2015 Revised National Curriculum

  • Kim, Dong-Man (Dept. of Computer Education, Korea National University of Education) ;
  • Lee, Tae-Wuk (Dept. of Computer Education, Korea National University of Education)
  • Received : 2017.08.22
  • Accepted : 2017.10.02
  • Published : 2017.10.31
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Abstract

In this paper, we propose the policy direction of SW education in 2015 Revised National Curriculum with an analysis of pre-service elementary school principals' awareness and needs on SW education. One hundred two pre-service principals had been questioned about their acknowledge the importance and necessity of SW education and willingness to develop the better SW curriculums. In details, 1) it is necessary to change of starting time to initiate SW education in 3rd grade or 4th grade, which is younger than it was planned at the 2015 Revision National Curriculum, and change over to be the independent subject. 2) It is necessary to establish a system for selecting a specialized teacher, such as a dedicated teacher. 3) It is necessary to urgently be obtained of government budget for wireless Internet. These changes in the SW education policy would lead to the positive results from works by students and teachers.

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