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Impact of Preparatory Science Methods Courses on Korean Prospective Elementary School Teachers Science Teaching Self-Efficacy Beliefs (교사 양성 프로그램에서 과학 교육 과목이 초등학교 예비 교사들의 과학 교수 효능에 대한 신념에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Sung-Hye
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.33-44
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    • 1998
  • 교사들의 과학 교수 효능의 신념을 조사하고 이해하는 것은 과학 교수를 향상시키는데 가장 유력한 요소가 될 수 있음에도 불구하고, 이를 연구한 사례는 거의 없었다 본 연구의 목적은 초등학교 예비 교사들의 교사 양성 과정중 과학 교육 과목이 예비 교사들의 과학 교수 효능의 신념 즉, 자신의 과학 교수 효능감과 과학 교수 결과에 대한 기대감에 미치는 영향을 조사하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 서울교육대학교와 인천교육대학교에 재학중인 예비교사들이 한 학기동안의 과학 교육 과목을 마치고 나서 그들의 과학 교수 효능의 신념이 어느 정도 변화했는지를 측정하였으며, 이에 대한 결과를 t-test로 분석하였다. 연구의 결과로 미루어보아 예비 교사들이 학습한 과학 교육 과목은 그들의 과학 교수 효능감과 과학 교수 결과에 대한기대감을 모두 향상시켰다. 그러나 앞으로는 과학 교육 과목의 어떤 요소들이 그들의 신념을 변화시키는지 구체적으로 알기 위해 질적 연구와 함께 더욱 긴 기간 동안의 연구가 행해져야하며, 변화된 그들의 신념이 실제 초등학교 교사가 될 때까지 지속되는지를 조사하고, 지속될 수 있는 방법들이 연구되어야 할 것이다.

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South Korean Elementary Teachers' Perception about Students' Mathematics Listening Ability (수학 청해력 유형에 관한 초등학교 교사의 인식 조사 연구)

  • Kim, Rina
    • Education of Primary School Mathematics
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.343-360
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    • 2022
  • In mathematics classes, the verbal explanation may contain diverse mathematical concepts and principles in short sentences. It may also include mathematics symbols and terms that might not be used in everyday life. Therefore, students may need particular listening ability in order to understand and participate in mathematics communication. Unlike general listening, the listening ability for mathematics classes may require student to integrate their mathematical and linguistic knowledge. The aim of this study is to reveal the subdomains of listening ability for mathematics classes in a elementary school. I categorized listening ability for mathematics classes in a elementary school from the literature. The categories of listening ability for mathematics are Interpretive Listening, Evaluative Listening, Hermeneutic Listening, Selective Listening, Pretend Listening, and Ignored Listening. In order to develop a framework for understanding listening ability for mathematics classes, I investigated a hierarchy of 412 South Korean elementary teachers' perception. Through a web-based survey, the teachers were asked to rank order their beliefs about and students' listening ability. Findings show that teachers' perceptions about listening ability for mathematics classes are divergent from current research trends. South Korean elementary teachers perceived Interpretive Listening as the most important listening.

Enhancing Preservice Teachers' Science Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) through Scientific Investigations (미국 초등교사교육 과정 과학교육방법론 수업(Science Methods Course)의 과학적 탐구 활동을 통한 예비교사들의 과학교수학습에 대한 자기 효능감 및 PCK 이해의 향상)

  • Choi, Sanghee;Lee, Young Hee
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.406-418
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    • 2015
  • This study was designed to enhance preservice teachers' self-efficacy beliefs and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) through scientific investigations based on current science education reforms. To do so, a science methods course was revised to include modeling effective scientific inquiry practices as well as designing and teaching scientific investigations in the K-5 practicum classrooms (Revised Science Methods Course). This study assessed the following research questions: (1) What level of PCK do preservice teachers have before and after the completion of RSMC; (2) To what extent do participants change their self-efficacy in science teaching after completing RSMC; and (3) Is there any correlation between participants' changes in self-efficacy and the level of PCK. Participants were 76 preservice teachers enrolled in a science methods course offered at a medium-sized university in the midwestern United States. This study employed the STEBI-B survey and the PCK rubric. There result of the study indicated that there was significant increase in Personal Science Teaching Efficacy (PSTE) of the participant preservice teachers after the completion of the course. Based on the PCK rubric analysis, there was a significant increase in mean scores of the post-RSMC lesson compared to those of the pre-RSMC lesson. The correlational analysis of participants showed a positive correlation between changes in self-efficacy and the level of PCK. Thus, it may be concluded that the reform-based science methods course had a positive impact on participants' self-efficacy in science teaching through correcting misconceptions, developing higher level of PCK, and modeling scientific investigation in their practicum schools.

