‘2007년 개정 교육과정’ 중학교『역사』단원 개발의 실제 - 조선전기 단원을 중심으로 -

Abstract

The 2007 Revised Curriculum is meaningful because History as a school subject was no longer considered a part of social studies but as an independent subject with its separate textbook and credits. Also Korean History and World History were combined into a single History subject opening up the opportunity for a connection to be made between the two. The extension of a content category in the curriculum was adopted as part of the Revised Curriculum and the screening system for textbook authorization also made it possible for textbook authors to work more creatively. This paper examines both accomplishments and the limits of writing the Early Chosŏn Period part of 8th grade History textbooks according to 2007 Revised Curriculum. Prior to the Revised Curriculum, the Early Chosŏn Period part of the middle school Korean history textbook that was published under the 7th National Curriculum was more influential as its units were constructed in ways to strengthen students' self-directed learning skills. However, an event-history oriented description for the purpose of sequencing the history and an emphasis on the unique and distinctive characteristics of Korean history resulted in many problems such as narrower perspectives overall. In order to deal with these problems in the 7th Curriculum,we provided directions for the 8th grade History Textbook Early Chosŏn Period part based on the '2007 Revised Social Studies Curriculum,' standards for textbook authorization and 'standards for writing the history textbook.' Based on these guidelines, textbook authors were able to model the units with a certain degree of creativity and were successful in organizing the units in a politics-centered chronological description. We also tried to create a connection between Korean history and the world history. However, the lack of understanding of the learners hindered the development of the units and further measures are needed.