대한공업교육학회지

Korean Institute of Industrial Educations (대한공업교육학회)
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Technology Teachers' Motivation toward Teaching Biotechnology

생물기술교육에 대한 기술교사의 동기유발

  • Kwon, Hyuksoo (Integrative STEM/Technology Education Program, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  • 권혁수 (버지니아텍 통합 STEM/기술교육 프로그램)
  • Received : 2009.01.30
  • Accepted : 2009.03.20
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

Due to the importance of biotechnological literacy, the educational community in fields such as technology education, science education, and agricultural education has acknowledged the importance of biotechnology instruction for secondary school. Although recognized as a content organizer in the field of technology education, the actual teaching of biotechnology has not been broadly implemented in technology education classes. In the perspective of expectancy-value theory, technology teachers' motivation is the key factor for affecting the biotechnology instruction. This study investigates Korean technology teachers' motivational beliefs toward biotechnology and its instruction and their perceived ability and value toward biotechnology learning contents. To measure their motivational beliefs and attitudes, a composite on-line survey (fifteen motivational beliefs items, eight biotechnology content items, and related demographic items) was developed. Based on 114 Korean technology teachers' responses the researcher performed a descriptive analysis, independent t-test, and factor analyses (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis using M-plus 5.0 and SPSS 16.0). Korean technology teachers' abilities toward eight biotechnology contents indicated lowscores while their values were relatively high. Through the independent sample t-test by two demographic variables (gender and professional development), this study found several significant differences in the perceived value. As a preliminary finding of exploratory factor analysis, fifteen items was separated into two motivational constructs of expectancy (6 items) and value (8 items). One item (item #6) was eliminated due to the cross loading. The final findings of this study may have significant implications for professional development regarding biotechnology and its instruction (both in-service and pre-service training) of technology teachers. Also, the confirmatory facctor analysis supported the preliminary finding. Finally, this study recommends that a validity test for other population, investigation for motivational sub-constructs, and in-depth investigation toward biotechnology instruction.

생물기술의 중요성으로 인해 기술교육, 과학교육, 그리고 농업교육 분야에서는 중등교육에서 생물기술교육의 중요성을 인식해오고 있다. 기술교육에서 생물기술이 하나의 내용조직자로서 인식되어왔지만, 실제 생물기술의 교육은 폭넓게 실천되고 있지 않은 실정이다. 기대-가치 이론의 측면에서 기술교사의 동기유발은 생물기술을 가르치는 하나의 중요한 요인이 될 수 있다. 이 연구는 한국기술교사의 생물기술교육에 대한 동기유발과 생물기술 내용에 대한 그들의 스스로 인식하고 있는 능력과 가치를 연구하였다. 이런 동기유발의 측정을 위해, 하나의 온라인 설문지 (15개의 생물기술관련 동기유발 문항, 8개의 생물기술내용에 대한 교사들 스스로 인식하고 있는 능력과 가치, 그리고 기타 정보) 가 개발되었다. 114명의 한국기술교사의 반응에 의해, 이 연구는 기술통계, 독립표본 t-검증, 그리고 요인 분석들 (SPSS와 M-plus를 사용하여 탐색적 그리고 확인적 요인 분석)을 수행하였다. 생물기술내용에 대한 한국 기술교사의 가치(중요성 평가) 는 상대적으로 높은 점수를 나타내고 있는 반면 생물기술내용에 대한 그들의 능력은 낮은 점수를 나타내고 있다. 성별과 교사의 연수 여부에 따른 독립표본 t-검증 결과 교사들의 가치면에서 몇개의 의미있는 차이점을 찾았다. 탐색적 요인분석의 결과, 15개의 항목이 2개의 요인들(6개의 기대항목과 8개의 가치항목)로 나뉘었다. 한 항목 (6번) 은 교차로딩으로 제거되었다. 또한, 확인적 요인분석은 탐색적 요인분석의 결과를 지지하고 있다. 이 연구의 결과는 생물기술과 관련된 연수 프로그램에 대해 의미있는 함의를 가지고 있으며, 결론적으로 이 연구는 다른 교사들에 대한 타당성 평가, 동기유발 하위개념에 대한 연구, 그리고 생물기술교육에 대한 심화된 연구의 필요성에 대해 제언하고 있다.

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