Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education (한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육)

The Korean Elementary Science Education Society (한국초등과학교육학회)
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Review on the Roles of Laboratory Work in School

학교 실험활동의 역할에 대한 문헌 고찰

  • Received : 2019.03.12
  • Accepted : 2019.05.14
  • Published : 2019.05.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify the roles of laboratory work in school. Twenty-one literatures were identified about roles of laboratory work in school by applying criteria such as published in CI level journals or used as a reference over 100 times during 1960-2017. Twenty-one literatures were reviewed according to periods such as 1960-1989, 1990-2003, and 2004-2017, and identified the roles of laboratory work in school that commonly presented in more than two literature. Seven roles of laboratory work in school identified were as follows (a) learning scientific knowledge, (b) enhancing attitude toward science, (c) learning scientific inquiry methods, (d) acquiring skills to use specific laboratory instruments, (e) enhancing scientific attitude, (f) understanding the nature of science(NOS), and (g) providing opportunity to experience natural or scientific phenomena. The results of this study can be used to provide school teachers and students a clear meaning of the roles of laboratory work in school.

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Table 2. List of literature about the role of laboratory work by period (year & author)

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Table 3. The role of laboratory work in school on 1960-1989 literature

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Table 4. The role of laboratory work in school on 1990-2003 literature

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Table 5. The role of laboratory work in school on 2004-2017 literature

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Table 6. Frequency of specific role of laboratory work by period

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Table 7. A definition of the role of laboratory work in school

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Table 1. Literature related to the role of laboratory work in school

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