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Application of Serious Games for Science Education in Elementary/Middle Schools: A case of Science Heroes Game Development

기초 과학 원리 이해를 위한 기능성 게임의 활용: 사이언스 히어로즈 게임 개발의 사례

  • Received : 2014.11.12
  • Accepted : 2014.12.17
  • Published : 2014.12.20
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Abstract

In this paper, we have described a survey of applications and results of serious games for science education in elementary and middle school students. We constructed the educational contents and curriculum for learning natural science principles through game contents by analyzing science course of elementary and middle schools. Based on this curriculum, we developed science educational serious games 'Science Heroes' to help teaching-learning difficulty caused by abstract science concepts or spatial-temporal limitation. In our research, we carried out a serious game evaluation test for our game contents by current teachers about applicability to the real education field and supplementary points.

본 논문에서는 초등학생, 중학생의 기초 과학 원리의 이해를 위한 기능성 게임의 활용과 그 결과에 대해 기술한다. 우리는 기능성 게임을 통한 자연스러운 과학 원리의 체득을 위하여 초등학교 3~6, 중학교 1~3학년의 과학 교육과정을 분석하여 게임에 적합한 학습 콘텐츠 및 커리큘럼을 구성하였다. 이렇게 작성된 커리큘럼을 바탕으로 과학 교육용 기능성 게임 '사이언스 히어로즈'을 개발함으로써 실제 교육현장에서 추상적, 시간-공간적인 이유로 학습이 어려운 부분에 대해 교수-학습 과정을 도울 수 있도록 하였다. 본 연구에서는 개발된 게임에 대해 현직 과학 교과 교사들의 기능성 게임 평가 테스트를 수행하여 본 게임을 통한 실제 교육현장으로 적용 가능성 및 보완점을 알아보았다.

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