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Students' Perceptions on Small Group Activities in Science Classes and the Relationship with Personality

과학 수업에서의 소집단 활동에 대한 학생들의 인식 및 인성과의 관계

  • Published : 2002.09.30
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Abstract

In this study, students' perceptions on small group activities in science classes were investigated. The relationships among students' values of and attitudes toward small group activities, gender, prior achievement level, and personality were also studied, Subjects were 226 students from four middle schools in which group activities were frequently used in science classes. In their classes, groups were mainly formed by teacher on the basis of grade and student number, or by drawing lots. Many students were dissatisfied with the grouping methods, preferred to make a group based on their friendship, and hoped that there would be different levels of knowledge among the members. Regardless of their gender or prior achievement level, students perceived positively on small group activities. Students with higher agreeableness and extraversion had higher values of and positive attitudes toward small group activities. Among five personality variables studied, agreeableness was the only one that significantly explained both values of and attitudes toward small group activities.

본 연구에서는 과학 수업에서 소집단 활동에 대한 인식을 조사하고, 소집단 활동에 대한 학생들의 가치 및 태도와 성, 사전 성취 수준, 인성 사이의 관계를 탐색하였다. 과학 시간의 소집단 활동 빈도가 높은 4개 학교에서 226명의 학생들을 연구 대상으로 선정 하였다. 과학 시간에 소집단 구성은 주로 교사에 의해 성적이나 번호, 추첨 등의 방법으로 이루어진다. 학생들은 조편성에 불만을 가진 경우가 많으며, 교우 관계에 의한 조편성을 선호하거나 하나의 소집안에 성적이 고르게 분포되기를 희망하였다. 학생들은 성별이나 성취 수준에 관계없이 소집단 활동에 대해 대체로 긍정적인 인식을 하고 있었으며, 유화성과 외향성이 높을수록 소집단 활동에 대한 가치나 태도가 높았다. 5가지 인성 변인 중 소집단 활동에 대한 가치나 태도를 모두 유의미하게서 설명하는 변인은 유화성으로 나타났다.

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