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ThisstudywasdesignedtoexploretheprofilesofKoreanpre-service teachersinstructionalcompetenciesinHealthLifeArea.Also,itwas ’ examinedifparticipantscharacteristicswereassociatedwiththeir ’ instructionalcompetencies. ResearchQuestions *WhataretheprofilesofKoreanpre-serviceteachersinstructional ’ competenciesinHealthLifeArea? *Whataretherelationshipsbetweenpre-serviceteachersinstructional ’ competenciesinHealthLifeAreaandparticipantscharacteristics? ’ Methods Participants Theparticipantsofthisstudywere160pre-serviceteacherswhowere majoringinearlychildhoodeducationorearlychildhoodspecialeducation. Thedatawerecollectedfromtwofour-yearuniversitiesinChungChungDo andathree-yearcollegeinGyungGIDo.The53%ofparticipantswere majoringinearlychildhoodeducationand46%ofparticipantswereearly childhoodspecialeducationmajors.Firstyearstudentswere17%and secondyearstudentswere44%.Thirdyearsandfourthyearswere13% and25%respectively. Measures Instructionalcompetency:ParticipantsinstructionalcompetenciesofHealth ’ LifeAreawereself-evaluatedusing5questionsdevelopedbythe researcher.TheitemswerebasedontInstructional/LearningMethodsin the7thNationalPreschoolCurriculum.Thenineinstructionalmethods elicitedfromthenationalcurriculumwererevisedintofivequestionswith 5-pointLikertscales.Threeuniversityprofessorsmajoringinearly