The objective of this study was to examine the relations among kindergarten teachers'
educational belief, teaching efficacy, and teaching practice on early childhood written
language education, and to identify teacher-related factors affecting the relations. For this
purpose, we surveyed 172 kindergarten teachers in the capital area.
In the results of this study, first, the teachers' educational belief in written language
education, their belief in teaching ability among the sub-factors of teaching efficacy, and
their teaching practice were different according to their academic qualification. In
addition, their traditional belief and traditional teaching practice were different according
to their teaching experience, and their traditional educational belief and teaching practice
were significantly different according to the type of institution.
Furthermore, their traditional educational belief was different according to the number of
children in their class. Moreover, there was difference in expectation for results among the
sub-factors of teaching efficacy and in traditional teaching practice according to the
number of language-related subjects that they took in college, and significant difference
was observed in expectation for results and general teaching practice according to the
number of trainings on language education. Second, in the results of examining the
relations among the teachers' educational belief, teaching efficacy, and teaching practice
on early childhood written language education, general educational belief showed a
positive correlation with teaching efficacy and general teaching practice, but a negative
correlation with traditional belief and traditional teaching practice. In addition, traditional
educational belief showed a positive correlation with traditional teaching practice.