• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.855-866
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• 2001

An important issue for qualified science teacher education should be a proper system of pre-service education for the science teacher. There are various types of science teacher education systems in accordance with their socio-cultural backgrounds. In this paper, science teacher education systems were analysed into 3 different types: Focusing Undergraduate Certification of Education (FUCE), Open Undergraduate Certification of Education (OUCE), and Post Graduate Certification of Education (PGCE). Science teacher education systems and their outcomes, such as the quality of the science teacher, were discussed with their socio-cultural backgrounds, compared by the 3 types of science teacher education systems. For this the results of meta-analysis from TIMSS-R and OECD data sets were used. Special interests focused on countries; Japan, Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States, which would represent stereotypes of science teacher education systems and different backgrounds of oriental and western culture.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.127-149
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• 2011

The presence of teacher is very important and it could be the core of making success or failure of education. Thus, most countries have a training program and employment system school teachers for guarantees to school teachers' qualification and profession. Teacher qualifications can be obtained by law, teacher recruitment examination for school in Korea. The Praxis tests are taken by individuals entering the teaching profession as part of the certification process required by many states and professional licensing organizations in U.S. Korea teacher employment test consist of 3 groups(1st, 2nd, 3rd test), 1st test measure general and subject-specific Knowledge. The U.S. teacher certification test consist of 3 groups(Praxis I, II, III), Praxis II measure knowledge of specific subjects that K-12 educators will teach, as well as general and subject-specific teaching skills and knowledge. The purposes of this study is to review teachers' certification and recruitment system comparative analysis examination questions in the Korea and U.S. This will allow for suggestions in the Korean teacher librarian employment test system.

• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.249-272
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to analyze which group led the process of agenda setting of teacher's certification system in China from 1978 to 2018 using the Cobb & Elder's theoretical model. The period of about 40 years from 1978 to 2018 is divided into the introduction period of teacher's certification period (1978~1992), transition period (1993~1998), and stabilization stage (1999~2018). The agenda setting process was analyzed. As a result, the group that led the process of agenda setting of the Chinese teacher's certification system varied according to the period. The introduction period of teacher's certification system was analyzed as 'Inside Access Model' led by policy makers and government, and the transition period was confirmed as 'Mobilization Model' led by Chinese government and Ministry of Education. The stabilization period was analyzed as 'Outside Initiative Model' led by various groups such as mass media, researchers, and government. It was found that the process of agenda setting of teacher's certification system had been changing toward democratization according to the degree of development of Chinese society, and the quality control of teacher certifications had been strengthened.

• Journal of the International Relations & Interdisciplinary Education
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.19-34
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• 2024

This study analyzes the art and questions presented in the secondary school teacher certification examination from 2018 to 2024, according to the art and evaluation area and evaluation content elements presented by the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, 159 questions from the art and appointment examination over 7 years were collected and the ratio of evaluation content elements was analyzed for each of the 7 basic subjects and fields. As a result of the study, the proportion of evaluation content elements in each of the seven basic subjects and fields is also balanced at a considerable level. In other words, from 2009 to 2013, 55(50%) evaluation content elements were presented, compared to 71(64.5%) evaluation content elements from the 2018 teacher selection test to the 2024 school year. Despite this improvement, 39(35.5%) evaluation content elements were excluded, so improvement measures were discussed.

• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.123-144
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• 2017

The purpose of the study was to analyze American teacher quality management system and provide it's implications. For this, the study analyzed the main traits of American teacher policy, Pennsylvania State University's teacher cultivation system, Pennsylvania State's teacher certification, selection, and recruit system, the master teacher system of New Jersey and New York State. The main results are as the followings. First, American teacher policy is variously operated by state government and school district based on variety and autonomy. Second, for teacher cultivation in American teacher policy, the evaluation on the teacher cultivation program of teacher cultivation institute(mainly university) is strictly administrated. Third, for teacher certification, various tests for gaining teacher certificate are administered and standardized tests are used for the tests. Fourth, for teacher selection and recruit, there is no special test for selection and teacher recruit is done by contract. Fifth, for quality management using excellent teacher, America is administering master teacher that is similar with master teacher system in Korea. Finally, the innovation of teacher cultivation institute by introducing Every Student Succeeds Act(ESSA) is anticipated. Based on these results, the implications for Korean teacher policy were provided.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.231-256
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• 2010

