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http://dx.doi.org/10.15267/keses.2021.40.3.311

Analysis of Science Teachers Images by Class Situation That Elementary School Students Prefer and Avoid  

Lim, Soo-min (Science Education Institute in Kyungpook National University)
Cho, Yunjung (Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Youngshin (Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education / v.40, no.3, 2021 , pp. 311-325 More about this Journal
Abstract
Modern society demands a new science teacher image. Compared to other school ages, elementary school students are the time when the teacher's influence plays a large role and is the time when they first encounter science subjects. The role of science teachers is very important as the starting point for the initial image of science learning and attitudes toward science by elementary science teachers. Therefore, it is very important to correctly establish an image of an elementary science teacher. The purpose of this study is to analyze the images of science teachers that elementary school students prefer and avoid according to their class situation. To this end, 534 elementary school students were divided into five classes: class type, class material presentation method, subject instruction method, subject content explanation method, and class atmosphere, and the image of science teacher who prefers and avoids is described in an open format. Concepts presented by elementary school students were analyzed using Semantic network analysis. The conclusions of this study are as follows. First, the image of a science teacher preferred or avoided by elementary school students was determined according to how the science teacher did the class. Second, elementary school students prefer activity-oriented classes such as experimental classes, and there is a need for classes to be conducted in this manner. Lastly, small changes and efforts of teachers in teaching methods are needed so that changes to science classes preferred by elementary school students can be achieved.
Keywords
science teacher; image; elementary school students; class situation; semantic network analysis;
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