• 영어어문교육
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.133-151
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• 2012

This study investigates Korean university students' perception of TOEIC courses taught by Korean and native English teachers and test results in an effort to identify better methodologies to teach TOEIC. To find out the student's perceptions of TOEIC classes, a survey was conducted. The one hundred sixty students who attended the TOEIC courses participated in a questionnaire survey at the end of the semester. Based on a survey of students' assumptions toward TOEIC classes and teachers, this paper discusses the skills students feel important to improve their TOEIC scores and what their actual scores show. The research questions were: 1) what are some of the benefits of having a Korean or native English teacher for TOEIC courses? 2) what are some of the drawbacks of having a Korean or native English teacher for TOEIC courses? The results indicated that Korean and native English teachers have an equal chance to become successful teachers, but the methods used by the two groups are not the same in the context of teaching TOEIC courses; in the short term, direct test preparation, dictation and repetition by Korean or native teachers might be good methods for TOEIC courses, however, in the long term, conversation and discussion performed by native teachers may affect scores in a positive way.

• East Asian mathematical journal
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.177-197
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to investigate and analyze the understandings of elementary pre-service teachers about 'estimation' in the elementary mathematics. Together with this analysis, we identify elementary pre-service teacher's Mathematical Pedagogical Contents Knowledge(MPCK), especially focusing to Subject Matter Knowledge(SMK). In order to this goals, we investigate contents relating to 'estimation' from $1^{st}$ curriculum to 2009 revised curriculum and compare 'rounding up', 'rounding off', 'rounding' in the elementary mathematics textbooks. As results of investigations, 'estimation' has been teaching at the 'Measurement' domain from $3^{rd}$ curriculum, but contexts of measuring weaken from $7^{th}$ curriculum. 'Rounding up(off)' is defined three types in the textbooks from $1^{st}$ to 2009 revised curriculum. And we examine elementary pre-service teachers through the questions on these 'estimation' contents. On the analysis of pre-service teacher's understanding relating MPCK, four themes is summarized as followings; the understanding of '0' in the 'rounding up', the cognitive gap between 'rounding up' and 'rounding off', the difference of percentage of correct answers according to types of question in the 'rounding up', and the difference between the definition of 'rounding up' and the definition of 'rounding'.

• 대한수학교육학회지:수학교육학연구
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.691-715
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• 2015

이 연구에서는 중등 예비교사들의 교수를 위한 수학적 지식(Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching, 이하 MKT) 수준을 검증할 수 있는 문항 개발을 확장하여서 이를 적용한 측정을 통해 중등 예비수학교사들의 MKT 수준이 어떠한지 알아보고자 한다. 이를 위해 중학교 수준의 수학 영역에 대한 검사 문항을 개발하여 예비교사 54명을 상대로 검사를 실시하여 자료를 수집하여 분석하였다. 자료 분석 결과 예비교사들이 얻은 점수를 백점 만점으로 환산 시 검사지 총점의 평균은 30.2점으로 나타났는데, 예비교사들은 대체로 문항에서 나타내는 학습 내용에 관한 지식을 정확히 이해하지 못하는 것으로 나타났으며 중등학생들이 어려워하는 부분과 이에 대한 정확한 설명 방법을 구체적으로 도입하지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 교수 방법을 제시하고 설명하는 과정에서도 내용의 본질을 충분히 담지 못하며 학습자에 대해서도 일반적으로 관찰할 수 있는 특성을 기술하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.773-790
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• 2015

Conducted as an ethnographic examination of science teaching and learning in an Innovative Middle School in Korea, this study employs sociocultural theory to examine how structures afford and limit student participation in an innovative school designed to promote student-centered learning. Data includes teacher and student interviews, student responses to a questionnaire, classroom observations, and analysis of video recordings of ten lessons in two in two 8th grade science classes. Using structure|agency dialectic theory, we identify and describe some structures that afford and limit teacher and student agency at the micro (science classrooms), meso (school), and macro (Korean society) levels to raise some questions about current reform measures, such as innovation schools, that seek to position classroom teachers as agents for change in science education reform in Korea. Findings suggest that while teachers and school administrators play an essential role in structuring learning opportunities at the meso and micro levels, they have limited agency to address structural constraints originating at the macro-level, which can negatively impact teaching and learning in the science classroom. We offer implications for policy and practice and argue the need for more qualitative research, informed by sociocultural theory, to inform science education reform efforts in Korea.

• 정보교육학회논문지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.153-161
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• 2003

교육정보화로 각급 학교에 정보화 기기가 많이 보급되었으나 이를 적극 활용하지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구의 목적은 초등학교 교사들의 교육정보화에 관한 인식을 조사.분석하여 보급된 정보통신기기를 교육활동에 효과적으로 활용할 수 있는 방안 및 교육정보화 추진 성과를 모색하는 기회를 제공하고자 다음과 같은 연구문제를 설정하여 추진하였다. 첫째, 교육정보화 정책에 대한 인식은 어떠한가? 둘째, 교사 정보화 촉진을 위한 활성화 방안에 대한 인식은 어떠한가? 셋째, 정보화 윤리에 대한 인식은 어떠한가?

