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What do Pre-service Elementary Teachers Learn from Inquiry into Science Class Dilemmas?

과학 수업 딜레마 사례에 관한 탐구를 통해 초등 예비교사는 무엇을 학습하는가?

  • Received : 2022.02.04
  • Accepted : 2022.03.14
  • Published : 2022.05.31
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Abstract

This study explored the effects of pre-service elementary teachers' inquiries into science class dilemmas. By closely examining the characteristics of the pre-service teachers' inquiry processes and changes in their educational decisions, the effectiveness of using dilemmas as part of teacher education was determined. Twenty fourth-year university pre-service teachers participated and conducted inquiries into science class dilemmas over seven weeks. Based on pre- and post-questionnaires, KWHL tables, inquiry reports, discussions, and group class presentations, the major factors that influence the pre-service teacher's decision-making changes were extracted. The pre-service teachers found the science inquiry process meaningful when exploring the science topics covered in the dilemmas, and claimed that elementary school students would be able to engage in meaningful science explorations if they learned science through inquiry. Furthermore, the pre-service teachers explored the thinking processes and background knowledge of the students in different ways. Documents such as teacher's guides and the curriculum were examined and the students' thought processes were identified through interviews with the teachers and students, which were found to reflect their educational decision-making. Moreover, it was recognized by the pre-service teachers that depending on the situation, alternative teaching methods were possible. The focus on the unstructured dilemma problems provided the pre-service teachers with problem-solving situations that triggered scientific inquiry and exploration of student thinking and revealed the complexity of science teaching and learning. Based on these results, the teacher education implications for using dilemma cases are discussed.

본 연구는 과학 수업 딜레마 사례에 관한 초등 예비교사의 탐구 활동이 교사교육에서 어떠한 효용성을 가지는지 탐색하는 것을 목표로 한다. 구체적으로 딜레마 사례에 관한 초등 예비교사의 탐구 과정의 특징은 무엇이며 탐구를 통해 그들의 교육적 의사결정이 어떻게 변화하는지 자세히 살펴봄으로써 딜레마 사례 활용 교사교육의 효과에 대한 시사점을 얻고자 하였다. 교육대학교 4학년에 재학 중인 초등 예비교사 20명이 참여하였으며 모둠별 프로젝트 학습 형태로 과학 수업 딜레마 사례에 관한 탐구 활동을 7주간 수행하였다. 연구자는 사전·사후 설문지, 모둠별 KWHL 표, 모둠별 탐구보고서, 모둠별 발표 자료 및 모둠별 토론 내용을 데이터로 수집하고 분석하여 예비교사의 탐구 과정의 특징과 의사결정 변화에 영향을 주는 주요 요인을 추출하였다. 예비교사들은 딜레마 사례에서 다루고 있는 과학 주제를 탐구하면서 자신의 과학 학습 과정, 탐구 과정을 의미 있는 것으로 인식하였고 자신이 탐구를 통해 과학을 학습한 것처럼 초등학생도 유의미한 과학 탐구 활동을 할 수 있을 것으로 유추하였다. 또 예비교사들은 수업 주제와 관련하여 실제 초등학생의 사고 과정이나 배경 지식 등을 다양한 방법으로 탐구하였다. 지도서와 교육과정 등의 문서를 조사하고 현장교사나 초등학생과 면담을 통해 '실제' 학생의 사고 과정이나 수준을 파악하고자 했고 이를 교육적 의사결정에 반영하였다. 또한, 딜레마 상황의 해결 방안을 한 가지 대안으로 귀결하지 않고 여러 가지 교수 방법을 비교하며 상황에 따라 다양한 대안이 가능함을 인식하기도 하였다. 이처럼 딜레마 사례는 비구조화된 문제로서 예비교사에게 일종의 문제해결 상황을 제공하였고 예비교사의 과학적 탐구, 학생의 사고에 관한 탐구를 촉발하였으며 예비교사가 교수-학습의 복잡성을 인식하는 데 일조하였다. 이러한 연구 결과를 바탕으로 딜레마 사례 활용 교사교육과 관련된 시사점을 논의하였다.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 2019년 대한민국 교육부와 한국연구재단의 인문사회분야 중견연구자지원사업의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(NRF-2019S1A5A2A01036864).

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