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A Comparative Analysis of Keywords in Astronomical Journals and Concepts in Secondary School Astronomy Curriculum

최근 천문학 연구 키워드와 천체 분야 교육과정 내용 요소 비교 분석

  • Received : 2022.03.14
  • Accepted : 2022.05.10
  • Published : 2022.04.30
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Abstract

In recent years, astronomy has been snowballing: including Higgs particle discovery, black hole imaging, extraterrestrial exploration, and deep space observation. Students are also largely interested in astronomy. The purpose of this study is to discover what needs to be improved in the current astronomy curriculum in light of recent scientists' researches and discoveries. We collected keywords from all papers published from 2011 to 2020 in four selected journals-ApJ, ApJL, A&A, and MNRAS- by R package to examine research trends. The curriculum contents were extracted by synthesizing the in-service teachers' coding results in the 2015 revised curriculum document of six subjects (Science, Integrated Science, Earth Science I, Earth Science II, Physics II, Convergence Science). The research results are as follows: first, keywords that appear steadily in astronomy are 'galaxies: formation, galaxy: active, star: formation, accretion, method: numerical.' Second, astronomy curriculum includes all areas except the 'High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena' area within the common science curriculum learned by all students. Third, it is necessary to review the placement of content elements by subject and grade and to consider introducing new concepts based on astronomy research keywords. This is an exploratory study to compare curriculum and the field of scientific research that forms the basis of the subject. We expect to provide implications for a future revision of the astronomy curriculum as a primary ground investigation.

힉스입자 발견, 블랙홀 이미지 촬영, 외계행성 탐사, 깊은 우주탐사, 중력파 관측 등 최근 천문학은 매우 빠르게 성장하고 있으며, 학생들도 상대적으로 흥미가 높은 분야이다. 본 연구의 목적은 최근 10년간 천문학 연구 저널에서 높은 빈도로 등장한 키워드들과 중고등학교 과학 교육과정에 포함된 천문학 내용 요소를 7개 영역별로 비교하여 천문학 교육과정 개선에 대한 시사점을 얻는 것이다. 우선 선정된 4개 저널-ApJ, ApJL, A&A, MNRAS-에 2011년부터 2020년까지 게재된 모든 논문의 키워드를 R 패키지로 수집하여 연구 동향을 살펴보았다. 교육과정 내용 요소는 7학년부터 12학년 학생이 배우는 과목 중 천문학 내용 요소가 포함된 6개 과목(과학, 통합과학, 지구과학I, 지구과학II, 물리II, 융합과학)의 2015 개정 교육과정 문서에 제시된 내용 체계표, 성취기준, 성취기준해설을 현직 교사들이 코딩한 결과를 종합하여 추출하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 천문학에서 꾸준하게 많이 등장하는 키워드는 'galaxies: formation, galaxies: active, star: formation, accretion, accretion discs, method: numerical'이다. 둘째, 천문학 교육과정은 모든 학생이 배우는 공통 과학 과목 안에서 'High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena' 영역을 제외한 모든 영역을 포함하도록 구성되었으나 키워드 수준에서 보면 과목별, 학년별 내용 요소 배치와 새롭게 도입할 만한 주제에 대한 검토가 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 과목의 근간을 이루는 과학연구 분야와 교육과정을 비교한 탐색적 연구로서, 연구 결과는 향후 천문학 교육과정 개정에 시사점을 줄 수 있는 기초 연구가 되길 기대한다.

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