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Changes in High School Teachers' Constructivist Philosophies
Author(s) -
Cho JungIl,
Yager Robert E.,
Park DoYong,
Seo HaeAe
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
school science and mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1949-8594
pISSN - 0036-6803
DOI - 10.1111/j.1949-8594.1997.tb17384.x
Subject(s) - constructivist teaching methods , constructivism (international relations) , mathematics education , pedagogy , science education , psychology , teacher education , school teachers , medical education , teaching method , political science , medicine , international relations , politics , law
Since the 1980s, over a thousand Korean science teachers and supervisors visited western countries to participate in overseas in‐service training programs. This study reports the evaluation of the effect of the University of Iowa's program on the development of teachers' constructivist philosophies by participating teachers. A total of 70 high school teachers who participated during the fall of 1995 and the summer of 1996 were surveyed. The Constructivist Learning Environment Survey was translated into Korean and administered to the participants three times: at the beginning and the end of the workshops and again three months after. Analysis indicated that the effect of the workshop was significant and that the learning was retained. Ways of encouraging teachers to continue improvement in the use of constructivist practices are discussed in light of the realities of Korean science education.