• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.269-284
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• 2013

The aim of this paper is to explore and understand, using in-depth interviews, the participant's motivation for becoming a math teacher, ways of dealing with university math knowledge and private tutoring experiences. In addition a larger aim is to understand how the individual's interest in mathematics and turing are linked to his/her larger personal tendencies contrasting secondary and university math learning. In-depth interviews were conducted with 6 pre-service teachers' subjective experiences focusing on motivation and feelings on mathematical knowledge and private tutoring. The output of this research consists of 3 cases, highlighting and conceptually developing the specific aspects under study; different ways in which individuals' involvement with the math learning and tutoring that might be connected with the ways of becoming teachers. Larger aspects of pre-service teachers' subjective experiences were sketched by contrasting the inner aspects of the individuals. Several suggestions were presented at the end with the possible research directions for math education.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.704-705
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• 2016

글로벌 시대를 살고 있는 우리나라 사람들에게 가장 큰 장벽은 외국어이다. 영어,중국어 등 외국어를 학습하기 위해 온갖 노력을 했지만 좀처럼 효과를 보지 못한 경험을 갖고 있는 사람이 적지 않다. 본 연구에서는 HMD를 이용하여 가상현실 세계에서 외국어를 학습할 수 있는 외국어 교육 콘텐츠를 개발하고자 한다. 외국어 공부를 많이 했어도 실제 외국인을 만나면 울렁거려 제대로 실력을 발휘하지 못할 때 가 많은데 본 연구에서 제안하는 시스템은 가상공간에서 외국어 과외 선생님을 만나 외국어 공부를 하고 실제 상황을 연출하여 실습할 수 있어 외국인을 만났을 때의 당황하는 상황을 극복할 수 있어 외국어 교육에 효과적이다.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.509-523
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• 2005

This study empirically examines motivations of entering college of education and academic problems that pre-service teachers encounter under the curricular activities. We analyze the phenomena of professional development under the four categories: motivation toward entering college of education, pedagogical content knowledge, subject matter knowledge and future vision. We conducted survey for the S university students first and interviewed 3 selected participants. Almost 50 students from college of education participated answering to the surveys. Using SPSS package, there was no significant difference between freshmen, sophomore and junior students in any category Male students responded more positively than female students in all the categories. To explore survey results deeply, we selected 3 students from sophomore and junior levels and 2 extra senior students to conduct interviews. The interpretation of the data described how their academic problems unfold partly because they seek another major and how their professional development take place carrying out practicum activities. Most of the interviewees felt that their academic lives were affected motivations of entering college of education and difficulties of studying subject matter knowledge. At the end, several suggestions are added for future research.