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High-School Physics Teachers' Difficulties in Teaching Textbook Physics Inquiries

고등학교 물리 교사들이 교과서 탐구 지도에서 겪는 어려움

  • Received : 2018.07.10
  • Accepted : 2018.08.02
  • Published : 2018.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the Korean high-school physics teachers' difficulties in teaching textbook physics inquiries. For this purpose, 63 high school physics teachers completed a questionnaire. We asked teachers to evaluate the degree of difficulty in teaching textbook physics inquiries. Additionally, we asked physics teachers to select the two most difficult inquiries to teach and to express their reasons for these selections. The main results are as follows: First, the degree of difficulty for all the inquiry is 2.79, indicating a little easy level of difficulty. The two most difficult inquiries are 'Meissner effect experiment' and 'Investigation of diode characteristics using $Cu_2O$ plate and ZnO powder.' Second, the difficulty reasons to teach physics inquiry was presented in the order of 'environment domain,' 'textbook domain,' 'student domain,' and 'teacher domain.' In particular, the biggest reasons for difficulty for teachers are 'preparation of experimental apparatus' and 'safety.' There are many opinions related to 'problem of the experiment itself' in 'textbook domain' and 'lack of ability to manipulate' in 'student domain.' Based on the results of this study, we added a discussion to activate the high school physics textbook inquiries.

본 연구의 목적은 고등학교 물리 교사들이 물리 교과서에 제시된 탐구를 지도할 때의 어려움 정도와 어려움의 요인을 분석하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 고등학교 물리 교사 63명을 대상으로 설문을 실시하였다. 교사들은 물리 교과서에 제시된 탐구에 대해 지도하는 데의 어려움 수준을 표시하고, 지도하기 어려운 탐구에 대해 그 이유를 설명하였다. 주요 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 물리 교사들의 교과서 탐구 지도의 어려움 수준은 평균 2.79로 보통 이하의 수준이었다. 가장 지도하기 어려운 탐구는 '마이스너 효과 실험'과 '$Cu_2O$판과 ZnO가루를 이용한 다이오드 특징 탐색'이었다. 둘째, 교사들의 물리 교과서 탐구 지도의 어려움 요인은 환경 영역, 교과서 영역, 학생 영역, 교사 영역의 순으로 많이 제시되었으며, 특히 환경 영역에서 '실험기구 준비의 어려움'과 '안전 문제'와 관련하여 탐구 지도가 어렵다는 의견이 많이 제시되었다. 교과서 영역에서는 '실험 자체의 문제점', 학생 영역에서는 '조작 능력 부족'과 관련한 의견이 많이 제시되었다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 고등학교 물리 교과서의 탐구를 활성화하기 위한 논의를 추가하였다.

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