• Educational Technology International
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.79-105
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• 2009

The notion of contradiction from Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) perspectives is known as an "engine" for the development of human practices because participants attempt to adjust their practices to resolve contractions. This study examines two middle school teachers' classroom practices from CHAT, focusing on the role of contradictions that emerged between their existing teaching practices and constructivist activities in the development of a student-centered technology-integrated learning environment. Findings indicated that teachers' awareness and resolution of contradictions played a large role in the development of a technology-supported student-centered learning environment, a culturally more advanced activity system: students displayed greater responsibilities for their learning and were guided to make effective decisions for their learning activity.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.340-352
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• 1999

본 연구는 과학-기술-사회(STS) 현직교육 프로그램과 그 특징을 소개하고, 이 프로그램이 교사들과 학생들에게 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 수행하였다.이 현직교육 프로그램은 교사 중심의 프로그램, STS 맥락에서의 과학 수업, 구성주의 교수의 강조, STS 수업 모듈의 개발과 실제 적용 등의 특정을 가지고 있다. 이 연수에 참가한 20명의 과학교사에게 '과학교육 개혁' 과 '구성주의 학습실태' 조사 도구를 사전과 사후에 실시하였다. 또한 이들 교사들 중에서 STS/구성주의 수업모듈을 개발하여 16차시 동안 수업에 적용한 지도 교사와 3개교 중학생 125명에게 '구성주의 학습환경 조사'와 '과학적 태도' 조사 도구를 사전과 사후에 투여하여 학생들의 견해를 분석하였다. 1. 과학교육 개혁에 대한 교사들의 반응은 연수 전과 후 모두 과학교육 개혁의 필요성을 인식하고 있었으며 연수 후 긍정 적인 방향으로 증가를 보였다. 2. STS 연수는 구성주의 수업 기법을 향상시키는데 유의한 효과가 있는 것으로 나타나 지속적인 수행이 필요함을 시사해 주었다. 3. STS/구성주의 수업에 대한 반응은 교사가 수업 현장에 새로운 교수법을 적용하고자 하는 의지와 노력이 있으면 그 적용 결과가 다양한 부분에서 의미있게 나타남을 보여 주었다. 4. STS 수업을 통해 과학적 태도에서 사전과 사후에 유의한 차이를 보였다. 이상에서와 같이 STS/구성주의 수업 모듈의 적용을 통해 우리나라 교육 현장에서 구성주의 교수법의 효율적인 적용 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.166-179
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• 2002

This study investigated preservice teachers' perceived constraints in implementing their ideal pedagogies and the influence of the teacher education program on their pedagogical beliefs changes. Unique features that the university-based coursework and field experiences had on preservice teachers' learning to teach were also explored. This preservice teacher education program employs constructivist aspects of teacher education and generates applications of constructivism to the practice of teaching. Major findings include: preservice teachers' having traditional pedagogy as the default, recovery of prior beliefs, constraints on implementing constructivist pedagogy, and being overly confident in themselves as teachers. With the influence of constructivist epistemology, these preservice teachers' pedagogical beliefs evolved and were refined over time as they incorporated various constructivist ideas. The benefits and influences of the M.Ed. program's theoretical coursework and the field experiences on these teachers' learning-to-teach experiences are addressed with rich data. The implications for teacher educators as well as for the instructional practices of preservice teacher education programs are discussed. Recommendations for future research are also presented.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.292-299
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide a basis for improvement and enhancement of nursing education by investigating learning outcomes that apply to fundamentals of nursing and teaching methods used in classes. Methods: Data were collected from 111 professors of fundamentals of nursing who responded to the self-report questionnaire. Data were analyzed using chi-square test. Results: For learning outcomes in fundamentals of nursing the most frequent number of outcomes was two (35.2%), or three (32.4%). For learning outcomes in fundamentals of nursing practicum, the most frequent number of outcomes was two (32.4%), or three (31.6%). In fundamental nursing classes, teaching methods used most frequently were lectures (98.2%) and videos (60.4%), and in practice classes, demonstration (98.2) and open laboratory (90.9%). Constructivist teaching methods that were utilized in fundamental nursing were team-based learning (19.8%) and case-based learning (19.8%), and for practice classes, objective structured clinical examination (29.7%). In the cross analysis, 28.8% of the nursing professor used the constructivist teaching methods in fundamental nursing and in practice classes. Conclusion: There is a need to continue to improve teaching methods for new nurse-educators and professors and to discuss learning outcomes of fundamental nursing.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.119-131
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• 2002

