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The Impact of Reflective Thinking Methods on Improvement of Pre-service Geography Teacher's Teaching Knowledge (반성방법의 차이가 예비 지리교사의 수업전문지식에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, So-Young;Oh, Jeong-Joon
    • Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.459-476
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    • 2011
  • This research aims to figure out the impact of different reflective thinking methods on pre-service geography teachers' teaching knowledge. Four pre-service teachers in the same level were selected through the first simulated instruction, Then, different reflective methods were given them to carry out the reflection. Afterwards, they carried out their second simulated instruction. The change of average score of pre-service teachers was analyzed through the peer reviews and Paired samples T-test. The results are as follows. First, when the first peer review score were compared with second peer review, average score of all pre-service teachers improved. But, pre-service teachers who got cooperative reflection with a specialist had the widest variation in the increase level of average score comparing to those without reflection or reflective journal writing. Second, reflective journal writing through self-reflection led to their reflective thinking, but it did not induce them to reflective practice. Finally, pre-service teacher who got cooperative reflection with experienced teachers got the significant improvement in PCK through the T-test. In particular, it had significant statistical value in instruction section and understanding of students section. It demonstrates that the contextual section could be improved by self-reflection or repetitive class practices, while instruction section and understanding of students section needed consulting by assistants.

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An Action Research for the Practical Construction of the Constructivist Geography Education II (구성주의 지리교육의 실천적 구성을 위한 현장 연구 II)

  • 송언근
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.15-34
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    • 2001
  • This is the second segment of an action research on the constructivist geography education.(1)Deeper and lasting construction of knowledge may be possible especially when some key or leading concepts are utilized, around which other related concepts may be further explored. (2) Graphic languages may be more pedagogically effective than any other language, when they are viewed as means of learning may be the teacher's questioning, cooperative discussion, and the teacher's guidance and assistance. The questioning by the teacher seems effective when it is appropriate to the different levels of learner's comprehension, and cooperative discussion among thern seems productive with the teacher's attentive guidance. And, (5) constructivism may best be understood when teachers try to embody it in their own classrooms. This may be part of the context in which action research is called for.

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The Development of DB-type Teaching and Learning Material for Geography Instruction Using a Method of ICT (ICT 활용 지리수업을 위한 DB형 교수-학습 자료 개발)

  • 최원회;조남강;장길수;박종승;최규학;신기진;백종렬;현경숙;신홍철
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.275-291
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    • 2003
  • It was essential to develop the DB-type teaching and teaming material for geography instruction using a method of ICT. The DB-type teaching and learning material was considered as a alternative in solving the problems of web-based geography instruction. Accordingly, in this study, the geography image DB program as developed, and based on this program the CD-ROM called GEO-DB, having the function of electronic dictionary of geography image for geography teaching and teaming was made. The GEO-DB was composed of 3,060 geography images collected by teachers and learners. The GEO-DB was made to be used simply by teachers and learners. Especially, the portfolio function was Included in the GEO-DB, and that was focused to the instructional system design of teacher and the self-directed teaming ability development of learner. Teachers and learners using this GEO-DB assessed that because the GEO-DB had the easiness of use, the speed of reference and the unlimitedness of extension, it could enlarge the possibility of using a method of In, and it could contribute to the development of geography teaming ability and the change of geography teaming attitude.

Analyzing Place Location Knowledge Items of the Korean Geography Subject in the College Scholastic Ability Test: Focusing on Human (Economic) Geography (대학수학능력시험 한국지리 과목의 위치정보 문항 출제 경향 연구: 인문(경제)지리 문항을 중심으로)

  • Lee, Soyoung
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.29-51
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    • 2021
  • The present research explores the tendency of the items that require Place Location Knowledge (PLK) of the Korean Geography subject in the College Scholastic Ability Test. The major findings are as follows. First, the geographical regions of the items are spatially skewed, especially in the Yeongnam regions, which are tested more frequently compared to the others. Second, the fact-based items more concern with regionality such as geographic indication system and regional festivals. Third, the concept-based items can be divided into physical geography and human geography and there were four items related to economic geography. Fourth, students tend to find it challenging in the items asking PLK. The difficulty varies according to the type of items. The students find concept-based items which require high-order thinking more challenging. There is also differences identified between contents. For example, the section of physical geography, especially climatology-related, were considered the most challenging followed by those of economic geography. Finally, the differences in the rate of correct answer are associated with the scale of the regions covered in the items and students experienced more difficulty in the items asking more precise scale.

