Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education (한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육)

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Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions on Effects of 'Basic Inquiry' Units in Experimental Grade 3~4 Science Textbooks developed for 2009 Revised National Curriculum

2009 개정 교육과정에 따른 초등학교 3~4학년 과학 교과용 도서 실험본의 '기초탐구' 단원의 효과에 대한 초등학교 교사의 인식

  • Received : 2013.12.19
  • Accepted : 2014.02.21
  • Published : 2014.02.28
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Abstract

'Basic Inquiry' unit was newly included in the grade 3~4 science textbook developed for 2009 revised national curriculum. The unit deals with six basic inquiry skills such as 'observation', 'measurement', 'classification', 'prediction', 'inference', and 'communication'. This study investigated elementary school teachers' perceptions on the effects of 'Basic Inquiry' unit by questionnaires (N=104 for pre-survey, N=90 for post-survey). The results showed that how the teachers have taught basic inquiry skills before this new textbook and how they perceived the educational effects of the unit after experimental teaching period in three aspects; development of basic inquiry skills, facilitating science learning in other units, and implementation of open inquiry. The reasons of positive perceptions as well as negative perceptions were analyzed and discussed with the suggestions for further study.

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