Constructivism is defined in a variety of ways (e.g., constructivist research paradigm, sociological constructivism, and philosophical constructivism) and applied in vastly different contexts. Among the various usages and interpretations of constructivism, one is educational constructivism that embodies an epistemological view of knowledge and learning that is an alternative to naive empiricism or classical behaviorism. To represent the full range of stances taken by educational constructivists, three versions of educational constructivism were considered in this study: individual constructivism originating in the work of Piaget, the radical version of constructivism associated with von Glasersfeld, and the social constructivism of Vygotsky. I investigated preservice teachers' meaning construction about constructivist epistemology as they went through their preservice teacher education program using in-depth interviews. This preservice teacher education program employs constructivist aspects of teacher education and generates applications of constructivism to the practice of teaching. Features of preservice teachers' internalized meanings of educational constructivism include: (1)traditional pedagogy as the default, (2) Literal interpretation of constructivism, (3) Individual constructivism as conceptual change learning, (4) Radical constructivism as a strong individualistic philosophy, (5) Social constructivism as being too ideal to be practical. A compilation of the teachers' own statements about how to implement conceptual change learning and their projected role as constructivist teacher is also provided.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.217-228
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• 1999

구성주의 관점에 의하면 학습자가 백지상태인 채 피동적으로 새로운 개념을 받아들이는 것이 아니라, 주체적인 입장에서 자기의 개념을 재조직해 가는 것이 학습의 과정이라고 본다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 구성주의 교수원리에 근거하여 예측 설명-실험, 관찰토론-적용 단계의 구성주의적 수업을 개발하고 이를 중학교 과학 수업에 적용하여 그 효과를 조사하였다. 2학년의 '대가와 물의 순환' 단원 총 7차시에 대하여 구성주의적 수업과 교사중심 수업을 실시한 후 대기압 관련 오개념 감소율과 학습동기의 4가지 요소 별로 비교하였다. 구성주의적 수업과 교사중심 수업이 대기압 관련 오개념 감소에 미치는 효과를 검증한 결과, '기온과 기압의 관계', '높이에 따른 기압의 변화', '대류현상과 기압', '기압과 바람' 등의 개념에서 나타난 오개념이 교사중심 수업보다 구성주의적 수업에서 더 많이 감소하였다. 또한 두 집단의 대기 압 개념 점수를 차이 검증한 결과 구성주의적 수업 집단이 교사중심 수업 집단에 비하여 유의미하게 높게 나타났다. 동기의 4가지 요소인 '주의력, '관련성', '자신감', '만족감' 각 문항의 점수를 비교한 결과 구성주의적 수업은 교사중심 수업보다 자신감 요소를 제외한 3가지 요소 모두에 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 이것으로 구성주의적 수업에서 학습자들로 하여금 자신의 선행개념을 확인하고, 관찰과 토론을 통해 개념을 형성하도록 한 결과 교사중심 수업보다 과학개념 획득과 학습동기 유발에 효과적이라는 결론을 얻을 수 있다.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.35-46
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• 2018

In this perspective paper, we present seven elements of the appropriate educator mindset for teaching in the constructivist elementary mathematics classroom. The elements include supporting students as they construct their own understanding, eliminating deficit view of slow learners, setting new understanding and growth as the learning objective, providing opportunities to co-construct meaning with peers, using student contributions as the source of curricular material, encouraging all students to participate in learning, and providing instruction not bounded by time. In our struggles to provide authentic, inclusive elementary classrooms, we hope that our discussion of the educator mindset can increase discourse on constructivism from philosophy to practice in the community of mathematics education and policy makers.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2013

