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http://dx.doi.org/10.15267/keses.2014.33.1.030

Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions on Effects of 'Basic Inquiry' Units in Experimental Grade 3~4 Science Textbooks developed for 2009 Revised National Curriculum  

Lee, Dae-Hyung (Chuncheon National University of Education)
Kang, Hunsik (Chuncheon National University of Education)
Yoon, Hye-Gyoung (Chuncheon National University of Education)
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Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education / v.33, no.1, 2014 , pp. 30-43 More about this Journal
Abstract
'Basic Inquiry' unit was newly included in the grade 3~4 science textbook developed for 2009 revised national curriculum. The unit deals with six basic inquiry skills such as 'observation', 'measurement', 'classification', 'prediction', 'inference', and 'communication'. This study investigated elementary school teachers' perceptions on the effects of 'Basic Inquiry' unit by questionnaires (N=104 for pre-survey, N=90 for post-survey). The results showed that how the teachers have taught basic inquiry skills before this new textbook and how they perceived the educational effects of the unit after experimental teaching period in three aspects; development of basic inquiry skills, facilitating science learning in other units, and implementation of open inquiry. The reasons of positive perceptions as well as negative perceptions were analyzed and discussed with the suggestions for further study.
Keywords
science textbook; basic inquiry skills; teachers' perception;
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