An Elementary Teacher's Practical Knowledge of Using mathematical Tasks for Promoting Students' Understanding and Discourse

  • Cho, Cheong-Soo
    • Research in Mathematical Education
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.39-51
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    • 2002
  • This study described an elementary teacher's practical knowledge of selecting and using mathematical tasks for promoting students' understanding and discourse. The informant of this ethnographic inquiry was a third grade teacher and has 10 years of teaching experience. According to the analysis of multiple data sources, this study showed that based on his beliefs about the development of understanding of mathematics and discourse, he continually employed two different types of tasks: open-ended tasks and tasks from students' mistakes and comments during discourse. Teachers' practical knowledge of teaching mathematics and the classroom norms for students' understanding and discourse are suggested to be given attention for further research on this area.

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A Study on Science Teaching Orientation and PCK Components as They Appeared in Science Lessons by an Experienced Elementary Teacher: Focusing on 'Motion of Objects' and 'Light and Lens' (한 초등 경력교사의 과학수업에서 나타나는 과학 교수지향과 PCK 요소들 사이의 관련성 탐색 -물체의 운동과 빛과 렌즈 단원을 중심으로-)

  • Shin, Chaeyeon;Song, Jinwoong
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.155-169
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    • 2021
  • This study aims at exploring the features of science teaching orientation (STO) and its relationships with other PCK (pedagogical content knowledge) components. To do this, based on the definition of STO by Friedrichsen, Driel, & Abell(2011) and PCK model by Magnusson, Krajcik, & Borko(1999), we observed one experienced elementary teacher's science lessons for 21 lesson hours (10 hours of 'Motion of Objects' and 11 hours of 'Light and Lens') and carried out qualitative analyses of the data obtained from lessons observation, teacher interviews, and CoRe (content representation) responses. We analyzed the teacher's three aspects of STO (i.e. beliefs about the goals and purpose of science teaching, beliefs about the nature of science, and beliefs about science teaching and learning) which can converge into an overall STO of 'inquiry'. And these aspects of STO appear to interact differently with four PCK components (i.e. curriculum knowledge, learner knowledge, instructional knowledge, and assessment knowledge) depending on the topic of the lesson. It is hoped that this in-depth understanding of the features of STO and its relationship with other PCK components would provide useful information on how to monitor and improve STO and PCK of elementary teachers.

Two Middle School Science Teachers' Experiences of Teaching Science in the Republic of Korea: A Phenomenological Analysis (두명의 한국 중학교 과학 교사들의 과학 수업 경험에 대한 현상학적 분석)

  • Nam, Younkyeong;Jang, Myoung-Duk
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.93-101
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    • 2013
  • This study investigated how the unique educational contexts in the Republic of Korea (RK) impacted two science teachers' teaching practices in a public middle school and what the science teaching experience means to them. In particular, we explored how the middle school science teachers decide pedagogical approaches to use in their teaching based on classroom climate, students' attitude toward learning science, school curriculum and classroom culture. Using a phenomenological research approach, we analyzed classroom observation data and interview data to interpret the teachers' science teaching experience. Results of the study showed that the teachers' practice was dominantly affected by two external factors. First, the teachers' teaching practice was affected by the amount of science content knowledge they need to cover within a given class time. Second, the teachers' teaching practice was affected by students' attitudes toward science learning and their science preparedness in private tutoring centers. Implications of the study results are discussed in the paper.

Development of the Mathematics Teaching Efficacy Beliefs Instrument Korean Version for Elementary Preservice Teachers (초등 예비 수학 교사를 대상으로 하는 MTEBI 한글판 개발)

