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The Effects of Education for Environmental Pollution Prevention through Forest Experiences on Children's Nature-Friendly Attitudes and Scientific Problem Solving Ability

숲체험을 통한 환경오염예방교육이 유아의 자연친화적 태도 및 과학적 문제해결력에 미치는 효과

  • Kang, Young-Sik (Dept of Early Childhood Education, Chung-Nam University)
  • 강영식 (충남대학교 교육학과 교육대학원 유아교육과)
  • Received : 2013.03.14
  • Accepted : 2013.04.11
  • Published : 2013.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose is to figure out the effects of education for environmental pollution prevention through forest experiences on children's nature-friendly attitudes and scientific problem solving ability. To achieve this, an experiment was conducted on total 44 kindergarten children in a class for 5-year-olds, who are classified into experimental group of 22 children(12 male children, 10 female children) and comparative group of 22 children(13 male children, 9 female children), in a C farming village. The results are as follows. First, the change of children's nature-friendly attitudes by group showed that education for environmental pollution prevention through forest experiences had an effect on the improvement of children's nature-friendly attitudes. Second, the change of children's scientific problem solving ability by group showed that education for environmental pollution prevention through forest experiences had an effect on the improvement of children's scientific problem solving ability. This implies that children's forest activities are useful in improving their nature-friendly attitudes and scientific problem solving ability.

본 연구는 숲체험을 통한 환경오염예방교육 활동이 유아의 자연친화적 태도와 과학적 문제해결력에 미치는 효과를 알아보는데 목적을 갖고 C농촌 소도시에 소재한 어린이집 만5세반 원아를 대상으로 실험집단 22명(남 12명, 여 10명)과 비교집단 22명(남 13명, 여 9명)으로 총 44명을 대상으로 실험조사 하였다. 분석결과 첫째, 집단별 유아의 자연친화적 태도의 변화를 분석한 결과 본 연구에서 적용한 숲체험을 통한 환경오염예방교육이 유아의 자연친화적 태도 향상에 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 집단별 유아의 과학적 문제해결력의 변화를 분석한 결과 본 연구에서 적용한 숲체험을 통한 환경오염예방교육이 유아의 전체 과학적 문제해결력 향상에 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 유아의 숲체험활동이 유아의 자연친화적 태도 향상과 과학적 문제해결력을 향상시키는데 유용한 교육적 활동임을 시사한 것이다.

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