• Journal of Science Education
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.203-220
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate how 'free inquiry' was implemented in middle school science classrooms. In order to do this, survey and interviews were administered. The subject of survey was 165 science teachers at 58 middle schools and interviewees were 4 teachers and 10 students. As a result, 49.6% of science teachers in school year 2010, and 34.1% in 2011 applied 'free inquiry'. Teachers applied 'free inquiry' during one semester, and they let the students select topic of 'free inquiry'. Teachers grouped students according to students' opinion or their gender and ability, and one group was consisted of 4 students. The effect of applying 'free inquiry' was that students improved the interest on science, science inquiry ability and self directed learning capability. Students were interested in doing 'free inquiry', and they wanted to do it again. Teachers claimed that it took much time and effort to apply 'free inquiry', and students lacked science inquiry skills and interest on science. The teachers who did not apply 'free inquiry' stated reasons such as the shortage of instructional time, and they didn't think that 'free inquiry' should be implemented. For the effective implementation of 'free inquiry', this study suggested that teachers should be recognized the intention of 'free inquiry', teaching-learning materials about 'free inquiry' be developed and provided, and laboratory assistants be employed.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.939-943
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• 2000

최첨단 정보통신 기술의 급속한 발전과 구성주의 학습 이론을 기반으로 등장한 원격 교육에서는 학습자가 자신의 학습 과정을 주관함으로써 자신에게 필요한 지식과 기술을 습득하는 자기주도적 학습이 이루어진다. 그러나 웹 기반 원격 교육이나 구성주의가 '학습자 중심의 교육을 실현할 수 있는 기반'으로 자리잡기 위해서는 교사의 역할이 반드시 필요하다. 지금까지 이루어지고 있는 웹상의 원격 교육은 정적이고 수동적인 방식으로 이루어져, 학습자의 학업 성취 정도를 다양하게 파악할 수 없을 뿐 아니라 교사의 역할이 거의 배제되어 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 교사 에이전트를 활용하여 학습자의 다양한 학습 진도를 단계별로 지도할 수 있는 원격 교육 시스템 모델을 제안하고자 한다. 제안하는 모델에서 교사 에이전트는 학습자 정보를 바탕으로 학습자 개개인의 학습 진행 상황에 맞는 학습 모델을 생성하고 평가에 의해 학업 성취 정도를 파악하여 다음 단계로의 학습 진행 여부를 제어한다. 이를 통하여 웹기반 원격 교육이 제공하는 학습 자원이 아무 목적없이 정보 검색 자체로 활용되는 문제점을 해결하고 진정한 학습자 중심의 교육을 실현할 수 있는 기반을 마련할 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.172-181
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact on self-directed learning ability and science process skills by utilizing 'Thinking Maps' in a science class. This particular study was proceeded to 5th grader at B elementary school, there was a mutual agreement with a teacher about assigning a research group and a comparison group and it was agreed by students and explaining the reason and purpose of the study. The researchers visited the school and selected 24 students in the research class and 24 students in the comparative class. For a research group, an experimental group, homeroom teacher, proceeded a science class with the application of 'Thinking Maps'. The experimental period was set up as a 40 minutes class unit for 12 weeks. After an experimental group, self-directed learning ability and science process skills were examined, data collection and data analysis were proceeded by order. The following experimental results are as below. First, the application of 'Thinking Maps' method in the class was effective in self-directed learning ability. Second, the application of 'Thinking Maps' method in the class was effective in scientific process skills. Third, the application of 'Thinking Maps' method in the class had a positive cognition from the learners in the experimental group. Based on the discussions and implications of the results of this study, some suggestions in the follow - up study are as follows. First, applying Thinking Maps technique to various science classes to see the effects can also be suggested as one of the new teaching methods. Second, testing the effects of applying different grades of elementary school students using the Thinking Maps technique could also be highlighted as another way of teaching science classes.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.81-97
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• 2015

Although Flipped Classroom(FC) which has recently attracted attention of educational field, showed its various educational effects such as learning academic achievement, attitude, collaborative learning and self-regulated learning. other studies also showed a number of significant problems and challenges in practically implementing. Thus, this study aims to investigate in-service and pre-service teachers awareness of FC in order to explore its educational feasibility for successfully adopting it to classrooms through the alternative solutions to its limitations. To achieve this goal, we firstly conducted literature review on teaching and learning models and guidelines to draw educational prerequisites and then analyzed needs of 156 pre-service teachers and 42 in-service teachers. According to survey results, 80% of teachers are willing to apply FC to their classes and hope to be offered with pre-learning activity materials and guidelines. They consider junior high school students and college students as appropriate learners, social science, science, Korean, and English as suitable subjects, and video content as optimal materials for pre-learning activities.

• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.97-121
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• 2017

The claim that the quality assurance measures towards teacher education institutions tend to be deviated from its original purposes has been raised among international scholars, especially in those countries where prospective teachers are oversupplied. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of evaluation systems of teacher's colleges in South Korea and China from a comparative perspective. Based on six areas such as evaluation authority, purposes, cycle, criteria, methods, result utilization, we describe current practices to draw similarities and differences of the two systems. The analyses revealed remarkable similarities despite the slight differences. First, the evaluation was deviated from the quality assurance and support of the teacher's colleges. Second, the evaluation focused on supervision of the institutions and control of quantitative aspects of teacher's colleges instead of quality assurance. Based on the findings, we suggested some policy recommendations to recover the original purposes and functions of teacher education institutional evaluations in South Korea and China.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.10
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• pp.353-368
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• 2020

This research investigates how pre-service music teachers demonstrated pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and self-efficacy during a 16-week Music Education Course. 37 pre-service music teachers underwent peer mentoring, and prepared teaching guides and class teaching demonstrations. At the end of the course, the 37 participants' teacher self-efficacy and PCK components (namely pedagogical knowledge, representational knowledge, subject matter knowledge, assessment knowledge, student characteristics knowledge, curriculum knowledge, and context and social knowledge) were assessed. Data on their self-efficacy and PCK were gathered through a group interview and their self-reflection journals, and analyzed as phenomenological experience research. Analyses of the data show that pre-service music teachers acquired diverse knowledge. It also showed that peer mentoring enhanced the pre-service music teachers' self-efficacy, enabling them to prepare teaching guides and confidently demonstrate classes. Thus, diverse opportunities in research and practical class demonstrations contributed to pre-service music teachers' PCK and self-efficacy.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.53-81
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• 1997

The first purpose of this paper is to disclose the reason why integrated teaching/learning between Information Literacy Subject(ILS) and the other school subjects is necessary in order to enhance students creativity. Postulated creativity is generated from integration of information, the author discusses about the function of human mind and brain by studying Schema theory of Jean Piaget and the human celebral cortex. The author then, discloses the function of human information process(thinking process) is an integrating process of information within the mind and brain. The fact that a thinking process is an integrating process of information implies the necessity of integrated teaching/learning between ILS and the other school subjects. The second purpose of this paper is to find out the urgent points to implement the integrated teaching/learning between ILS and the other subjects at present school situation. The findings from the survey shows that school libraians and teachers are primarily positive about the integrated teaching/learning in connection with enhancing students creativity. However, they are not familiar with about the integrated teaching/learning. Therefore, the writer draws following recommendations. The curriculum for school library media specialist to be at library school should include the rationale, contents, methods and effects of integrated teaching/learning and school library collections are ready to implement the integrated teaching/learning between ILS and the other school subjects.

• 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.01a
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• pp.226-233
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• 2004

초등 실과는 학생의 일상 생활을 학습의 대상으로 하는 교과이며, 실천적이고 탐구적인 문제 해결의 경험을 통하여 일상 생활과 가정 생활에 필요한 기초 기능을 익히게 함으로써, 현실의 생활과 미래의 변화에 대처할 수 있게 하는 기초적인 교양 교과이다. 이에 7차 교육과정에서는 우리 생활과 대단히 밀접한 관련을 맺고 있는 전기와 전자와 관련하여 우리 생활과 전기 전자라는 단원을 두었다. 그러나 전기 전자에 대한 사전 지식 및 실습 능력의 미흡, 개발된 자료 부족 및 시간적 공간적 제약 등의 이유로 초등학교 교사와 아동들이 많이 어려워하고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 초등 실과 전기 전자 교수 학습을 위한 웹 코스웨어를 설계 및 구현하여 학습자의 학습 동기를 유발시키고 자기 주도적 학습력을 도모하고자 하였다.

• Industry Promotion Research
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.53-62
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• 2020

This study reviewed the structural and operational systems of two professional learning communities in Korean society and analyzed their strengths and weaknesses: the Association of Korean History Teachers and the Communities of Elementary School Classroom Management. In order to analyze these cases, Robey's organizational change model was used as a theoretical frame. Two research methods were mainly employed for this study: literature review and on-site interviews. The analysis found several strengths (easy accessibility, led by teachers' initiative and autonomous will, abundant and practical teaching solutions) and weaknesses (financial burden, lack of theoretical background, sporadic participants). In conclusion, this study suggests three strategies for an educational leader who has an important role in developing a teacher's professionalism: 1) Make an institutional effort to stimulate teachers' motivation to learn, 2) Create a strong network of university professors and other experts for career advice, 3) Build a synthesized and consolidated system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2000.04b
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• pp.711-713
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• 2000

본 논문은 멀티미디어의 특성을 활용하여 초등학교 5학년의 음악과 전 영역을 멀티미디어 CAI로 설계하고 구현함으로써 음악에 대한 기초개념과 악곡에 대한 이해와 관심을높이고 학습자에 대한 개별학습과 교수-학습의 효율성을 높이고자 하였다. 이에 따라서 멀티미디어 CAI에 관한 이론을 탐색하고 CAI의 설계원리 및 교과의 특성을 고려하여 Hannafin와 Peck이 제안한 코스웨어 설계모형을 모델로 하였다. 설계모델에 따라 교육과정을 분석하여 멀티미디어 적용요소를 추출하였으며 저작환경에 적합한 스토리보드 형식을 작성하였다. CAI 코스웨어 설계모형에 준거하여 객체지향적이고 상호대화적인 접근을 가능하도록 멀티미디어 디렉터를 도구로 사용하였다. 본 CAI 프로그램은 멀티미디어(Text, Image, Graphic, animation, sound)를 활용하여 주의집중과 동기유발을 높혔고 특히 가창, 기악, 창작, 감상, 이론적 내용, 형성평가의 모든 음악적 영역을 교육과정의 내용에 일치시켜 충실한 교수-학습이 이루어지게 하여 모든 교사의 현장수업에 대한 부담감을 감소시켰다.