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Changes in State Curiosity and State Anxiety in Science Learning Depending on Confronting Violation of Expectation

과학 학습에서 불일치 현상 대면 여부에 따른 상태호기심 및 상태불안의 변화

  • Received : 2022.05.19
  • Accepted : 2022.07.12
  • Published : 2022.08.31
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Abstract

State curiosity and state anxiety in the science learning have a great influence on academic performance and achievement. Since the levels of state curiosity and anxiety can change at any moment, it is essential to identify the levels of student's state curiosity and state anxiety throughout the course of science learning. Accordingly, we assessed the changes in state curiosity and anxiety levels sensed by 5th- and 6th-grade elementary school students depending on their exposure to the violation of expectation. To this end, we classified science learning into three situations: confronting a scientific task, checking the result, and learning science concepts. As a result, there was no significant difference in state curiosity level of the nVOE group who confronting the result consistent with their expectations in checking the result after confronting a scientific task, but the state curiosity level of the VOE group who facing violation of their expectation increased. In the VOE groups, there was no significant change in the state curiosity level of the VOE-R group who correctly inferred the reason for the result, but that of the VOE-FR group who could not correctly inferred increased. The state anxiety levels of the VOE and nVOE groups decreased after checking the result of the task. The state anxiety level also declined in the VOE-R group. In contrast, there was no significant change in state anxiety level of the VOE-FR group. In learning science concepts of the result after checking the result, the state curiosity of the VOE, nVOE, and VOE-FR group all faded. No significant change was observed in the state anxiety level of the nVOE group, whereas the VOE, VOE-R, and VOE-FR group presented a decreased state anxiety. This study discusses the educational implication of these findings and its outcomes are expected to broaden the understanding of emotional states of students in science learning.

과학 학습 과정에서 유발되는 상태호기심과 상태불안은 학업 수행 및 성취에 많은 영향을 미친다. 상태호기심과 상태불안은 매 순간마다 그 수준이 변할 수 있기 때문에 학습의 전 과정에서 학생의 상태호기심과 상태불안 수준을 파악하여 지도할 필요가 있다. 이러한 맥락에서 본 연구에서는 과학 학습을 과학 문제 대면, 결과 확인, 과학 개념 학습의 세 상황으로 구분하여 초등학교 5~6학년 학생을 대상으로 자신의 예상과 결과의 일치 여부에 따른 학생들의 상태호기심 및 상태불안 수준의 변화를 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 문제 대면 후 결과를 확인하는 과정에서 자신의 예상과 일치한 결과에 직면한 nVOE 집단의 상태호기심 수준은 유의한 차이가 없었지만, 자신의 예상과 일치하지 않은 결과에 직면한 VOE 집단의 상태호기심은 증가하였다. VOE 집단 중 결과에 대한 이유를 바르게 추론한 VOE-R 집단의 상태호기심 수준은 유의한 변화가 없었지만 결과에 대한 이유를 바르게 추론하지 못한 VOE-FR 집단의 상태호기심은 증가하였다. 한편 문제의 결과를 확인한 후 VOE 집단과 nVOE 집단의 상태불안은 감소하였으며 VOE-R 집단 역시 상태불안이 감소하였다. 반면 VOE-FR 집단의 상태불안은 유의한 변화가 나타나지 않았다. 문제의 결과를 확인한 후 결과에 대한 과학 개념을 학습하는 과정에서 VOE 집단, nVOE 집단, VOE-FR 집단의 상태호기심은 모두 감소하였다. 한편 nVOE 집단의 상태불안 수준은 유의한 변화가 없었지만, VOE 집단, VOE-R 집단, VOE-FR 집단의 상태불안 수준은 감소하였다. 이러한 연구 결과의 교육적 함의에 대하여 논의하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 과학 학습에서 유발되는 학생의 정서적 상태에 대한 이해의 폭을 넓힐 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 과학기술정보통신부 및 정보통신기획평가원의 대학ICT연구센터지원사업의 연구결과로 수행되었음(IITP-2022-2020-0-01606).

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