• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.195-202
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• 2014

Computer education in Korea needs to be modified from IT utilization to principle-oriented form of computer science education. In this study the achievement, teaching-learning methods, and evaluation methods in the computer system education area of computer science education are suggested on the elementary and middle schools in Korea. For these purpose the curriculums of computer science in United Kingdom and United States are analyzed.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.509-520
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• 2023

Scientific explanation is the main goal of scientists' scientific practice, and the science curriculum also includes developing students' abilities to construct scientific explanations as a major goal. Thus, clarifying its meaning is an important issue in the science education community. In this paper, the researchers identified three perspectives on 'scientific explanation' based on the scoping review method (Deductive-Nomological, Probabilistic, and Pragmatic explanation models). We argued that it is important to clarify and distinguish the meanings of 'scientific explanation' from other concepts used in science education, such as 'description', 'prediction', 'hypothesis', and 'argument' based on a review of the literature. It is also pointed out that there is a difference between 'scientific explanation' as a product and 'explaining scientifically' as communication, and several ways to revise achievement standard statements in the science curriculum are suggested, to guide students to construct scientific explanations and to help students to explain scientifically. By adopting the three scientific explanation models, the important factors to be considered were classified and organized, and examples of science learning activities for scientific explanation considering such factors were suggested. It is hoped that the discussion in this study will help establish clearer learning goals in science learning related to scientific explanation and aid the design of more appropriate learning activities accordingly.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.3-3
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• 1986

과학기술은 체계화된 공학을 가지고 그 전공방향으로하여 공업전문대학, 4년제공과대학 및 대 학원에서 이수, 연구토록 제도적으로 시행되고 있는 것이 실태임은 주지의 사실이며, 현금의 이 제도에서 공업전문대학 출신의 취업문제가 널리 거론되고 있는 마당에 과학기술교육 즉 공학교 육을 주 목표로하는 4년제대학에서의 교과내용을 축소한 듯한(반드시 모든 전문대학에서 그렇치 않으나) 교과종류 및 내용에서 탈피하여, 예를 들면 기계기술교육에서는 전문분야를 세분화하여 열기관전공, 공작기계전공, 유체기계전공 등으로 초년도부터 직시 원리, 기법을 교육하면서 최 소한의 필요불가결한 과학(수학. 물리학등)을 병행교육하므로써 단시일내에 기법을 익히고 또한 과학과 기술이 혼연한 일체라는 기본개념도 터득할 수 있으면서 산업전선의 중간기술지도자를 양성함에도 효율적이라 생각한다.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.35-50
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• 2014

The current curriculums for the gifted and talented students in informatics are not practical and systematic in teaching methods because it is hard to provide the gifted and talented students with appropriate education individualized at their own levels. Furthermore, there are still some problems in previous curriculums for the gifted and talented students in informatics as follows. First, there are not sufficient on previous curriculums for the gifted and talented education in informatics in middle and high schools. Second, previous curriculums in use do not contribute to cultivating the creativity, problem-solving, logical thinking abilities and insight for the gifted students. Third, there is no curriculum, which reflects on individual's ability and aptitude, for the gifted and talented education in informatics. Therefore, in this paper, we suggest stepwise enrichment curriculums that enables the gifted and talented students to be equipped with creative problem-solving skills and computational thinking abilities. In this regard, at first, The problem with existing research and educational institutes for the gifted and talented in informatics were analyzed. Next we developed a concrete stepwise enrichment curriculum in accordance with the practical educational objectives of the gifted and talented in informatics.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.30 no.8
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• pp.1075-1083
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• 2010

This study analyzed content on sustainable development in the middle school science curriculum of 2007-Revised. Analyses criteria were developed based on literature reviews. The analyses showed that among 25 units, nine of them dealt with the topics and issues on sustainable development. However, the content had too much partiality for biology and earth science, lacking integration with other areas of science. Results of this study suggest the need for developing systemized teaching material on sustainable development that can be incorporated in the science curriculum by pursuing the following tasks: First, the educational goal of sustainable development and its need should be mentioned in the science curriculum. Second, the class content, themes, objectives, teaching-earning programs on sustainable development should be formulated. Third, within the science curriculum, the content should deal with topics beyond natural or environmental issues, to issues such as economical and socio-political so as to bring better understanding of the concepts related to sustainable development.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.207-220
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• 2019

