• 아동학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.243-262
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• 2010

This study approaches the children's talent show performed at child care centers from the perspective of critical pedagogy in order to investigate its social, economic, and political context. Two child care centers where children's talent show are opened annually were selected as a sample. A qualitative study was conducted by collecting data from participant observation and interviews with the children, teacher, parents, and principles at the selected centers. The results of this study can be summarized as follows. The children's talent show played a role as a business tool for managing the child care center in terms of such functions as recruitment of new children and promotion of the institute, rather than simply being the result of demand from the children and parents. Consequently, the children and parents appear to be passive participants in the talent show by partially accepting the positive views thus generated without expressing disagreement with these views. This study suggest the need for a general debate regarding the planning and execution of events at child care centers.

• 영재교육연구
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.483-497
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 교사용 유아 영재성 평가척도를 개발하고 이의 타당도를 살펴보는 것이다. 연구대상은 서울특별시, 울산광역시, 대구광역시, 광주광역시, 대전광역시에 소재한 유아교육기관 15곳에서 재원 중인 만 5세 유아 357명과 이들의 담임을 맡고 있는 교사, 그리고 부모였다. 척도의 타당도 및 신뢰도를 확인하기 위해 탐색적 요인분석과, Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ 계수 및 상관계수를 살펴보았다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 교사용 유아 영재성 평가척도에 대한 탐색적 요인분석 결과 5요인(언어능력, 창의성, 과제집착력, 예술적 능력, 리더십)으로 구성되어진 것으로 나타났으며 최종문항은 20문항으로 확정되었다. 둘째, 교사용 유아 영재성 평가척도의 준거타당도를 살펴보기 위해 부모용 유아 영재성 평가척도 간의 상관관계를 살펴본결과 정적상관을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 교사용 유아 영재성 평가척도의 변별 타당도를 살펴보기 위해 유아영재와 일반유아 간의 교사용 유아 영재성 평가점수의 차이를 살펴본 결과 유아영재가 일반유아보다 더 뛰어난 것으로 판별되었다. 넷째, 교사용 유아 영재성 평가척도의 신뢰도는 .82~.91로 나타났으며 전체 신뢰도는 .93으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 본 척도가 유아 영재성을 측정하는 데 신뢰롭고 타당한 것임을 보여준다.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.155-183
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• 2020

Objective: In this study, we tried to verify the effects of program by constructing an effective maker education program that can cultivate the maker's capabilities through voluntary production activities by utilizing various technologies and tools. Methods: First, prior research on maker education and the station teaching strategy was considered, and interviews and surveys were conducted on prospective early childhood teachers in order to find out the degree of demand for maker education. The final program was finalized through verification of the contents validity. Results: The developed program was applied to a total of 49 prospective early childhood teachers (24 in the experimental group, 25 in the comparative group) attending U College, and it was found to be effective in enhancing convergence talent, education knowledge of early childhood teachers' technology, and self-directed learning skills. Conclusion/Implications: These findings show that the preliminary early childhood teacher maker education program using station teaching strategy has educational value that can be used as an effective teaching method in early childhood education.

• 영재교육연구
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2004

No educational provision for the gifted and talented works in a cultural vacuum, and this is as true for out-of-school activities as for what happens in school itself. There is evidence that excellence in children's achievements can come from widely differing special provision or from no special provision at all. Cultural influences affect attitudes as to who might be gifted and talented and what might be done for them. Whatever the size and influence of special centres anywhere, there is always overlap between in-school and out-of-school activities. For all styles of provision, cooperation between the two is a vital aspect of success. The major cultural dichotomy in this field is between the perception, usually found in the Far East that 'most children have gifted potential' and the largely Western view that 'few children have gifted potential'. It is safe to say that children who are selected for aptitude and ability, and who are keen to learn, will get more from special enrichment than those who of equal potential who have not had that experience. But this does not necessarily show the provision as the best possible method for enhancing gifts and talents. In fact, I do not know of a single scientific investigation, either cross-culturally or within one country, which compares any aspect of an out-of-school programme with another. As a result it is hard to say what type of provision would be most appropriate and effective in any given situation. Outcomes are also dependent on the enthusiasm, organisation and money put into any scheme - as well as the way youngsters are chosen for it. Some of the largest and most influential out-of-school American institutions were founded on the psychological understanding of human abilities that was current in the 1920s. These early influences of seeking an IQ cut-off point (or equivalent) to identify the gifted still affect their practice. in addition, the big American Talent Searches so often select youngsters for summer-schools not only by their high-level achievements, but also by their parent's ability to pay the sometimes high fees. Opinions about the identification of the brightest children and consequential educational practice underlie all provision for their education, whether in or outside school hours. Because of cross-cultural differences, it would not seem wise to copy any action directly from one culture to another without recognising these influences and possibly modifying the model. The growing trend around the world is to offer high-level opportunities to as many youngsters as possible, so that no keen learner is turned away without even a change of sampling them.