The purpose of this study is to explore the identity of Yi Sun Sin`s leadership through Lee Sun Shin project. For this, the first thing to do was to examine comprehensively General Yi Sun Sin`s achievements and descendants` assessment of him, using do...
The purpose of this study is to explore the identity of Yi Sun Sin`s leadership through Lee Sun Shin project. For this, the first thing to do was to examine comprehensively General Yi Sun Sin`s achievements and descendants` assessment of him, using documentary films. And with that, the circumstances at the time were investigated through nonfiction materials. Finally, as an extension of this, the identity of Yi Sun Sin`s leadership was considered from various angles, using fiction materials. Passing through three phases of teaching and learning process, the followings can be examined as a result of students` assessment and experience on Yi Sun Sin. First of all, there is an enormous change in students` perspective on a historical figure, Yi Sun Sin. Students said that they were able to break their fixed ideas about him. Secondly, students reported that they could not only develop their historical thinking but also experience changes and growth process, reading and responding historical materials in various genres, concerned Yi Sun Sin. According to what the students said, it is an example showing how history influences student`s perception when history approaches them in the form of story. Also, it presents the way leading students to the world of historical fiction in history class. Thirdly, students as pre-service teachers said that this project became a guide for history teaching and learning methodology in the future. In short, how teachers create class environment determines future history class and its results. This study concludes that Yi Sun Sin project makes students think over their meaning of life, through understanding the historical figure, Yi Sun Sin.