• 공학교육연구
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.3-12
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• 2015

The aim of this paper is to provide teacher awareness and the status of robot based instruction(RBI) by focusing on the school curriculum. To gather that information, we conducted a questionnaire survey composed of six items to 116 teachers who have had experiences on RBI. The questions are about the fit school year for RBI, the fit subjects for it, the possibility of applying it to regular subject, the fit students' learning levels for it, the fit learning styles for it and effective methods to apply it to regular subject teachers. The result is as follows: (1) RBI is suitable for fifth and sixth grade in elementary school and all grades in high school. (2) It is suitable for all regular subjects in all schools. (3) It is more effective for the students who have average learning level. (4) It fits into introverted students more than the other style of learners. (5) It is likely to be more effective in supporting of learning and understanding of the contents than merely assisting the teachers' instruction. (6) The teachers showed positive awareness on applying RBI to subject of creative activities. The results are significant in relation to the following two views. First, we can get the positive possibility in applying school curriculum using RBI. Second we can foresee that RBI will provide an innovative paradigm to school curriculum. In addition, the results of this paper can be used as preliminary information for developing models and programs on RBI.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.146-159
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• 2010

This study was conducted to determine the appropriateness of the indicators and items on teacher evaluations for professional development and to provide insight for their improvement. To accomplish this, the perception of the importance and performance frequency of 318 nutrition teachers regarding their roles inherent in the indicators and items were evaluated through a survey questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a paired t-test. In addition, the reflective analysis and constant comparison method were employed to analyze the responses to the open-ended questions asking problems in the indicators and items. The results revealed that the mean scores for the importance and performance frequency of most indicators and items were over four points, which implies that most indicators and items are appropriate for evaluating the job tasks of nutrition teachers. However, it was suggested that a few items be revised or removed for their improvement and appropriateness. This study concluded that nutrition teachers should have more chances to provide nutrition education for students to enable them to perform as teachers and not simply dietitians.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.353-368
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• 2020

This study analyzed the teacher's perception for influence of behavioral characteristics of scientifically-gifted students on general students in elementary school science class. To do this, we selected the eight elementary school teachers who were conducting the regular science classes including scientifically-gifted students belonging to the gifted education institutes in Seoul and conducted individual in-depth interviews. The analysis of the results reveal that the teachers mentioned seven behavioral characteristics of scientifically-gifted students in general elementary school science classes.: 'excellent in designing and performing experiments', 'playing a leading role in experiments', 'expressing their abundant prior knowledge frequently', 'attempting their tasks with curiosity and persistence', 'displaying scientific creativity', 'often asking scientific questions in detail', and 'expressing their opinions logically'. These behavioral characteristics of scientifically-gifted students had positive effects on general students, such as 'providing them with a successful experience in conducting experiments', 'improving understanding of science class contents', 'developing scientific thinking and reflective thinking', and 'improving their students' positive experiences about science'. However, the excessive learning-driven behaviors of scientifically-gifted students had negative effects on general students, such as 'limiting opportunities for general students to participate in classes', 'conducting passive exploration centered on results', and 'causing conflicts with general students'. Educational implications of these findings are discussed.

• 한국학교수학회논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.63-80
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• 2019

본 연구는 중등예비수학교사의 학생의 학습에 대한 노티싱을 살펴보기 위해 시작되었다. 이를 위해 4명의 중등예비수학교사가 중학교 수학수업에서 학습보조교사 활동을 하고 작성한 일지를 조사하였다. 일지에 나타난 학생에 대한 노티싱은 선행연구의 분석틀을 기초로 하여 알아차리기, 해석하기, 반응하기의 세 가지로 구분하여 분석하였다. 연구결과 중등예비수학교사들은 대체로 학생에 대한 일반적인 알아차리기가 많고 수학적 사고에 대한 해석하기가 상대적으로 적게 나타났다. 반응하기에서는 질문을 통한 학생의 사고 촉진보다는 학생들에게 설명하기가 많이 나타남을 확인하였다. 이를 토대로 중등예비수학교사 교육프로그램에 주는 시사점을 논의하고자 한다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2004

The purpose of this research is to provide useful data in forming sound scientific concepts by investigating elementary students' non-scientific concepts related to their concepts of biological adaptation, and by analyzing the general inclinations and causes of some misconceptions. Twenty-four objective questions were designed to be given to 5th and 6th grade elementary students in order to investigate their concepts of biological adaptation. According to the test results, they formed scientific concepts in most questions. But they appeared to have many misconceptions in some parts which should be guided by the teacher's additional explanations rather than by the education curricula's focus. There are some cases where the 6th grade students had more misconceptions than the 5th grade students who were not systemically taught the concepts of biological adaptation, for the reasons of strengthening or maintaining the misconceptions by confusing the contents of learning. Male and female students have different scientific concepts of different questions according to their interest and attention. Therefore, it is necessary to develop various teaching-learning data which can help the teachers' additional explanations about the concepts of biological adaptation and invoke students' interest and attention, and to seek appropriate measures to form sound scientific concepts among teachers as well as students.