Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education (한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육)

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The Causal Structure between the Critical Thinking and the Scientific Literacy Competency in Pre-service Elementary Teachers

초등예비교사의 비판적 사고와 과학적 소양의 역량에 대한 인과구조

  • 김동욱 (대구교육대학교 과학교육과)
  • Received : 2017.11.14
  • Accepted : 2018.01.08
  • Published : 2018.02.28
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Abstract

Factors and causal structures of pre-service elementary teachers about the critical thinking and the scientific literacy competency were investigated in this study. The third grade university students and the first grade university students in the metropolitan city participated in this study. The factor analysis method and the structural equation modeling method were used for the data analysis, and the following results were obtained. First, the third grade university students and the first grade university students recognized 'inquisitive thinking' factor and 'reflective thinking' factor as factors of the critical thinking, and 'scientific explanation' factor and 'evidence-based conclusion' factor as factors of the scientific literacy competency respectively. Second, the third grade university students showed more the influence from 'reflective thinking' factor to 'scientific explanation' factor and from 'reflective thinking' factor to 'evidence-based conclusion' factor than the first grade university students.

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