• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.371-384
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• 2008

The purposes of this study were to investigate perspective teachers' conceptions of liquid-state and get implications for the direction of science curriculum or professional development. The instrument was composed of seven questions focusing on aspects of liquid-state phenomena. The results showed that the participants have various alternative concepts about liquid-state. The problem revealed in almost every question was their macroscopic explanations for the phenomena. In addition, it appeared that the participants seemed to understand phenomena in terminology level, but they didn't know basic reasons or fundamental concepts about the phenomena. It is required to change the curriculum or instructional methods in secondary school and teacher education programs to anchor the scientific concepts on molecular or microscopic level.

• 아동학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.135-150
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• 2010

This qualitative study explored the causes of student teacher stress during an early childhood teaching practicum and investigated the ways in which student teachers cope with this stress. Four student teachers in the same practicum placement were individually interviewed. The findings revealed that stress arose over a variety of concerns including both lack of professional knowledge related to the teaching practice and the challenges involved in establishing a positive relationship with their cooperating teacher, the parents and staff. The stress experienced by the student teacher was accompanied by physical symptoms such as exhaustion, fatigue, and the onset of vulnerability to colds. However, the students were found to be generally unsuccessful in managing their stress effectively. The results suggest that attempts to improve the practicum environment should be accompanied by academic interests and practical issues related to these stresses and that there is a clear need for programs designed to assist student teachers develop stress management skills.

• East Asian mathematical journal
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.183-198
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• 2023

Classroom observation instruments are often used to evaluate teachers' instructional practices and provide feedback to inform interventions or research studies, or professional development efforts. While designed as research tools, many classroom observation instruments can provide important information to support teachers' learning and instructional change by providing a focus for formative assessment or self-evaluation of practice. In this paper, we review two classroom observation tools and the protocols for their use with an implementation example for one of the tools. These tools are more foreign to the field compared to others but have features that might serve as affordances in relation to the purposes of a specific investigation.

• 한국초등수학교육학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.393-406
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• 2016

수학 6-1 지도서에 따르면, 6학년 수학에서 삼각기둥과 사각기둥의 전개도 그리기는 창의라는 측면에서 권장된다. 이런 점에서 교사는 수업에 앞서 삼각기둥과 사각기둥의 가능한 전개도를 확인해 둘 필요가 있다. 그러나 그 전개도 전부를 제시해 주고 있는 선행 연구는 찾기 어렵다. 이런 이유에서, 본 논문에서는 교사의 전문성 신장을 위한 교재 연구의 일환으로, 밑면(삼각형)의 세 변의 길이가 서로 다른 삼각기둥의 가능한 전개도와 밑면(사각형)의 네 변의 길이가 서로 다른 사각기둥의 가능한 전개도를 찾을 수 있는 방법과 그 각각의 전개도의 수에 관해 논의하고 있다. 이러한 논의는 수업에서 삼각기둥과 사각기둥의 서로 다른 전개도의 수를 묻는 질문에 답할 수 있기 위해, 교재 연구의 차원에서 필요하다. 본 논문에서 제시하는 삼각기둥과 사각기둥의 전개도를 학생들이 그린 전개도의 올바름을 판단하거나, 학생들이 전개도를 창의적으로 그리도록 안내하는데 활용할 수 있다.

• 대한수학교육학회지:수학교육학연구
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.373-395
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 대학 연구자 1인과 한 초등학교의 교사 4인으로 구성된 수학 수업 학습공동체의 활동 내용과 과정을 상세하게 보고하였다. 학습공동체의 주요 활동은 학습공동체의 목표 및 내용 설정하기, 수학 수업 함께 논평하기, 학습공동체 활동 되돌아보기 등이다. 본 연구에서 학습공동체의 목표 및 내용 설정은 대학 연구자와 교사들의 합의에 의해 설정되었다. 학습공동체 구성원들은 수학 수업을 함께 보고 논평하는 과정에서 초등학교 수학 수업 실시에서의 난점을 논의하고 수업 아이디어를 공유하였으며, 수학 수업을 보는 안목을 넓히고 수학 수업 전문성을 향상시킬 수 있었다. 한편, 교사들은 학습공동체 활동의 의미로서 수학 수업의 여러 측면에 대해 심층적으로 고민해 볼 수 있는 기회를 가진 점, 수학 수업 논평을 통해 교사들 사이에 다양한 관점을 확인한 점, 수학 수업에 대해 잘 알아야 수학 수업에 대해 잘 논평할 수 있음을 알게 된 점, 의미있는 상호작용 시간을 가짐으로써 동학년 교사들과 원만한 인간관계를 형성하게 된 점 등을 지적하였다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.432-446
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• 2007