The research attempts to explore legal issues related to teacher certification in gifted education. For this end, first, the institutional processes of the 'Law of the Promotion of Education for the Gifted and Talented' and its legal characteristics were reviewed. The 'Law of the Promotion of Education for the Gifted and Talented' appeared to be superior to the 'Law of Elementary and Secondary School Education' in order to ensure the right of the gifted to receive a proper education. In consequences, regulations related to teacher certification in gifted education should require to obtain professional knowledge and ability in addition to general education teacher certification. Second, the differences between 'Law of the Promotion of Education for the Gifted and Talented' and 'Law of Elementary and Secondary School Education' were analyzed. It was found that the 'Law of the Promotion of Education for the Gifted and Talented' is not sufficiently articulated in terms of required and elective courses and hours to certify teachers for the gifted as well as their employment at gifted educational institutions. In conclusions, further attentions to legal imperatives in gifted education are called for establishing and upgrading teacher certification in gifted education.

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.257-272
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• 2011

The field of Construction Engineering leads 1970's industry of the Korea. As a result of development of construction technology, It secure national competitiveness winning overseas contracts many kinds of plant, building and so on. In this situation, it is the most important task to cultivate and select construction teacher to train construction education and to foster construction skilled workers be going into the field of construction. This Study attempts to offer useful implications about the improvement of the Teacher Certification Examination through analyzing that will have a strong influence and be a standard in educational direction to cultivate construction teacher.

• Asia-pacific Journal of Multimedia Services Convergent with Art, Humanities, and Sociology
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• v.8 no.9
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• pp.485-494
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• 2018

This study aims to summarize characteristics of teacher certification system in China and identify its problems and improvement directions through the analysis of examination contents and examination conditions and so on. The teacher certification examination in China, including written examination and interview, is dominated by Ministry of Education. And all districts and departments put into practice according to their own characteristics and practical situations. Without distinction between normal university students and non-normal university students, only when all specific conditions are met could candidates sit for the examination. Problems of teacher certification examination are as following. The limitation of examination conditions focus on educational requirements and some basic conditions, the negligence of educational experience and practical ability, and interview tends to become apparent and formalistic.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.419-428
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• 2019

This study aims to verify the self-determination motivation and ego resilience on the grit of the preparing students for the secondary school physical education teacher certification examination to provide basic data to improve the level of grit required for them to pass the certification examination and be appointed as physical education teachers. Thus, in order to achieve the objectives of this study, 403 students were verified through one-way ANOVA and correlation analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis, which resulted in the following conclusions: The higher the level of intrinsic motivation and ego resilience, the higher the level of the grit sub-factors. Self-determination motivation and ego resilience that affect grit the most are found to be intrinsic motivation. Next came positive thinking, emotion regulation, problem solving and identified motivation factors. The results of this study suggest the importance of dealing with self-determination motivation and ego resilience affecting grit, and put forward the limitations of the study and future directions of research.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.339-347
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• 2021

The purpose was to analyze the trend of sport pedagogy in secondary teacher certification examination based on the secondary teacher qualification criterion in Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation since abolition of multiple-choice questions from 2014 to 2020. The result showed the questions for sport pedagogy were 48 question since 2014, and found 83 sub-questions. The implications are as follows. First, the frequency of sub-questions in sport pedagogy has increased, causing an integrated question. Second, the serious unbalanced issue of questions for examination was presented. Third, dependence on specific domains was excessively high. Fourth, the confusion caused by the overlapped domains with the content knowledge of physical education subject was intensified. Therefore, evaluation factors based on 2016 KICE classification table should be clear and field application questions should be developed.