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Development of an Inquiry Analysis Framework Based on the Features of Earth Science Inquiry Methodology and the Analysis of Inquiry Activities in the 8th Grade 'Earth History and Diastrophism' Unit  

Kim, Chan-Jong (Department of Earth Science Education, Seoul National University)
Park, In-Sun (Department of Earth Science Education, Seoul National University)
An, Hui-Soo (Department of Earth Science Education, Seoul National University)
Oh, Phil-Seok (Department of Science Education, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Dong-Young (KICE)
Park, Young-Shin (Department of Earth Science Education, Seoul National University)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.26, no.8, 2005 , pp. 751-758 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop an inquiry analysis framework based on the features of earth science inquiry methodology and to analyze inquiry activities in the 8th grade 'Earth History and Diastrophism' unit by using this framework. The framework classified earth science methods as logical inference, hermeneutic, and historical methods, each of which was subdivided in consideration of its subordinate methods and characteristics. The analysis revealed that the logical inference method reflected in the unit as the 'abductive method' (70%) was used more frequently than the 'inductive' (23%) and 'deductive' (22%) methods. The hermeneutic method was found in terms of the 'forestructures of understanding' (92%), 'circular reasoning' (9%). and 'historical nature of human understanding' (17%). The historical method also used as the 'constructing proper taxonomy' (53%), 'adhering to the modem principle of uniformitarianism' (47%), and 'relic interpretation' (41%) were identified with ratios more fester than those for the 'place substituting for time in stage theorizing' (3%) and 'evaluating independent lines of inquiry for convergence' (3%).
Keywords
earth science inquiry methodology; logical inference method; hermeneutic method; historical method; inquiry activities;
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