구성주의적 수업의 구현은 교육 연구 및 현장 교사들이 당면하고 있는 중요한 교육적 과제이다. 본 연구에서는 구성주의적 수업을 위한 협력적 워크숍에 참여한 교사들의 실제 수업 실행에 관한 사례 연구를 진행하였다. 워크숍의 전 과정과 수업 계획 및 실행 과정을 녹화하여 전사하였고, 각 교사별로 심층 면담 및 설문을 실시하였다. 참여 교사들은 다양한 교수 지향을 가지고 있었고 이는 워크숍 과정 전반에 걸쳐 드러났다. 각 교사들은 자신의 교수 지향에 비추어 구성주의적 수업의 의미를 해석하였고, 그러한 이해 방식에 기초하여 수업을 계획하고 실행하였다. 각 교사의 교수 지향은 하나의 중요한 필터로 작용하면서 새로 접하게 되는 지식들을 수업에 적용하는 방식과, 우선적으로 고려 할 부분들을 결정하는 과정에서 각 교사들이 저마다 조금씩 다른 관점을 갖도록 하는 주요 배경이 되었다. 또한 각 교사들의 교수 지향은 실제 상황과 맥락에 따라 구성주의적 수업의 실행을 지지하거나 저해하는 요소로 작용하였다. 참여 교사들은 지식 구성 과정으로서의 과학 활동을 기존 수업의 혁신이 아닌, 추가적인 활동으로 이해하는 공통점을 보였으나 서로 다른 교수 지향의 영향으로 실제 수업은 매우 다양한 모습으로 전개되었다. 이처럼 교사가 새로운 지식을 받아들이고 수업에 도입하는 과정에 있어서 교수 지향의 역할과 다양성을 이해하는 일은 교사 교육의 중요한 출발점이 될 수 있을 것이다.

• Educational Technology International
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.21-46
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• 2011

International virtual teamwork offers new opportunities for the professional development of teachers. In this paper, we examine the initial experiences in an ongoing international virtual benchmarking project coordinated by the Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences. What challenges does an international context present for project construction and collaboration? Data from five countries, in the form of participant reflections and researchers' observations, were analysed according to four types of barriers: language, time, technical and mental barriers. Initial data indicates that trust is an essential starting point, as there is neither time nor possibilities to build mutual trust by traditional means. Organisational confidentiality issues, however, can complicate the situation. The project introduces 'collision' as a method of professional development, in which physical and organisational borders are crossed and the skills and competencies needed in global learning environments are acquired.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.1356-1366
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• 2012

As the recent demand for human resources in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), the development of professional STEM teacher is called worldwide. It is becoming a critical need in teacher education in order to educate student teachers, and prepare pre-service and beginning teachers for high quality of teaching competency. To promote the competency for $21^{st}$ century STEM teachers, the epistemology of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) is currently considered as the essential qualities of knowledge for highly qualified teachers. The aim of this study is explore the effect of case-based learning approach on TPACK competency of pre-service STEM teachers. In order to develop the pre-service teachers' competency regarding effective integration of technologies into teaching specific content areas, a series of innovative case study teaching in science and mathematics was presented to 43 participants of pre-service physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and computer teachers during a course of information and communication technology (ICT) in Education at Khon Kaen University, Thailand. After finishing a case presentation, the pre-service teachers were encouraged into a forum of critical open discussion by considering the potential impact of the case and the TPACK framework. They were investigated instructional design competency of using ICT tools into student learning process and their personal beliefs about ICT in educational process both before and after. The participant's reactions and learning was evaluated by using a self-reported questionnaire and an implementation log of content-specific learning process design, respectively. Results showed a change of their beliefs and the transformation of their TPACK competency in STEM teaching. In an effort to better serve the needs of high quality STEM teachers, the results of this study illustrated that the competency of TPACK could be particularly considered as a core attributes for future STEM teachers. By the way, case-based learning approach can play an effective part in preparing and professing the TPACK competency for STEM teachers.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.135-145
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• 2012

In this study, we developed an efficient in-service teachers training program, which could help the professional development of science gifted teachers. The characteristic feature of this in-service training program was to put great emphasis on interaction between fellow teachers. With this program, teachers could share their experiences and informations about gifted education. The program consisted of 4 interaction modules: 'the module of interaction at the pre-planning', 'the module of interaction in the small group', 'the module of interaction at the plan of application', 'the module of interaction at the practical exercise'. In this study, we analyzed the interaction between science gifted education teachers in 'the module of interaction at the pre-planning'. We analyzed the interaction between science gifted education teachers in 'the module of interaction at the pre-planning'. Each teachers got 17.2 correction opinions from peer teachers. They accepted 79.2% opinions among them and refused the other opinions (20.8% opinions). In the analysis of 'program process', the interactions for the improvement about 'the acquirements of knowledge and function' step were 41.9% and the interactions for the improvement about 'plan and exploration' step were 30.5%. In the analysis of 'program domain', the interactions about 'method of teaching and learning' were 41.9%. The interactions about 'program step' were 28.6% and the interactions about 'learning contentsh were 24.8%. With these results, we discussed the features of interaction between science gifted education teachers and proposed the improvement of in-service training program for elementary science gifted teachers.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.197-215
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• 2020

Teaching has become a feminized profession, especially in elementary teaching, in which it is regarded as "women's work." Concerns about the "extinction" of men in the field resulted in calls for male teachers. While studies indicate that there is positive discrimination in favor of men (despite the feminization of teaching), it appears that there are also forms of discrimination that work against them. As such this study explored the challenges of being a male in the feminized profession from the perspective of male teacher candidates. Studies in the field of teacher education in the Philippines mainly focus on curriculum and students' academic achievement, hence an inquiry must be done on the plight of male teachers in a gendered profession. A phenomenological study was employed to look into the realities of six male teacher candidates. Findings show that male teachers are: (1) leadership-destined; (2) conflicted; (3) limited; and (4) devalued. The narrative of male teachers in the Philippine education sector reveals the need to revisit programs and policies in professional development and support. Finally, recommendations are made for teacher education programs to guide teacher candidates' experiences towards a more inclusive profession.