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The Development of Instruments to Assess Attitudes Toward Science of Students and Their Parents

학생과 부모의 과학에 대한 태도 측정 도구 개발

  • Published : 2007.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the scales of attitudes toward science and the validation of instruments for students and their parents. These instruments include three scales: cognition about value of science, affection toward science & science learning, and conative participation in scientific activities. A sample of middle school students (N=198) and their parents (N=153) was selected. Data analysis indicated that the instruments developed in this study had proper validity and reliability measures (${\alpha}=0.93$ for student questionnaire, ${\alpha}=0.88$ for parent questionnaire). The results reveal that both students and parents were well aware of the academic/vocational and social value of science, but they had low awareness of the individual value. In spite of that, students have positive feelings regarding enjoyment toward science and science learning, their self-concept and self-efficacy were low. And parents' responses were observed to support their kids in general field but not in science. Especially, female students had low participation in scientific activities and also their parents had low support for scientific activities (p<.0.1). Finally, there were positive correlations between students' attitudes toward science and their parents' affection toward science & science learning and conative participation in science activities.

본 연구에서는 부모의 과학에 대한 태도와 학생의 태도를 측정하고 그 상관 정도를 알아보기 위하여 기존의 과학에 대한 태도 연구에 기초하여 태도의 본질에 적합한 영역을 타당화하고 이에 근거한 학생과 부모용 검사 도구를 각각 제작하여 그 결과를 분석하였다. 연구를 통하여 '과학의 가치에 대한 인식', '과학 및 과학 학습에 대한 태도', '과학 활동에의 참여' 영역이 과학에 대한 태도 영역으로 설정되었으며, 이 영역을 바탕으로 학생용, 부모용 검사 도구률 개발하였다(학생 설문지 신뢰도 ${\alpha}=0.93$, 부모 설문지 선뢰도 ${\alpha}=0.88$), 본 검사 도구를 중학교에 적용(학생 198명, 부모 153명)한 결과 학생과 부모 모두 과학의 학문/직업적, 사회적 가치에 대해 높은 인식 정도를 보여주고 있으나 개인적 가치에 대한 인식이 상대적으로 낮았으며, 학생들의 과학에 대한 자아 개념과 자기 효능감이 부족하였다. 또한, 부모의 자녀에 대한 학습의 지원 정도는 높게 나타났으나 과학에 대한 지원은 상대적으로 부족하였고 특히 남학생에 비하여 여학생의 과학 활동에의 참여 정도와 여학생 부모의 과학에 대한 지원 정도가 낮았다(p<0.01). 그리고 부모의 과학 및 과학 학습에 대한 태도와 과학 활동의 지원이 학생의 과학에 대한 태도와 정적 상관이 있는 것으로 나타났다.

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