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http://dx.doi.org/10.9722/JGTE.2011.21.2.575

How Many Korean Science High-school Students Find the Same Scientific Problem as Kepler Found in Optics and Physiology?  

Kim, Young-Min (Pusan National University)
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Journal of Gifted/Talented Education / v.21, no.2, 2011 , pp. 575-589 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aims of this study are to investigate how Kepler found a scientific problem for the retinal image theory and to investigate how the science high-school students respond when the same situation is applied to them. And their results was compared with general high-school students' results. Kepler found the scientific problem in the eye vision through the critical analysis of contemporary theories of vision, based on his relevant knowledge of optics. When we applied the same situation to the Korean science high school and general high-school students, only a few of science high-school students found the scientific problem as same as Kepler's finding. From the results, it is suggested that in development of creativity teaching material, the situations like Kepler's problem finding need to be included in the programs.
Keywords
Vision perspective; Kepler; Problem finding; Creativity education; Science High-School;
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