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Exploring the Use of Traditional Science Knowledge by 'Being a Commentator on Korean Traditional Science Culture' Activities

우리 과학 문화 해설사 되어보기 활동을 통한 전통 과학 지식의 교육적 활용 방안 탐색

  • Received : 2016.08.11
  • Accepted : 2017.02.27
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

This study was carried out to identify the reality of students' understanding of Korean traditional scientific knowledge (TSK), the educational contexts influenced their understanding of TSK, and their sense of value of TSK, through the science activity 'Being a commentator on Korean traditional scientific culture' as a way of finding direction to apply TSK to science education while maintaining the inherent meaning of our traditional science. Seventh grade students have discovered TSK contents in Changdeok Palace, prepared their own scripts for seven months, and finally, explained to fifth to sixth grade students. The video recordings of all lessons, scripts of explanation, reports of field activities, and individual interviews were all analyzed. Students understood TSK in four viewpoints: the traditional view of nature, the traditional science and technology, the traditional life using science, and the natural science contents. During their activities, communication with peers or elders both in classroom and in Changdeok Palace, the interaction with place, and the sense of responsibility as a commentator helped students understand the scientific aspects of TSK, form contextual and sensible scientific knowledge, and apprehend various scientific explanations of contents. Depending on their internalization of experiences, the students' experiences produced three types of interpretation: delivery, persuasion, and understanding. Students formed their TSK sense of value as scientific characteristics, the need of new perspective about science, the need to protect and maintain TSK as our culture. The results of this study show that TSK can provide integrated and actual contextual education in science education and can be used to understand the cultural diversity of scientific and scientific methods and the characteristics of oriental scientific thinking. In addition, the simultaneous approach of TSK and school science to traditional culture can contribute to ideal concept formation and subjective attitude toward our traditional culture.

본 연구는 우리 전통 과학의 고유한 의미를 유지하며 TSK를 과학 교육에 접목할 수 있는 방향 모색의 방법으로 '우리 과학 문화 해설사'라는 과학 활동을 통해 중학교 학생들이 이해한 TSK의 소재는 무엇인지, TSK의 이해에 영향을 준 학습 맥락은 무엇인지, 학생들이 구성한 TSK 가치관은 무엇인지 파악하기 위해 수행되었다. 7명의 중학교 1학년 남 여 학생들은 7개월 동안 창덕궁의 전통 과학 소재를 발굴하고 전통 과학 문화 해설 대본을 만들어 초등학교 고학년을 대상으로 해설을 실시했다. 분석 대상으로 학생들의 수업 과정, 해설 대본, 활동지, 조사지, 활동 후 개별 면담 등이 포함되었다. 연구 결과, 학생들은 TSK의 소재를 전통 자연관, 전통 과학 기술, 과학을 이용한 삶, 자연 과학 소재 등의 네 가지 유형으로 이해했다. 학생들의 전통 과학 학습 경험에서의 주요 학습 맥락은 소통으로 현장과의 상호작용을 통한 소통, 활동 과정에서 동료 혹은 어른들과의 의사소통, 해설사 역할로써 동생들과의 소통 등은 학생들의 TSK에 대한 경험적 이해와 맥락적이고 감각적인 과학 지식 형성, 과학의 다양한 형태와 표현에 대한 이해 그리고 과학의 설득적, 이해적, 전달적 설명 방법에 대한 경험 등에 도움을 주었다. 학생들은 TSK의 과학성, 인간적이고 소박한 특징, 과학에 대한 새로운 관점의 필요성, 문화로서 TSK를 지키고 유지할 필요성 등의 가치관을 형성했다. 본 연구의 결과를 통해 TSK가 과학 교육에서 통합적이고 실제 맥락적인 교육 현장을 제공하고 과학과 과학 방법에 대한 문화적 다양성과 동양 과학적 사고의 특성 이해에 활용될 수 있음을 보였다. 또한 전통 문화에 대한 TSK와 학교 과학의 동시적 접근은 우리 전통 문화를 바라보는 올바른 시각 형성과 주체적 태도에 기여할 수 있다.

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