The purpose of this paper is to analyze educational theories and practices represented in the movie Dangerous Minds. This paper begins by giving the overview of the movie. Then this paper makes an analysis of the pedagogical methods and practices used by the teacher in the movie, which can encourage students to fulfill their academic success and social mobility. The lives of students at risk are transformed through the teacher's beliefs and pedagogical practices based on the constructivism, leading students on a path of selfdiscovery and self-empowerment. What is imperative in the students' lives here is their intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy toward the self and their educational system. By providing constructivist pedagogical paradigms and viewing these media texts within the context of an urban school, this paper intends to introduce educational theories and methods which can create better educational environment for students. In short, this study explores teaching theories and methods represented in the movie based on the constructivist perspectives, which are supposed to fully cultivate the potential of students.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈C:초등수학교육
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.59-74
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• 2008

본 연구는 수학적 사고를 토의를 통해 언어로 표현함으로써 타인과의 의사소통을 통한 반성적 사고를 유발하는 구성주의적 토의식 학습이 수학에 대한 태도와 수학 학업 성취도에 효과가 있는가를 살펴보았다. 연구 문제를 해결하기 위해서 서울 시내에 위치하고 있는 초등학교 3학년 1개반(30명)을 실험집단으로하여 구성주의적 토의식 학습을 하고, 다른 한 학급(30명)은 비교집단으로 하여 일반적인 수학학습을 6주 동안 시행하였다. 그 결과 다양한 수학적 상황과 의문점들을 토의에 의해 해결해 가는 학습 방법, 즉 자신의 사고를 수학적으로 의사소통해 나가는 구성주의적 토의식 학습은 수학에 대한 태도 중 자아개념과 교과에 대한 태도를 긍정적으로 변화시켰으며, 교과에 대한 학습 습관 중 자율학습과 학습기술 적용에 있어서 학생들을 긍정적으로 변화시키는 데에 효과적이다. 또한 구성주의적 토의식 학습은 일반적인 수업보다 학업성취도면에서 더 좋은 결과를 보였다. 그러나 본 연구가 3학년의 30명 재적의 한 개 반만을 대상으로 하여 학생들이 보인 결과를 분석한 것이므로 통계적으로 좀 더 유의미한 결론을 얻기 위해서는 다양한 학년과 다양한 환경의 학생들의 결과를 알아볼 필요가 있다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.1-10
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of constructivist instruction on science inquiry skills and science-related attitudes, and to investigate the students' responses to the lesson using constructivist instruction. In this study, 108 students of sixth graders from four classes were intentionally selected from two elementary schools located in Gyungsan city, Kyungsangbukdo. Two classes of 54 students were used by the constructivist teaching program and the other two classes were handled by the traditional teaching program. Two teachers who have twenty years' careers guided the program prepared by researcher to the students and this examination was conducted for 8 weeks (total 20 class hours). In pretest and posttest, both groups were tested in the science inquiry skills and science-related attitudes. An interview and questionnaire for the students analyzed the responses about the constructivist instruction. The major results of this study are as follows: First, in science inquiry skills test, there was no statistical significance between the score of the experimental group and that of the comparative group(p>.05). The ability of formulating problem in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the comparative group at 0.05 level. In pretest and posttest, the experimental group was statistically significant on classifying, formulating problem, interpreting data, while the comparative group was not significant on those. Second, we can find that the experimental group has more positive effect on forming the desirable science-related attitudes than the comparative group(p<.05). Especially, experimental group is significantly higher the attitudes about the science curriculum than the comparative group at 0.05 level Third, constructivist instruction has more affirmative tendency of the students' learning activity. Constructivist instruction generated much interest and curiosity about science for the students, and this method prompted students' expression and discussion.