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Preservice Elementary Teacher Mental Models about Astronomical Phenomena: Seasons and Moon Phases

천문 현상들을 설명하는 예비초등 교사들의 정신모형의 구조: 계절과 달의 위상변화

  • Oh, Jun-Young (Department of Science Studies, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Yoo-Shin (Department of Science Studies, Pusan National University)
  • 오준영 (부산대학교.과학학 협동과정) ;
  • 김유신 (부산대학교.과학학 협동과정)
  • Published : 2006.02.28
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to understand the components that influence the mental models of preservice elementary teachers on the astronomical phenomena of seasons of the year and lunar phases of the month. For this, participants were selected from a university of education. Data was collected from a paper-pencil test and individual interviews with the participants. The results of this study showed that the preservice teachers had apparent synthetic mental models, and that the 'Distance Theory' and 'Occlusion Theory' had the greatest effect on their mental models. Furthermore, it was found that preservice elementary teachers' initial mental models of 'astronomical phenomenon' had their origin in personal belief sets (specific theory) related to 'astronomical phenomenon'. It was on these belief sets that they interpreted their observations and cultural information with the constraints of a naive framework of physics. The structures and possible sources for overcoming these synthetic mental models were also discussed in this paper. Lastly, implications for preservice elementary teacher education were presented.

본 연구에서는 예비 초등 교사들을 대상으로 천문현상(계절 변화와 달의 위상변화)에 대한 정신모형과 그 모형에 영향을 주는 요소들을 조사하였다. 본 연구에 참여한 예비교사는 교육대학교에 재학 중인 학생이다. 자료 수집은 지필 검사와 개별 면담을 통해 이루어졌다. 연구 결과, 예비 초등 교사들은 천문현상의 설명들이 과학적 모형과는 다른 합성 정신모형들을 가지고 있었으며, '거리 이론' 과 '가리기 이론'이 그들의 정신 모형에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 예비 초등 교사들이 갖는 천문현상의 합성 정신모형의 구조와 근원을 알아보기 위하여 그들의 정신 모형들을 형성하는 틀 이론과 특정 이론을 집중적으로 탐색하였다. 끝으로 연구 결과와 관련된 예비 교사교육에의 시사점을 논하였다.

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