Although the 2015 revised science curriculum has newly introduced core science competencies, there are a lot of confusions and difficulties at the school sites because the concept of competence is not clear. In this study, we conducted literature analysis to understand what constitutes the components of science competence and how the components are related. Based on this analysis, a model of science competency, composed of six factors (non-cognitive characteristics, knowledge, skill, context, performance, level) was suggested. In addition, we have explored ways to utilize this science competency model to re-write the achievement criteria of current science curriculum as science learning objectives expressed in the form of science competency. Finally, advantages and limits of the model are discussed and related further researches are suggested.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.165-175
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to analyze the use of analogies in high school science textbooks in explaining abstract science concepts. For this study, the analogies used in high school science textbooks of the 7th science curriculum were analyzed. The analogies were classified into the six following types: the nature of shared attributes, representation, analogy/target abstraction, number of analogies, with and without specified use of analogy, and casual relations. A total of 189 analogies were found in the 7th science textbooks. This means that 16.9 analogies were used for each book. In analyzing the analogies, we found some analogies were appropriate, while others were ambiguous and inadequate in explaining the various science concepts. The number of analogies used varied considerably according to the publishing company and the science domain. For more effective understanding of various science concepts, it is necessary to develop more analogies and research the application of analogy.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.140-154
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• 2010

The core of subject matter education is determined by the choice of subject matter taught to students and by the organization of content according to educational objectives. The purpose of this research is to suggest ways to improve the present content of science education so as to prepare students and schools for a radically different future. We deduced the main issues the solution of which could lead to significant improvements in the contents of science education by analyzing previous studies and investigating the changes in content that were effected during curriculum revisions in the past. The main issues thus revealed through this study are as follows: the essence of the contents of subject matters in science education, the social and cultural background of change in the science curriculum, the rational steps on the way to choosing contents as part of the science curriculum, the processes of choosing the main contents of each subject, the international comparative study of contents, the updating of contents for the benefit of future society, and the reorganization of subject contents. In order to find a concrete improvement on the issues deduced, we organized an expert group. Then, we proceeded to collect and analyze the experts' opinions. A survey was administered to 19 science education experts working with universities and colleges of education. We examined their degree of agreement on the issues and problems, and on the steps that may be taken to us the improvements on these issues. we suggested that: collecting opinion and reaching an agreement on the essence of the contents of the subject matters in science education, the necessity to choose core contents within the scientific domain, developing a structure map in order to integrate and connect various subject domains, presenting explicitly the objective of inquiry by grades, moving toward integrating science contents, diversifying the construction of science textbooks.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.74-81
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• 1984

중등 과학교사 양상에 있어서 기초 교양 과목과 교육 일반론 및 과학 과목은 중요한 부분이지만 가장 핵심적이고 특유해야할 과목은 과학교육 관계 과목이다. 많은 경우 $2{\sim}3$학점의 한 과목을 필수로 제시되는 "물리교육", "화학교재", "생물교수법" 등의 분야별 과목이 안이하고 무의미하게 제시되는 것이 아닌가 하는 직관적 판단으로부터 우선 한국의 실태를 조사하고 장기적이고 포괄적인 연구 개발의 기본적 모형을 구안하려는 것이 본 연구의 목적이다. 연구의 한 단계로 전국 사범대학 과학교육 관계과나 전공을 대상으로 설문지 방법과 면담을 통해 학사 학위 및 중등 과학교사 자격을 위한 취소 이수학점 그리고 일반 및 과학 교육 관계 과목에 대해 조사하였다. 특별히 과학교육관계 과목에 대해서는 상세하게 필수 및 선택 과목 수와 학점, 대상 학생과 교수, 과목의 목표, 내용, 교육 자료와 평가 방법 등을 조사 분석하였다. 또한 설문의 두 번째 범주인 과학교육 과목 담당 교수의 중등 과학 교사 양성 교육과정에 대한 일반적인 의견과 과학 교육 과목에 대한 구체적 의견을 종합 분석하였다. 이러한 실태 조사와 의견 분석을 바탕으로 과학 교육 과목의 총 이수 학점에 대한 비율, 과목수와 명칭 그리고 교육 내용의 기본적 사항을 제시함으로써 자료개발과 실제 지도를 위한 모형적 연구를 수행하였다.

• KASI NEWSLETTER
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• s.90
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• pp.18-19
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• 2009