디지털교과서 도입에 대한 교사 수요 조사

Abstract

The Presidential Council on National ICT Strategies and the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology announced the “Smart Education Propulsion Strategy” in 2011. The “Smart Education Propulsion Strategy” contained an annual propulsion plan for the invention and adoption of digital textbooks in the classroom starting in 2015. However, it is undesirable to adopt digital textbooks in every primary, secondary, high school when considering educational philosophy, learner development, school finances, and textbook effectiveness, since the goal of education is to nurture well-rounded people and form social capital. A survey on the adoption of digital textbooks was implemented and 27,000 primary, secondary, and high school teachers responded; the results indicated that special-purpose and vocational high school teachers were most in favor of adopting digital textbooks, followed by general high school, middle school, upper-grade and lower-grade elementary school teachers. By subject, teachers supported adopting digital textbooks for English, social studies, and science; however, teachers opposed adopting digital textbooks for Korean, ethics, mathematics, and physical education. In summary, adopting digital textbooks is required to develop the vector of civilization and the diversification of textbooks. However, the procedure should take into consideration different grade levels and subjects.