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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2017.37.6.981

A Comparison of ｢Integrated Science｣ and ｢Converged Science｣ of the 2015 Revised National Curriculum through Core Concepts  

Lee, Gyeong-Geon (Seoul National University)
Hong, Hun-Gi (Seoul National University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.37, no.6, 2017 , pp. 981-992 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research compares the subjects of "Integrated Science" and "Converged Science" in the 2015 Revised National Curriculum, through core concepts. The content priorities and levels of integration of each core concept were evaluated through an analytical framework, and visualized using two-dimensional visualization matrix of the content priorities and the levels of integration. The results show that "Integrated Science" had fewer core concepts, higher in priorities and slightly lower levels of integration than "Converged Science". This can be an evidence that "Integrated Science" is excellent in rigor and not so much inferior in relevance. And also, through visualization of analysis results, the characteristics of integrated subjects could easily be understood and compared.
Keywords
2015 revised national curriculum; core concept; big idea; integrated science; converged science;
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