The case study of geography classes taught by non-majored teacher in the middle school (비전공 교사에 의한 지리 수업 운영에 대한 사례 연구)

  • 박선미
    • Proceedings of the KGS Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.97-97
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    • 2004
  • 본 연구에서는 전공 교사와 비전공 교사에 의한 지리 수업의 차이점과 비전공 교사에 의한 지리 수업 운영의 문제점을 분석하고자 2003년 4월과 5월에 서울의 3개 중학교에서 이루어진 4개의 지리 수업을 관찰하였다. 수업 분석 내용은 (1) 수업의 조직, (2) 교사와 학생간에 이루어지는 대화의 이동 양식, (3) 수업 방법이다. 수업 관찰 이후에 해당 학교의 사회과 교사들과 면담을 통하여 비전공 교사가 지리를 가르칠 때 어려움과 해결 방법 등에 관련된 자료를 추가로 수집하였다. (중략)

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A Case Study of the Effective Strategy Fostering Library-Assisted Instruction Based on the Fixed Schedule of Subject-Specific Classes (개별 교과의 고정 시간표를 활용한 도서관활용수업 활성화 전략에 관한 사례 연구)

  • Song, Gi-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.165-186
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study is to indicate a case that applied forming a instructional community-establishing instructional strategies-developing learning and assessment toolkits as a connective strategy between information literacy and curricula to foster the Library-Assisted instruction(LAI). In this case a new instructional community consisted of a teacher librarian, a korean language teacher, a korean history teacher and a korean geography teacher of the 10th grade. The community developed integrated learning topics connected with subject-specific classes and designed LAI's instructional strategy. Finally learning and assessment toolkits containing information problem solving and resources using model were designed by this community. This method can provide students with enough time in using resources and teach information literacy systematically. Also it will help teacher librarians improve leadership and partnership in the school community.

GIS Education for Teachers in South Korea: Who Participates and Why? (GIS 교사 연수: 누가, 왜 참여하는가?)

  • Kim, Min-Sung;Bednarz, Robert;Lee, Sang-Il
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.46 no.3
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    • pp.382-395
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    • 2011
  • Considering that GIS (Geographic Information Systems) has not been widely adopted by teachers despite educators' considerable efforts to incorporate it into secondary education, if some teachers voluntarily participate in GIS in-service education without guaranteed benefits, those teachers deserve attention. This study investigates why teachers actively participated in a GIS staff-development program offered by Seoul National University in South Korea. Questionnaires were distributed to teachers and interviews were conducted. Results indicate that active participants are mostly young teachers who are expected to have had experiences with GIS during pre-service education. Teachers see the potential of GIS, but they also worry about several issues. Participating teachers' primary motivation was to learn enough about GIS to incorporate it into their teaching. Suggestions to facilitate the incorporation of GIS into education are provided.

The Present Status and Prospect of GIS Learning in Teaching Geography of High School (고등학교 지리학습에서 GIS 교육의 현황과 전망)

  • Hwang, Sang-Ill;Lee, Kum-Sam
    • Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.219-231
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    • 1996
  • The aim here is to analyse the system of description of GIS in all of the high school textbooks passed with the official approval, to find the degree to which teachers understand about GIS, and to consider the present condition of GIS instruction. Most of the authors of textbooks generally underestimate importance of GIS, and there is difference among their awareness. In the system of description of GIS, there are only a few kinds of textbooks in which explanation of GIS is made coherently from the purpose of instruction aim through the chapter summary and to overall test in both of the Korean Geography and the World Geography. This trend is due to the degree of distribution of the GIS specialists in writing a textbook while the other texts books shows just a brief introduction of GIS concept. Although there is the limit for teachers to study how to teach GIS due to its very technological aspect as well as few previous training and teacher's guide. Thus it is evident that about a half of teachers who responded taught high school students without a knowledge on GIS, and a few of them even never referred to that concept. These facts may negatively affect the status of a geography in the society of information. For the solution of these issues, it is considered how to repair the description system and its contents. Besides, the variation among textbooks is reduced at the further revision of the 7th curriculum. And the printed matters of GIS are sufficiently provided for the teachers to use as their teaching aids. It is desirable that the GIS instruction models should be further developed for college education, and the programs for the on-the-job teachers training should be arranged. Besides, the previous training for the on-the-job teachers should be achieved more practically with enough time before the revision of curriculum.

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