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Inservice Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Teaching Skills and Educational Settings in Implementing a Problem Based Learning Approach

문제중심학습 교수 실행의 능력과 교육 환경에 대한 초등 교사들의 인식

  • Choi, Hyun-Dong (Department of Earth Science Education, Kongju National University)
  • 최현동 (공주대학교 지구과학교육과)
  • Received : 2011.02.08
  • Accepted : 2011.06.07
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out inservice teachers' teaching skills and relevant educational settings that could be applied to an instruction of problem-based learning (PBL). Participants have been instructed PBL teacher training programs and applied PBL into teaching and learning process. Three elementary teachers were selected to participate in the study, and data were collected with semi-structured interviews. The interviews of the teachers in relation to PBL were analyzed by two main topics: (1) the teachers' teaching skills required in PBL and (2) the educational settings in implementing PBL. The results are as follows: First, there is a difficulty involved in the implementation of PBL in that its preparation and teaching process are different from the traditional teaching methodology. However, as a helper who guides the students to self-directed learning in the free and permissible learning environment in which students are motivated to develop their potential effectively, the teachers are to invest their time consistently and to put their efforts into making an effective class in the entire process of PBL. Second, as a method to apply the problem-based learning to the education settings, the teachers must spread the awareness of PBL to fellow teachers, students, their parents and the administrators in education and form the community of the teachers. Most importantly, when the teachers apply PBL in the directly, from the joy of witnessing the changes in the students, they will choose to adopt PBL.

이 연구의 목적은 학교 현장에서 문제중심학습을 적용할 수 있는 초등 교사들의 교수 실행의 능력과 교육 환경을 알아보기 위한 것이다. 참가자들은 초등학교 수준에서 문제중심학습을 강의하는 강사로 활동중이었다. 초등학교 교사 3인이 연구에 참여하였으며, 자료는 반구조화된 면담을 통해 획득되었다. 문제중심학습과 관련된 교사들의 면담은 두 가지 주요 주제로 나누어 분석되었다. (1) 문제중심학습에서 요구되는 교사들의 교수 실행의 능력 (2) 문제중심학습을 적용할 수 있는 교육 환경. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 문제중심학습은 전통적인 교수학습 방법보다 수업 준비와 교수 과정에 어려움이 있었다. 그러나 문제중심학습에서 교사들은 자율적이고 허용적인 학습 분위기 속에서 학생들이 자기 주도적인 학습을 할 수 있도록 안내하는 도우미로서 행동한다는 점에서, 학생들은 잠재능력을 효과적으로 계발할 수 있는 동기를 부여받는다. 이를 위하여 교사는 문제중심학습 전체에서 효과적인 학습 활동이 이루어질 수 있도록 끊임없는 노력과 시간을 투자해야 한다. 둘째, 문제중심학습을 적용할 수 있는 교육적 환경을 위하여, 교사들은 동료교사, 학생, 학부모, 교육 행정가들의 문제중심학습에 대한 인식의 확산과 교사들의 커뮤니티 형성해야 한다. 문제중심 학습의 확산을 위해 가장 중요한 것은 교사들이 직접적으로 교수 활동에 문제중심학습을 적용해 보는 것이다. 문제중심 학습을 하면 학생들의 변화가 나타날 것이고, 이러한 효과를 경험한 교사는 교수학습과정에 문제중심학습을 채택하게 될 것이다.

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