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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2015.35.4.0609

Science Educators' Perceptions About the Learning Situation of Visually Impaired Students through Scientific Inquiry in the Darkroom  

Kim, Hak Bum (Daegu University)
Pak, Sung Jae (Daegu University)
Cha, Jeongho (Daegu University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.35, no.4, 2015 , pp. 609-618 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the perspectives of science educators on the learning situations of visually impaired students through scientific inquiry in a darkroom. Twenty-four science educators who came to the annual conference of the Korean Association for Science Education volunteered to participate in 'the scientific inquiry in the darkroom' activities. They were encouraged to touch models of 'the molecular structure of ice' and 'the structure of eyes' and to discuss with participants during the activities. Surveys were done before and after darkroom activities, and the discussions during and after the activities were recorded and analyzed. As a result, participants recognized that science education for visually impaired students is both very feasible and necessary. Also, some of them, who have had an experience of teaching blind students and thought that they fully understood the learning situation of the visually impaired, were especially surprised by the fact that they did not actually understand how it was like to be a visually impaired and responded that they were able to more deeply comprehend the learning situation of visually impaired students through these activities. Through this experience, participants also became resolute to try more deeply to understand not only the visually impaired students, but also sighted students with learning disabilities. Based on these results, educational implications of scientific inquiry in the darkroom were discussed.
Keywords
science educator; visually impaired student; scientific inquiry in the darkroom; disability awareness; tactile model;
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