The purpose of this study was to provide basic data needed for the efficient enhancement of teaching competency by investigating the relations between the importance and performance level of elementary school teachers in terms of teaching competency of ph

The purpose of this study was to analyze the elementary specially enlisted teacher's cognition concerning physical education(P.E.) of the goals, the content, the teaching and learning method, the evaluation and the management conditions involved in teachi

The purpose of this study was to examine how teachers perceived joint physical education, one of the types of P.E. instruction, and in which way it was actually instructed. And it's also intended to present the benefits of joint physical education and wor

The purpose of this study was examined the difference of learning behavior between learners taught by the educational practice teacher and learners taught by the experienced teacher as well as the teaching behavior of both the educational practice teacher

Since the introduction of teaching English as a regular subject into primary schools in 1997, it has been said that the discrepancy between students who are receiving private instruction at learning institutions and private tutoring and those who are not receiving private English instruction is steadily increasing. The purpose of this study was to investigate what impact private English instruction had on English achievement and attitudes of fifth- and sixth-grade students in primary schools. For this purpose, an English achievement test was developed based on the 7th National Curriculum and administered, along with two attitude questionnaires: One questionnaire was administered to 696 fifth- and sixth-grade primary school students, and the other questionnaire given to 12 primary school teachers of the students. The results showed that students started learning English at the average age 7.9-years-old and about 80% of the students were receiving a variety of private English instruction. In line with expectations, tutored students outperformed non-tutored students on the English achievement test. In addition most of the teachers, as well as students, thought it helpful to learn English through private English instruction. One implication from the results suggests that to ensure quality English language teaching at public schools, the government should put forth efforts to nurture qualified English teachers through intensive teacher training.

Teachers who are responsible for children's education are very important to help the school age children to have right nutrition knowledge, they are confronted with difficulties to teach due to the lack of nutrition knowledge as well as materials that can be easily understood by children. The purpose of this study was to look into the basic knowledge of elementary school teachers on nutrition. The elementary school teachers investigated didn't get good marks in nutritional knowledge, food and cooking method knowledge and sanitary knowledge, as the collective averages in those areas were respectively 56.08±14.80, 60.52±10.95, and 45.25±16.13. Sixty seven percent of respondents the largest group, acquired nutritional information through mass media, but they wanted to be given teaching information in the form of educational materials(49.0%). More than 70 percent believed that nutrition should be educated by nutrition teachers (p〈0.01), and as for what should be handled in nutrition education, they thought that students should be educated to build the right eating habits (59.5%). Based on the results, a sequential nutrition education program for the lower grades of school children was developed. This program consisted of five different categories, and according to the results, that was designed to deal with the knowledge of teachers on nutrition, food, cooking method and hygiene, table manners and food-borne illness.

English is now commonly called an international or a global language. Korea starts to face some changes in terms of the situational and functional status of English from EFL to ESL. A bilingual education approach called 'immersion education' to teach English is urgently needed to be taken in Korea, especially in the primary school level. The present paper aims to investigate perceptions of primary school teachers about the introduction of English immersion education program. A total of 171 primary school teachers were surveyed employing a questionnaire asking about their knowledge, opinions and attitudes with regard to the introduction of English immersion education in primary schools in Korea. It was found that there are lots of things to take into consideration introducing the English immersion education system in the areas of preor in-service teacher training system, governmental assistance, and other practical issues of deciding starting grade and the subjects for immersion, for example. Some suggestions are provided for a practical guide for the introduction of English immersion education.

본 연구는 교원성과급제 실행에 관한 초등학교 교사들의 인식을 알아보고, 패러독스를 탐색하여 시사점을 도출하려는 목적으로 수행되었다. 이를 위해 초등학교 교사를 대상으로 심층 면담을 진행하고, 귀납적 분석모형의 단계를 적용하여 분석하였다. 교원성과급제의 패러독스는 다음과 같다. 첫째, ‘조직의 목표 달성을 위한 경쟁’과 ‘교사의 성장을 방해하는 경쟁’의 패러독스이다. 이는 교원성과급제가 동기유발을 통해 교사 성장에 기여하는 측면과 줄세우기식 경쟁으로 인해 성장을 방해하는 현상이 공존함을 의미한다. 둘째, ‘일반공무원과의 형평성’과 ‘측정하기 어려운 교육의 특수성’의 패러독스이다. 이는 교원성과급제가 교직의 특수성을 가지고 일반직 공무원 성과급제와 형평성에 맞게 운영됨에 따라 발생하는 패러독스에 주목하였다. 셋째, ‘성과 차이에 대한 보상’과 ‘근무 경력에 따른 봉급 인상’의 패러독스이다. 이는 성과급의 분배 기준에 따라 수월성과 형평성의 의견 차이가 발생하는 패러독스를 의미한다. 넷째, ‘모두에게 공정한 평가’와 ‘개인의 특성을 고 려한 평가’의 패러독스이다. 이는 교원성과급제가 공정한 평가의 방향을 가지고 있으나 온정주의 평가가 되는 실상을 주목하였다. 연구 결과를 바탕으로 얻게 된 결론은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 교사의 업무성과를 실질적으로 측정할 수 있도록 교원능력개발평가의 틀을 재구성하여 제도의 타당성을 높이려는 노력이 선행되어야 한다. 둘째, 단위 학교의 다양성을 인정하고 교사 협력 패러다임을 적용한 교원성과급제의 자율성을 확대해 나가려는 시도가 필요하다. 셋째, 교원성과급제에 대한 교사들의 자발적인 의식 변화와 반성적 실천의 태도가 필요하다.

학교현장실습의 가치와 중요성에도 불구하고, 몇십 년째 계속 똑같은 프로그램으로 운영되는 등 여러 문제점들이 지속적으로 제기되어 왔다. 따라서 학교현장실습이 초등 예비교사들의 초등교사 전문성을 신장하고, 현장에서 교사로서의 효과적인 직무수행을 위한 실질적인 과정이 될 수 있도록 학교현장실습 제도를 개선할 필요성이 있다. 이에 Hargreaves & Fullan(2012)이 교사 전문성 신장의 원동력으로 제시하고 있는 전문적 자본의 관점으로 초등학교 초임교사들이 바라본 학교현장실습과 학교 현장의 초등교사 전문성과의 연 계성을 분석하고, 이러한 관점에서 초등교사 전문성을 신장시키기 위한 학교현장실습 제도 개선방안을 모색하는 데 본 연구의 목적이 있다. 이러한 연구 목적을 달성하기 위하여 교원양성기관인 K대학교의 학교현장실습 프로그램을 이수하고, 졸업한 초등학교 초임교사 6명을 연구 참여자로 선정하였으며, 심층 면담의 방법으로 진행하였다. K대학교 출신 초등학교 초임교사들의 학교현장실습 경험을 심층 면담으로 연구한 바, 인적 자본과 사회적 자본은 상당 부분 익힐 수 있는 기회가 주어졌으나, 상대적으로 의사결정적 자본은 경험할 수 있는 기회가 부족하였다. 이러한 학교현장실습 경험을 바탕으로 학교현장실습 제도 개선 방안 다섯 가지를 제시하였다.