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Seong-won Kim ¹, Jeong-jin Youn ²

Affiliations
1 Creativity and Personality Laboratory, Tongmyong University, KR
2 Department of Early Childhood Education, Tongmyong University, KR

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the conceptual diagrams of college students majoring in early childhood education on mathematics education. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The subjects in this study were 53 selected juniors who were in the department of early childhood education at a four-year university located in the city of Busan. Findings: The conceptual diagrams made by the college students consisted of super ordinate concepts and subordinate concepts. The findings of the study were as follows: First, there were 410 super ordinate concepts described by the college students about the contents of mathematics education, and they were categorized into 18 super ordinate concepts. Second, the number of the subordinate concepts that belonged to “curriculum” was higher in the conceptual diagrams of the college students on the contents of mathematics education, and the hierarchy score and saliency score of “curriculum” were higher as well. Improvements/Applications: The findings of the study suggest that the kind of education which can instill confidence in college students about early childhood math education and motivate them in everyday life is required to make math education more accessible and interesting to preschoolers.

Keywords

Conceptual Diagram, Knowledge Level, Mathematics Education, Super Ordinate Concept, The Department of Early Childhood Education.

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Hae-Jung Lee ¹, Jeong-Jin Youn ², Seung-Hwa Jwa ³

Affiliations
1 Early Childhood Education, Busan Women College, Korea
2 Early Childhood Education, Tongmyoung University, Korea
3 Early Childhood Education, Dong-Eui Institute of Technology, Korea

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the effects of character strengths and anger control on teaching professionalism of pre-service early childhood teachers. Methods/Statistical Analysis: Three hundred and sixty one college students majoring in early childhood education responded to three different questionnaires. Data were statistically analyzed using correlation and regression. Findings: The results of the study were as follows. First, we found correlation between subcategories of each variable of character strengths and teaching professionalism. Especially, the relationship between self-esteem and professional participation in teaching professionalism was statistically significant. Second, in examining interaction effect of anger control on character strengths and teaching professionalism, we found statistically significant interaction effect of anger control. In detail, interaction between two subcategories of humanity and anger control influenced the degree of self-esteem. Improvements/Applications: These findings suggest that the variables of character strengths and anger control were useful predictors of teaching professionalism of preservice early childhood teachers. Thus, it is necessary to develop intervention programs for enhancing character strengths and anger control in the level of teacher training program to improve teaching professionalism of preservice early childhood teachers.

Keywords

Anger Control, Character Strengths, Preservice Early Childhood Teachers, Teaching Professionalism.

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Seon-Young Kim ¹, Jeong-Jin Youn ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Dong-Pusan College University, KR
2 Department of Early Childhood Education, Tongmyong University, KR

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine whether there is relationship and difference among creative personality, justice-oriented and care-oriented morality in pre-service early childhood teachers. Method/statistical Analysis: To do this, three measurement tools in a questionnaire form were used by having research subjects as totally 258 freshmen, sophomores and juniors with a major in early childhood education at four universities where are located in Busan and Ulsan. Data were analyzed with ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient by using SPSS 22 program. Findings: As a result of the research, first, in a test of creative personality in pre-service early childhood teachers, the average score in a factor of ‘obsession with patience’ among 8 elements was notably lower compared to other factors. Second, more than a majority of the pre-service early childhood teachers corresponded to the top level by which the justice-oriented morality level was classified into three groups in top, medium and low. The care-oriented morality level was grasped to correspond to level No. 2.5 among levels in No. 1, No. 2.5, No. 2, No. 2.5, and No. 3. However, it was indicated that there is no difference between justice-oriented morality level and care-oriented morality level. Third, among factors of creative personality, the factors in ‘obsession with patience’ and ‘independence’ had significant correlation with the justice-oriented morality. Application/Improvements: The factor of ‘openness’ was shown to have significant correlation with the care-oriented morality.

Keywords

Creativity, Care-oriented Morality, Justice-oriented Morality, Personality, Pre-service Early Childhood Teacher.

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Se-Jin Eom ¹, Jeong-Jin Youn ², Hyoung-Jae Kim ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Child Development and Education, Busan Digital University, 47011, Republic of Korea
2 Department of Early Childhood Education, Tongmyong University, 48520, Republic of Korea
3 Department Early Childhood Education, Youngdong University, 29131, Republic of Korea;

Abstract

Background/Objectives: Targeting undergraduates familiar with visual media, as a basic study to develop educational contents enhancing creativity personality, it aims to select educational images suitable for the enhancement of creativity·personality. Methods/Statistical Analysis: For this, experts in image and education classified images in accordance with self-identity, creativity, elements of personality, education, artistry, emotionality, and expansiveness. Regarding the responses of each item in the questionnaire, the average, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation were calculated. Also, to verify the contents validity, the content validity rate was calculated. Findings: First, total 59 films, 58 animations, 65 documentaries, 56 cartoons, and 65 advertisements were selected. Second, through the Delphi method with experts to secure the contents validity and social validity of the 59 films, 58 animations, 65 documentaries, 56 cartoons, and 65 advertisements finally selected on the basis of the selection standards and contents analysis, total 40 images representing each medium were selected. The significance of this study was like following. First, it is significant that the education-film convergence education using the strengths of visual media was sought for to develop educational contents enhancing undergraduates’ creativity·personality. Second, it is also significant to suggest the new standards of image selection to develop educational contents enhancing creativity·personality. Improvements/Applications: It is urgently needed to have researches to develop/use the actual educational contents enhancing creativity·personality based on the results of this study and the results of undergraduates’ demand survey.

Keywords

Animation, Cartoon, Creativity·personality, Documentary, Film, Undergraduate

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Byung-Man Kim ¹, Jung-In Kim ², Jeong-Jin Youn ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Early Childhood Education, Kyungnam University, KR
2 Department of Computer engineering, Tongmyung University, KR
3 Department of Early Childhood Education, Tongmyung University, KP

Abstract

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an image-based creativity/personality education program using a digital curation system on prospective engineers, prospective designers and preservice early childhood teachers. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The subjects in this study were 240 selected students who majored in media engineering, visual design and early childhood education in colleges located in the city of Busan and South Gyeongsang Province. Findings: First, when the image-based creativity/personality education program that used a digital curation system was provided for the prospective engineers, the would-be designers and the preservice early childhood teachers, the program had no significant effects on the creativity of the prospective engineers and designers, but that had significant effects on the preservice early childhood teachers. Second, the image-based creativity/personality education program that used a digital curation system had no significant effects on the personality of the prospective engineers and designers, either, but the program had significant effects on the preservice early childhood teachers. Application/ Improvements: To produce more generalizable results, more sampling is required from broader regions. In the future, sampling from more extended areas is required.

Keywords

Creativity, Digital Curation System, Education Program, Personality.

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