• 영어어문교육
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.59-77
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• 2011

In recent years, as many native English speakers are working in Asia to as English teachers, team teaching with local teachers has been commonly implemented within the Korean EFL classroom. Using qualitative case studies, this paper aims to explore native English-speaking teachers' (NESTs) perceptions of team teaching and their challenges at different secondary Korean schools. The study documents the challenges faced by three foreign teachers embedded in intercultural teaching teams. The data shows that common challenges include vague role distribution among teachers, problems presented by mixed levels of students, large classes, and students' low valuation during foreign teacher's classes, which go ungraded. The study calls for serious governmental efforts to change these fundamental problems and closely examine local factors that strongly affect team teaching practices before initiating a system of importing foreign teachers without proper preparation.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.119-126
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• 2008

In this paper, the current problems and challenges of mathematics teachers practice and conditions are discussed with an oriental perspective. What are mathematics teachers' needs of their professional practice? What contradictions and difficulties do they meet in the condition of their professional development? The problems and challenges are described with the result of a group of surveys.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈C:초등수학교육
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2004

There were a lot of challenges to reform mathematics education. These challenges may include reforms of teaching and learning methods, development of mathematics curriculum and textbooks, innovative resources for teaching mathematics. Although there is considerable consensus that meeting these challenges will require that mathematics teachers have deep insights about mathematics, about students as learners of mathematics, and about teaching method, the teachers themselves may have little knowledge of them. The most of the professional development includes elective participation in reeducation course, workshop, and special lectures which designed to transmit a specific set of ideas, techniques, or materials to teachers. But such approaches treat mathematics teaching as routine and technical, and also provide limited opportunities for meaningful interactions within the teaching community. So, this paper suggests that what is needed to develop professional teachers of mathematics is community where teachers work with colleagues rather than working alone.

• 과학교육연구지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.135-151
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• 2017

This study set out to investigate the challenges to science teacher's teaching practices in the Anglophone sub-system of education in Cameroon secondary schools. A sample of 331 of these teachers was selected using the purposive sampling method. Data was collected by use of a questionnaire and was subjected to inferential analysis. The major findings from the multiple regression were challenges associated with the size and management of a science class have an effect on the teaching practices of a science teacher. However, challenges with availability of instructional resources did not have an effect on science teaching practices. Recommendations to solve the identified drawbacks include the provision of more classrooms to accommodate the ever growing population of students and the organization of many seminars through which teachers could be educated on how to handle classroom problems and improvise when necessary.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.725-739
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• 2022

본 연구는 AR 기술을 활용하여 안내된 과학탐구 프로그램을 개발함에 있어서 초등 예비교사들이 무엇에 중점을 두었으며, 어떠한 어려움을 겪었는지 분석하고, 이를 토대로 예비교사의 역량 함양 및 양성교육을 위한 시사점을 제공하는 데 목적이 있다. 이를 위하여 AR 기반 안내된 탐구 프로그램을 개발하는 강의에 참여한 초등 예비교사들의 사례를 수집하고 그들이 중점을 둔 부분과 겪은 어려움을 프로그램 '설계 단계'와 '제작 단계'로 범주화하여 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 프로그램 설계 단계에서 예비교사들은 능동적인 탐구과정을 촉진하는 시나리오를 구성하고, 동시에 AR 기술이 지닌 고유의 행위유도성으로서 3D 환경의 생생한 시각 자료를 구성하여 가상세계와 실세계에서의 탐구 경험을 의미 있게 연결짓는 데에 중점을 두었다. 또한 예비교사들은 시나리오의 설계, 탐구 프로그램 개발을 위한 정보 수집, 초등학생의 능동적 관찰을 이끄는 방법구현에 어려움을 경험하였으며, 탐구에 대한 근본적 의문으로 어려움을 겪었다. 또한 예비교사들은 AR 기술의 장점을 살리는 것을 어려워하였으며, 컨텐츠 제작 프로그램인 CoSpaces에 대한 배경지식이 부족하여 탐구 프로그램을 구상하는 데에 어려움을 겪었다. 프로그램 제작 단계에서는 초등학생들이 탐구에 집중할 수 있는 환경을 조성하기 위해, 예비교사들은 프로그램 조작을 쉽고 단순하게 구성하고자 했으며, 게임적 요소나 쌍방향적 상호작용 요소를 추가하여 학습자의 흥미를 높일 방법에 중점을 두었다. 또한 CoSpaces를 이용한 프로그래밍 과정에서 어려움을 겪었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 예비교사 역량 함양 및 교사양성교육 방안 모색을 위한 시사점에 대해 논의하였다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.102-116
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• 2008

