• 한국과학교육학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.02a
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• pp.63-63
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• 2009

• Science & Technology Policy
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• v.12 no.4 s.136
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• pp.2-16
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• 2002

• Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.480-497
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• 2021

This study intends to explore the content and organization characteristics of elementary school science textbooks in the astronomical domain from the perspective of understanding the astronomical spatial concept. This study analyzed the relevant unit of the achievement criteria in the 2015 revised science curriculum for the 'space' domain in elementary school science textbooks in comparison with that in secondary school textbooks according to the spatial concept analysis criteria by texts, illustrations, and inquiry activities. As a result, elementary school science textbooks were found to be organized around phenomena rather than concepts, targeting observable celestial bodies linked to real life in order to optimize the amount of learning content. However, the learning contents of astronomical observation related to observation and phenomena-centered real life should stimulate the curiosity and imagination of elementary school students and encourage their intellectual participation. Students need to be supported for understanding of the spatial concept to find an answer to the question of 'why'. The content organization for core concepts should be organized around the transferable spatial concept rather than simply focusing on presenting results by accurately describing the phenomena observed by students through scientific practice in order for students to answer various questions that arise in the course of scientific practice.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.284-299
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to investigate elementary school students' conceptions about the energy represented in the integrated theme 'Energy and life' of the 2015 revised science curriculum. The instruments were developed to grasp students' understanding about 'the concepts of energy,' 'forms of energy,' 'conversion of energy,' and 'energy use of plants and animals.' The surveys were conducted on 92 elementary school students in Seoul. The students' answers were analyzed by descriptive statistics, clouds and semantic network analysis. The results are as follows: 'Electricity' and 'electric energy' were most frequently mentioned as the associated concepts to energy and forms of energy, respectively. Also, the daily use of energy was mixed to the use in science. According to conceptual hierarchy, understanding of energy conversion was dependent on the understanding of energy forms. Although students have basic concepts about the energy use of plants and animals, they had some misconceptions and lack of understanding. The educational implications were discussed to teach 'Energy and Life' as integrated theme in new elementary school curriculum.

• The Korean Publising Journal, Monthly
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• s.234
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• pp.6-6
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• 1998

과학기술서는 딱딱하고 재미없는 전문가의 책으로 알기 쉽지만, 사실 우리의 생활은 모두 과학기술의 발달과 맥이 닿아 있다. 길이.질량.시간.전기.온도 등 생활과학의 기초가 되는 개념을 통해 과학기술에 의한 생활문명의 원리를 이해할 수 있다.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.325-331
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• 2015

In this study, we investigated the effects of individualized learning adapted to students' conceptions using smart devices in science instruction upon students' conceptual understanding, the retention of conception, achievement, learning motivation, enjoyment of science lessons, and perception about individualized learning using smart devices. Four seventh-grade classes at a coed middle school in Seoul were assigned to a control group and a treatment group. Students were taught about molecular motions for seven class periods. Two-way ANCOVA results revealed that the scores of a conception test, the retention of the conception test, a learning motivation test, and an enjoyment of science lessons test for the treatment group were significantly higher than those for the control group. Although the score of the treatment group was higher than that of the control group in the achievement test, the difference was not statistically significant. Students' perceptions about individualized learning using smart devices were also found to be positive.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.68-79
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to investigate the recognition of middle school students on 'Thinking Science' activities and the influence on the understanding of the gas particles behavior concepts. For this study 125 students of four classes first grade in middle school were divided into two groups, the experimental and the control group. The SRT II test was carried out to identify the cognitive level of the students. The logical factors, needed to understand of the gas particles behavior concepts, were extracted. And the 9 'Thinking Science' activities designed to develop these factors were chosen and then implemented to the students of the experimental group. After the lesson for the gas particles behaviors, the achievement test of understanding of the gas particles behavior concepts and the survey of the students' recognition on 'Thinking Science' activities were administered. According to the results of the achievement test, there was not significant difference between the two groups on the whole. But only mature concrete operational students in the experimental group got high scores than those in the control group in analyzing the effect size. According to the results of the ANCOVA analysis, there was significant difference between the two girls' group. When students in the experimental group had a positive perceptions about 'Thinking Science' activities, they got higher achievement scores. This implied that there was a correlation between perception about 'Thinking Science' activities and their achievement in the gas particles behavior concepts. Especially, students with positive perception in mature concrete operational period got higher scores in science achievement. After the 'Thinking Science' activities, there was a high perceptions about improving in scientific thinking.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.729-737
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• 2016

