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A Study on the Improvement of Curriculum for the Biology Teacher Education Based on Status Survey (생물교사 교육과정 운영의 실태분석과 개선방안)

  • Kim, Young-Soo;Kim, Do-Hee
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.39-52
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    • 1989
  • The purpose of this study is to propose a direction for the improvement of biology teacher education based on the status survey of the biology teacher preparation curriculum and its implementation. The following Improvements in the biolgy teacher training are suggested from this study 1. Biology education courses should be established as a major in the biology teacher preparation program. 2. Biology teacher educators with major in biology education should be employed in all the departments of biology education. 3. The manpower for biology education should be cultivated. 4. The research and development for biology education should be promoted and supported. 5. The biology educators at the biology teacher education program should implement its curriculum with correct and clear understanding of the program purposes in mind.

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Students' Alternative Conceptions in Biology Education Proposed by Biology Teachers. (교사들이 제시한 학생들의 생물 오개념)

  • Chung, Wan-Ho;Cha, Hee-Young;Choi, Jin-Bok
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.23-33
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    • 1992
  • For the purpose of identifying alternative conceptions in biology held by both elementary and secondary school students, an open-ended questionnaire in the six areas of biology was devised and administered to both 21 elementary school science teachers and 32 secondary biology teachers. Results have Shown that 65 and 183 items were introduced by elementary and secondary school teachers respectively Our findings will be useful to many researchers who have concerned about the issus of misconceptions in biology as well as many biology teachers who have had difficulties in biology teaching due to students' preconceptions.

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