Examining the Meaning of Teaching Practice by Undergraduates : Through the Quantitative Research and the Qualitative Research

The purpos of this study is to examine the meaning of teaching practice for undergraduates through the quantitative research and the qualitative research. For this purpose, this study investigated to 137 undergraduates who experienced teaching practice, and gathered the date. The findings of this study were as follows: 1)Undergraduates are recognizing that they learned to think of children and teaching skills in teaching practice. In addition, they were recognizing that they increased aptitude for teaching, sense of mission and awareness as a teacher in teaching practice. 2)Undergraduates are recognizing that they comprehended practice situation of school education in teaching practice. 3)Undergraduates have not recognized that they did not learn the ability for classroom management