  • Ryang, Dohyoung
    • The Mathematical Education
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    • v.52 no.3
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    • pp.363-377
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    • 2013
  • 교수효능감은 교사가 교실에서 얼마나 효율적으로 가르칠 것인지를 예측하는 매우 강력한 구인이다. MTEBI는 초등 예비교사를 대상으로 수학 교수 효능감을 재는 유효한 척도이다. 그러나 MTEBI는 미국에서 개발되어 다른 문화에서 바로 사용할 수는 없다. 본 연구는 MTEBI가 한국에서 유효한 지에 대한 실증적 조사이다. 먼저, 영문의 MTEBI를 국문으로 번역하고, 번역한 것을 다수의 수학교사 교육자가 철저하게 검토하였다. 그다음, 506명의 예비 초등교사 표본에서 정규성, 신뢰도, 타당도 등의 통계적 검정을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 한글판 MTEBI의 하위척도인 PMTE와 MTOE의 알파계수가 각각 .836과 .705이었다. 이로써 한글판 MTEBI가 한국에서 효능감 연구에 사용할 수 있을 만큼 믿을 수 있고 문항 구성이 타당함을 입증하였다. 나아가 본 연구에서 제시된 영문판을 바탕으로 한국과 교육에 대한 전통과 문화가 비슷한 이웃 문화에서도 효능감 연구가 일어나기를 기대한다.

Teachers' Mathematical Beliefs and Teaching Practices (교사들의 수학적 신념과 수업 관행의 관계)

  • Youngyoul Oh
    • Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.247-264
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    • 2002
  • 본 연구의 목적은 교사들이 갖고 있는 수학 및 수학을 어떻게 가르칠 것인가에 대한 신념과 수업 관행과의 관계를 문헌적 고찰을 통하여 교사 변화를 위한 모델을 제시하는데 있다. 이를 위하여 먼 저 신념에 대한 정의, 신념과 지식의 차이점, 그리고 신념이 교사들의 수업 관행과 어떻게 관련이 있는지를 논의하였다. 신념과 수업 관행과의 상호 관계를 통하여 본 연구에서는 수업 개선 프로그램의 개발을 위한 모델을 개인적 수준, 학급 수준, 및 학교 수준의 세 시각에서 논의하였다. 이들 모델들은 결국 교사의 학습도 학생들의 학습 방법과 유사한 형태를 띄고 있다는 점에서 현재의 주요한 수학 학습 이론들에 근거를 두고 있다. 결국, 교사들의 수업 관행에 큰 영향을 끼치는 것으로 알려진 교사들의 수학적 신념은 위에 논의된 세 요소의 측면에서 수업 개선 프로그램들이 운영될 때 수업 관행과 함께 변화한다는 것을 본 이론 연구에서는 암시해 주고 있다.

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Social Construction of Mathematics Understanding among Student Peers in Small Group Settings

  • Cho, Cheong-Soo
    • Research in Mathematical Education
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.89-98
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    • 1999
  • The purpose of this review of literature is to investigate what kinds of research have been done on social construction of mathematics understanding among elementary students in small groups. Only empirical studies were reviewed, and then grouping was done in terms of the purpose of the study. This grouping identified three categories: 1) Social and mathematical norms in mathematics classroom, 2) Teaching productive communication behaviors for active learning in small group, and 3) Participation roles and communication behaviors in different group structure. To enhance social construction of mathematics understanding in small group settings two suggestions are made: the importance of the selection of collaborative tasks or problems and teachers' beliefs about mathematics and the teaching an learning of mathematics.

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A study on teacher and students' identities in elementary mathematics classroom (초등학교 5학년 수학교실에서 교사와 학생의 정체성 분석)

  • Kwon, Jeom-Rae;Shin, In-Sun
    • The Mathematical Education
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    • v.44 no.4 s.111
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    • pp.603-625
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    • 2005
  • Identity is the concept which approaches individuals' affective problems with the social and cultural view. The previous studies on the problems, studied the attitudes, beliefs, or emotions while they restricted the problems to teachers or students' private problems. Otherwise, identities focus on individuals which participate to any community and share its social practices(Mclead, 1994). This study purposed to get an understanding on the teaching and learning mathematics in elementary mathematics classroom with an ethnographic view, while we consider mathematics as a kind of social practices, and mathematics classrooms as communities of practice. We analysed teacher's identities on mathematics and teaching mathematics depending on her responses of the questions as following: How does she think about mathematics, what are the instructional goals in her mathematics classroom, how do students learn mathematics in her mathematics classroom. In addition, we analysed students' identities on mathematics and learning mathematics depending on their responses of the questions as following: What do students think of mathematics, do they like mathematics, why do they study mathematics, how do they feel their mathematics classroom(describe your classroom) and themselves in it(describe yourselves in your classroom), what are their duties and what do they do actually in their mathematics classroom.

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