Reflection on teaching is very important for teachers to improve their lessons. However, based on literature
reviews about reflection on teaching in social studies education in Korea, it is possible to point out the lack of
detailed methodology that teachers can refer to. This research aims at suggesting the methodology teachers can
use to reflect on their lessons by utilizing the “lesson map,” which visualizes lessons, and proving their
usefulness. In lessons, teachers and students share knowledge when they communicate with each other. The
knowledge, which includes a factual aspect and normative aspect, and logic in a lesson can be drawn as a map.
It is called the “lesson map.” The methodology of the “lesson map” to reflect on social studies lessons consists
of “preparing,” “visualizing,” and “reflecting on lessons based on multiple standards.” In the stage of
“preparing,” teachers set their social studies education objectives and the lesson plan that they are going to
practice. These two are going to be utilized as the standards to reflect on their lessons. In the stage of
“visualizing,” teachers record their lessons and make the “lesson map” to visualize the knowledge. Its logic
helps teachers visibly understand their lesson. In the stage of “reflecting on lessons based on multiple
standards,” three standards are utilized to help teachers reflect on their lessons. Those three are “the lesson
plan,” “their social studies education objectives,” and “others’ opinions.” The detailed methodology is as follows.
First, teachers try to find the gap between the lesson plan and implemented lesson by using the “lesson map.”
If there are any gaps, teachers think about the way to bridge the gaps. Then by explaining their lessons based
on their social studies education objective, teachers can discover the gap between them. If there are any gaps,
teachers think about the way to cover the discrepancy. Finally, teachers share the process of their reflection on
teaching and its results. They can get new implications from others’ opinions. Using the methodology of the
“lesson map” makes it possible to discuss how teachers can achieve their lesson’s goal (Logic Talk) and to
think about how teachers set their social studies education’s objective (Aim Talk) as a series. Also, the
methodology of the “lesson map” implies that “the clubs that teachers can share their social studies lessons” are
necessary in Korea.