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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2019.39.5.669

An Investigation on the Implementation of the 'Scientific Inquiry Experiment' of the 2015 Revised Curriculum  

Byun, Taejin (Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation)
Baek, Jongho (Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation)
Shim, Hyeon-Pyo (Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation)
Lee, Dongwon (Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.39, no.5, 2019 , pp. 669-679 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we investigated how 'Scientific Inquiry Experiment,' a newly introduced subject under the 2015 revised curriculum, was implemented to identify the difficulties that science teachers face in the process of teaching the subject and to explore how to support them through online survey and interview methods. A questionnaire of the survey, which consisted of environmental factors of class, preparation and execution of class, teacher self-evaluation of class, and direction for the subject, was developed, and the online survey was requested with a response from one teacher per school from 1674 high schools nationwide. We analyzed the results from 814 teachers who answered all required questions, and we also conducted interviews and online advisory discussions to ensure the validity of our analysis. In the results of the study, teachers complained of lack of time for preparation and execution of the subject, and they demanded laboratory assistants and quality teaching materials. In addition, in order to achieve the goal of the subject, they agreed the necessity of using the 'block scheduling' though they also agreed the difficulties of its implementation. Meanwhile, the alteration of guidelines for evaluation, which was changed from 9-grade system to 3-grade system, was positively recognized by teachers. As a result of this change, the percentage of performance assessment increased in 2019 compared to 2018, but there were no significant changes in the number of 'hands-on activity.' Finally, we proposed ways to support 'scientific inquiry experiment'.
Keywords
2015 revised curriculum; Scientific Inquiry Experiment; High school; Scientific inquiry education;
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