This study is to explore the pre-service social studies teachers’s practicum experiences and
the meaning of their experience, concretely their instruction and reflection. For this, a
qualitative case study was used as a research methodology. The study analyzed FGI(Focus
Group Interview) and reflective journal writing as data.
The results are as follows. Student teachers had focused methodological knowledge more
than content knowledge and tried various strategies such as medias or teaching aids for
attracting students’ interest and made their efforts for designing guidelines for lessons in
planning instructions. They had experienced much mistakes such as mis-leading student
activities and mis-considering students’ levels and backgrounds during their instructions. In
addition, they could discover the flow of lessons and make comparison with their own
lessons through observing their peer pre-service teachers’ and school teachers’ instructions.
Especially, their reflection through instruction practice show they need more knowledge
about content, methodology and various students' interest and levels. In addition, they come
to realize they should acquire techniques such as eye contact and time arrangement for
leading the instructions. Furthermore, they could form practical knowledge through
experiencing successful reflective practices. Thus social studies pre-service teachers could
approach a step toward teacher’s professional development through practice and reflection in
practicum.