Natural selection is the core idea of evolution that pre-service biology teachers need to understand to solve diverse biological problem. This study aims to investigate the level of Korean pre-service biology teachers' understanding of natural selection by comparing their knowledge with their Chinese, American, and German biology major undergraduate counterparts. In particular, this study focuses on two conceptual components of natural selection (i.e., ecology and genetics). This study used a total 1226 pre-service biology teachers and biology majors' data. The instrument measuring the understanding of natural selection concepts was Conceptual Inventory of Natural Selection, which consists of ten ecology concept items and ten genetics concept items. The Rasch model analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, and univariate analysis of variance were used for the statistical tests. The result reveals that the level of Korean pre-service biology teachers' understanding of natural selection were similar with Chinese undergraduates' understanding and significantly lower than American and German undergraduates.' In the first year student data, the level of genetics concept of Korean pre-service biology teachers were significantly lower than Chinese and German students. In the fourth year student data, the level of ecology concept of Korean pre-service biology teachers were significantly lower than American and German students. Based on these results, the ecology concept education and balanced natural selection concept education are discussed.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.346-352
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• 2009

The purpose of this research was to analyze the chinese chemistry terminology in chemistry unit of 7th grade science textbooks in 7th curriculum and find relationship between student understanding and difficulty index for chinese preferred students and non-chinese preferred students. The chinese terminology in 7th curriculum was reduced less than that of 6th curriculum but still was over 70%. Students had difficulties in understanding of abstract terminologies and science terms but thought easily the concrete, common terminologies. The tendency of student understanding was similar to that of difficulty index. For chinese chemistry terminology, understanding of chinese preferred students was higher than that of non-chinese preferred students. For easily translated chemistry terminology, there was no significant difference but both were showed the improved understanding. Therefore student understanding should be improved in science if science textbooks would be written by easily translated chemistry terminology.

• Proceedings of the Korea Technology Innovation Society Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.591-608
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• 2017

이 연구는 한국의 산업발전 과정에서 '기술혁신'이라는 개념이 어떻게 변화하며 사용되어 왔는지를 분석하고자 한다. 이를 위해 한국과학기술단체총연합회(이하 과총)의 기관지인 "과학과 기술" 기사에서 등장한 '기술혁신' 키워드를 중심으로 네트워크 분석을 실시하였다. "과학과 기술"은 1968년부터 지금까지 꾸준히 발간되었으며, 과학기술인 뿐만 아니라 정부부처 관계자 및 과학 분야 기자들을 대상으로 하기 때문에 한국 과학기술사회 전반의 동향을 파악하기 위한 사료로서 가치가 높다. 본 연구에서는 1968년 이후 "과학과 기술"에 실린 기사들 중 제목에 '기술혁신' 키워드가 포함된 모든 기사의 전문을 분석 대상으로 출판 이후부터 현재까지의 기간을 세 구간으로 나누어 '기술혁신'과 동시출현하는 키워드들의 변화 양상을 분석하였다. 이와 같은 분석을 통해서 이 연구는 다음과 같은 결과를 도출하였다. 첫째, 기술혁신 개념은 1970년대와 크게 다를 바 없이 지금까지도 여전히 국가 주도의 산업 발전을 위한 요소로 이해되고 있었다. 둘째, 그럼에도 불구하고 공업, 생산에 국한되어 있던 기술혁신 개념은 1980년대를 거치며 다양한 연구개발 분야 및 이해관계자들을 이어주는 키워드로 변화하였다. 본 연구는 키워드 네트워크 분석을 통해 한국 기술혁신 논의의 변화 양상을 제시하였다는데 의의가 있으며, 연구 결과는 향후 한국적 맥락을 기반으로 한 기술혁신정책의 방향성을 모색하는데 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.