Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of teaching and learning environment support, learning evaluation support, and student guidance support in teacher education for learner-centered classes, and to examine the perception of instructors' programs for competency development. Methods For this purpose an online survey was conducted on the needs of instructional design support, teaching and learning support, learning evaluation support, student guidance support, and instructor competency development at A University, a four-year general university located in Busan. For the collected data, multiple regression was conducted to examine the degree to which teaching and learning environment support, learning evaluation support, and student guidance support variables affect teaching design support. Results The results of this study are as follows. First, among the demands for instructional design support, teaching and learning environment support, learning evaluation support, and student guidance support, the demand for instructional design was the highest. Second, as a result of analyzing the impact of teaching and learning environment support, learning evaluation support, and student guidance support on teaching design, it was found that teaching and learning environment support had the greatest influence. Third, looking at the instructor's program requirement for the development of instructor competency, special lectures and workshops on teaching methods were the highest. Conclusions The conclusions derived from the analysis results are as follows. First, it can be seen that the demand of instructors increases according to the importance of instructional design and social necessity for effective instruction and difficulty in instructional design of prospective and incumbent teachers in teacher training institutions. Second, it can be seen that instructors recognize the importance of teaching and learning methods for learner-centered classes, and in particular, there is a high demand for special lectures and workshops on teaching methods.

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