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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2015.35.2.0209

Analysis of the Science Words Used by Science Teachers in Teaching the Unit of 'Force and Motion'  

Yun, Eunjeong (Kyungpook National University)
Park, Yunebae (Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.35, no.2, 2015 , pp. 209-216 More about this Journal
Abstract
In science classrooms, using science terminology is a very important aspect of communications between science teachers and students, as well as in the science learning of students. This study was conducted to investigate the usage of the science terminology in the lectures of science teachers, and identify the problem in the aspect of both communication and teaching. To do this, we have recorded 13 hours of class teaching 'Motion' part in unit of 'Force and Motion' from three science teachers, and extracted science terminologies from the science teachers' lectures by using an analysis program. We performed qualitative analysis, such as kind of science terminology used, and linkage between curriculum and textbook, and quantitative analysis, such as number of science terminology, and frequency of use. With respect to communication, there appears some problems in its proportion in the teacher's lecture in class. It is deemed that science terminology in teachers' lectures were too many, that the frequency of usage of important conceptual terminology was low, and that teachers use higher level terminologies to explain key concepts. And in respect to science learning, there were problems where terminologies including important concepts were used separately by the teachers and textbooks, terminologies of higher level concept were used, and there might be differences between teachers in majority of teachers.
Keywords
science terminology; science teacher; force and motion; lecture of science teacher; science instruction;
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