Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education (한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육)

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Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions of Philosophy of Science Education

초등교사들의 과학철학교육에 대한 인식 조사

  • Received : 2021.06.17
  • Accepted : 2021.08.18
  • Published : 2021.08.31
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Abstract

This study investigated the perception of science philosophy education targeting 150 elementary school teachers in metropolitan cities and provinces. The questionnaire survey on the perception of the philosophy of science education was composed of a 5-point Likert scale based on the interest and experience of the philosophy of science, the reason for difficulty in using it, and the introduction method, the expected effect. As a result of the survey, elementary school teachers' awareness of the interest and necessity of the philosophy of science was generally high, while the experience of learning and teaching the philosophy of science was low. In addition, to the reason why it was difficult to utilize the philosophy of science, teachers answered that there was insufficient teacher training and development of teaching and learning methods. As a way to introduce the philosophy of science in science education, it was thought that it was necessary to combine the concept learning and inquiry method, and elementary school teachers' perception of the expected effect of using the philosophy of science was generally high. The results of this study are meaningful in that they provide basic data on the direction of the introduction of the philosophy of science in elementary science education.

본 연구에서는 광역시 및 도소재의 초등교사 150명을 대상으로 과학철학교육에 대한 인식을 조사하였다. 과학철학교육에 대한 인식 조사 문항은 과학철학에 대한 관심과 경험, 과학철학의 활용이 어려운 이유, 과학철학을 과학교육에 도입할 수 있는 방안, 과학교육에서 과학철학 활용의 기대 효과에 대한 내용을 바탕으로 5점 Likert 척도로 구성하였다. 조사 결과, 과학철학의 관심과 필요성에 대한 초등교사들의 인식은 대체로 높은 것으로 나타난 반면, 과학철학의 학습 및 지도 경험은 적은 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 과학철학 활용이 어려운 이유에 대해 교사들은 교사 연수와 교수 학습 방법 개발이 부족하다고 응답하였다. 과학교육에서 과학철학을 도입하는 방안으로 개념 학습 및 탐구 방법과 병행하는 것이 필요하다고 생각하고 있었으며, 과학철학 활용의 기대 효과에 대한 초등교사의 인식은 전반적으로 높았다. 본 연구 결과는 초등과학교육에서의 과학철학 도입 방향에 대한 기초적인 자료를 제공한다는 점에서 의의를 찾을 수 있다.

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