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http://dx.doi.org/10.5467/JKESS.2021.42.6.700

Characteristics of Middle School Students' Exploration of Art Materials Including Astronomical Phenomena  

Choi, Haneul (Department of Science Education, Ewha Womans University)
Shin, Donghee (Department of Science Education, Ewha Womans University)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.42, no.6, 2021 , pp. 700-716 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is based on the importance of observation or exploration in contemporary scientific inquiry and the need to expand the learning materials of science inquiry. It aims to analyze students' characteristics of exploration in abduction by developing and applying an educational program using art materials. For this study, a program named "Scientist going to the museum" utilizing artistic materials such as Oriental and Western paintings, mythology, orchestral suite, and traditional houses, was developed and five middle school students participated. Students who found and explored interesting phenomena in the work were divided into three main groups depending on the characteristics of the exploration activity. Some students observed and described elements that could be connected to scientific concepts, while others mainly explored everyday elements that were relatively unrelated to such concepts. Moreover, another type of students explored the works based on their subjective evaluations. This study shows that learning materials that cannot be visually explored are not suitable for abductive activities that students' prior knowledge has a significant impact on their exploration, and that educational materials for earth science inquiry could be expanded. This study also provides an example of learning materials and methods, and that abduction may be utilized for learning astronomy.
Keywords
Abduction; Exploration; Astronomy phenomena; Art material;
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