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Science Education Research Institute Kyungpook National University (경북대학교 과학교육연구소)
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An Analysis of the Infographics Features according to the Scinece Content's Domains in Middle School Science Textbooks

중학교 과학 교과서에서 과학 내용 영역에 따른 인포그래픽의 특징 분석

  • Received : 2017.10.17
  • Accepted : 2017.12.29
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

This study classified the visualization's materials presented in two types of middle school science textbooks to data visualization and infographics, thereafter characteristics of infographics according to science content's domains were analyzed using an analytical framework for infopraphics. The results of this study are as follows : First, visualization materials in middle school science textbooks had more data visualization (23.2%) than infographics (76.8%). Second, there were many differences in information content's category among the science subject's domains. The relationship type of information content in the domain of energy and matter, the function type in life domain, and the location type in the earth domain were prominent. In visual representation's category, the illustration type and comparative analysis type were the most dominant in the all science domains. The horizontal type in layout category occupied the largest proportion in all science domains. Therefore, it is necessary to present the visualization materials with the infographics conveying many informations than the data visualization in middle school science textbooks. And the infographics need to be developed and distributed in various formats in each science domain.

본 연구는 중학교 과학교과서 2종에 수록된 시각화자료들을 데이터시각화와 인포그래픽으로 나누어 분류한 후, 인포그래픽 분석틀에 따라 에너지, 물질, 생명, 지구의 과학 내용 영역별로 인포그래픽의 유형과 특징을 분석하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 중학교 과학 교과서에서 시각화 자료는 인포그래픽(평균 23.20%)보다 데이터시각화(평균 76.80%)에 해당하는 자료가 더 많았다. 둘째, 인포그래픽은 정보내용의 영역에서 과학 교과의 영역별로 서로 다른 특징을 보였다. 에너지와 물질 영역에서는 정보내용 중 '관계'에 해당하는 내용이 많았고, 생명 영역에서는 '기능', 지구 영역에서는 '위치'와 관련된 정보내용이 많이 나타났다. 과학 전체 영역에서 시각표현 유형은 일러스트형과 비교분석형이 주로 사용되었으며 레이아웃 유형은 수평형이 가장 많은 비율을 차지하였다. 따라서 과학교과서에서 제시하는 그림은 단순 정보를 전달하는 데이터시각화보다 인포그래픽으로 표현하여 제시할 필요가 있으며, 과학의 각 영역별로 다양한 인포그래픽 유형을 활용한 교과서 개발이 필요하다.

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