In their teaching practice, teachers encounter multi-dimensions of pedagogical challenges. The recognition and reflection on these challenges is crucial to advance our science teaching. This study looked into science teachers' dilemmas of their teaching practical work through their written cases. Dilemma cases are teachers' narratives organized around important events of teaching and learning. It can reveal teachers' situated cognition and be used as lens to investigate complex realities of science teaching and learning. 26 pre- and in-service elementary teachers' dilemma cases of science practical work were carefully collected and analysed to interpret what constitute tensions in elementary science practical works. They were largely grouped into three: Curriculum and Institutional Relevance, Students Relevance, Nature of School Experiments Relevance and divided into 7 subheadings: 'Authority of Curriculum(textbook)', 'Disappointment at external support', 'Students' interests and safety', 'Students' unscientific and inert attitude', 'Difficulty of showing expected results', 'Generalization through experiment', 'Knowledge acquisition and authentic inquiry'. Each dilemma was interpreted in terms of the tensions which constitute contradictory beliefs, values, expectation and realities. These dilemmas enabled to expose actual conditions of elementary science practical work and teachers' challenges otherwise can not be seen easily. Science teacher educators also can get some implications to overcome the gap between theory and practice in their teacher education.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.948-962
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to inquiry of outcomes and challenges of Meister high school' and specialized vocational high school' teachers and industrial workers on problem solving ability domain of test for enhanced employ ability & upgraded proficiency, and what were outcomes and challenges of main factor by Meister high school and specialized vocational high school' teachers and industrial workers. Research subjects and region were teachers of Meister high schools and specialized vocational high schools in Gyeongsangnamdo and industrial workers in Gyeonggido. The sample(N=147) was drawn from Meister high school' teachers(N=90), specialized vocational high school' teachers(N=25) and industrial workers(N=32), and collected data were analyzed with SPSS using average, standard deviation, cross analysis, verification F. The results are as follows: The biggest outcomes of problem solving ability domain of test for enhanced employ ability & upgraded proficiency was change of educational direction for promoting core competency on specialized high school & Meister High School's students. The biggest positive ripple effects of the outcomes was also change of educational direction for promoting core competency on specialized high school & Meister High School's students. The biggest challenges of problem solving ability domain of test for enhanced employ ability & upgraded proficiency was importance of challenges was expansion of teacher training and lecture on the Test for Enhanced Employ ability & Upgraded Proficiency.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.1148-1164
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to inquiry of perception on outcomes and challenges of vocational education division CSAT by industry department teachers of specialized vocational high school. Therefore, it is highly desirable that researchers to survey what are the biggest outcomes of vocational education division CSAT and positive ripple effects of outcomes, what are the biggest challenges of vocational education division CSAT and importance of challenges undertaken 10 years. The survey included 100 industry department teachers of specialized vocational high school on 9 region from Korea. The analysis of survey results was by regions, industry department teacher's career of specialized vocational high school. The results are as follows. The biggest outcomes of vocational education division CSAT was extension of opportunity on continuing education and supply a demand for entrance university on specialized vocational high school students. The biggest positive ripple effects of the outcomes was also extension of opportunity on continuing education and supply a demand for entrance university on specialized vocational high school students. The biggest challenges of vocational education division CSAT and importance of challenges was not to use vocational education division CSAT score for the entrance on the most universities.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.75-96
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to analyze how elementary pre-service teachers learned the pedagogical content knowledge of mathematics and to understand the challenges and difficulties that they experienced in the course of student teaching. A qualitative case study provided an in-depth description of the whole three weeks of student teaching process. Four pre-service teachers and two mentor teachers participated in this study. Multiple data collection techniques were used; classroom observations, in-depth interviews, document analysis, and researcher's field notes. The results of this study showed how pre-service teachers learn PCK of mathematics in designing mathematics lessons, understanding mathematics learners and delivering mathematics lessons and what are the difficulties and challenges they experienced. Finally this study discussed about some suggestions to pre-service program and future research.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.17-37
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• 2024

Objective: This study aimed to examine childcare teachers' perceptions and practice of music-math integrated activities, and their understanding of these activities. Methods: This study involved 201 childcare teachers from Seoul and surrounding areas. Surveys were employed to collect data on their background, implementation of music-math integrated activities, and the challenges they encountered. Additionally, a tool was also developed and utilized to measure the actual understanding of these activities. Data were analyzed using t-tests and ANOVA. Results: The results indicated that while teachers recognize the importance of integrated activities, they seldom implement them due to challenges related to resources and comprehension of concepts. Significant differences in the understanding of these activities were found based on teachers' experience, workplace type, age group of children under their care, and education level. Conclusion/Implications: In conclusion, the findings emphasize the necessity for the development and provision of pre-service and in-service training programs, along with support in educational materials for childcare teachers. These efforts are crucial to facilitate the effective implementation of music-math integrated activities.