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Perception of Science Core Competencies of High School Students who Participated in the 'Skills' based Inquiry Class of the 2015 Revised Science Curriculum

2015 개정 과학과 교육과정의 '기능' 기반 탐구 수업에 참여한 고등학생의 과학과 핵심역량에 대한 인식

  • Received : 2023.01.12
  • Accepted : 2023.03.30
  • Published : 2023.04.30
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Abstract

In this study, we investigated the change in science core competency perception of high school students and the reason for change when science inquiry classes were conducted using eight 'skills' of the 2015 revised science curriculum. Fifteen first-year high school students in Jeollanam-do participated in the science inquiry class of this study, and the class was conducted for 20 hours (5 hours a day for four days). The inquiry activities used in the class consisted of four activity stages (research problems, research methods, research results, and conclusions) and each stage was constructed to include at least one 'skill (Problem Recognition, Model Development and Use, Inquiry Design and Performance, Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation, Mathematical Thinking and Computer Application, Conclusion and Evaluation, Evidence-based Discussion and Demonstration, and Communication)'. As a result of the study, students' perception of the five science core competencies increased statistically significantly at the significance level of 0.01 through inquiry classes and more than 93% of students recognized that their science core competencies improved through the classes. However, since the class of this study was conducted for a small number of students, it is difficult to generalize the effect of the class, and so it is necessary to conduct a quantitative study for many students.

본 연구는 2015 개정 과학과 교육과정의 8가지 '기능'을 활용한 과학 탐구 수업을 실시했을 때 고등학생들의 과학과 핵심역량에 대한 인식 변화와 변화 이유에 대하여 조사하였다. 본 연구의 과학 탐구 수업에 전라남도 소재 고등학교 1학년 15명이 참여하였으며, 수업은 20시간(하루 5시간 4일) 진행하였다. 수업에서 이용한 탐구 활동은 연구 문제, 연구 방법, 연구 결과, 결론의 4개 활동 단계로 구성되어 있으며 각 활동 단계에 8가지 '기능 (문제 인식, 모형의 개발과 사용, 탐구 설계와 수행, 자료의 수집·분석 및 해석, 수학적 사고와 컴퓨터 활용, 결론 도출 및 평가, 증거에 기초한 토론과 논증, 의사소통)'이 최소 1회 이상 포함되도록 구성하였다. 연구 결과, 탐구 수업을 통해 학생들의 5가지 과학과 핵심역량에 대한 인식이 유의수준 0.01 기준으로 통계적으로 유의미하게 증가하였으며, 93% 이상의 학생들이 수업을 통해 과학과 핵심역량이 향상하였다고 인식했다. 하지만 본 연구의 수업은 소수 학생을 대상으로 실시하였기 때문에 수업의 효과를 일반화하기는 어려우므로, 많은 학생을 대상으로 한 정량적 연구 수행이 필요하다.

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