• Proceedings of the Korean Society for the Gifted Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.131-135
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• 2003

과학영재교육의 중요한 목표중의 하나는 과학영재들의 과학에 대한 태도를 긍정적으로 변화시키는 것이다. 특히 태도와 같은 정의적 특성은 지적 특성에 비하여 후천적이고, 학습에 의해서 변화될 가능성이 크기 때문에(Marsh, 1990) 교육적으로 중요한 의미를 가지며 학생들이 성장하여 과학에 관련된 직업이나 활동을 하는 데 매우 중요한 역할을 한다(Oliver, W Hill, Pettus, W. C. and Hedin, B. A 1990). Anderson(1981)은 과학에서의 정의적 영역을 흥미, 태도, 가치, 통제의 소재, 학문적 자아개념, 불안, 선호 등의 7가지 영역으로 나누고 이 중에서 불안요인을 학업성취 및 태도에 가장 강하게 영향을 주는 요인으로 구분한 바 있다. 이처럼 과학 관련 태도나 과학 불안도는 학생들의 과학관련 활동이나 성취에 중요한 요인이 되고 있으나 이와 관련된 연구는 극히 미미하다. 지금까지의 태도 및 불안도에 관한 연구들은 일반학생들을 대상으로 하고 있으며 과학영재들을 대상으로 한 연구는 전혀 이루어지지 않았다. 따라서 본 연구는 과학영재교육원에 다니는 194명의 과학영재들을 대상으로 하여 과학영재 수업을 받은 후 과학 관련 태도와 과학 불안도가 변하는지, 과학 관련 태도와 과학 불안도는 어떠한 상관이 있는지, 그리고 남$\square$녀 집단의 차이가 있는지를 영재수업을 받기 전과 후의 검사를 통하여 알아보았다. 본 연구에서는 과학영재들의 과학 관켠 태도를 측정하기 위해‘고등학생을 위한 과학 관련 태도’검사를 사용하였다. 이 검사는 Fraser(1981)가 개발한‘TOSRA’(Test of Science-Related Attitudes)와 Munby(1983)의‘태도 측정 도구 조사’에서 문항 선정이 이루어졌다. 적절한 단어 및 어휘, 일부 문항들의 부적절한 환경 상황 등을 고려하여 40 문항 중 21문항을 수정하거나 삭제하고 문항내적 상관이 낮은 4문항을 제거하여 최종 30문항을 제시하였다(고유곤, 1996). 이 검사의 문항 내적 신뢰도 $\alpha$ 는 0.9 이었다. 검사 문항은 4개 범주과학에 대한 태도, 과학의 사회적 의미, 과학 교과에 대한 태도, 과학적 태도 등과 각 범주의 하위 문항으로 되어 있다 과학 불안도 측정 검사 도구는 중$\square$고등학생들의 과학불안도 측정을 위해 김범기(1993)가 개발한 것을 사용하였다.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.360-366
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of STEAM program on affective domain in high school students. For this purpose, we developed a STEAM program based on 'Landslide and Life' and applied it to 16 members of science club in high school for 7 weeks. We conducted a pre- and post-test of students' scientific attitude in affective domain. We also conducted a survey and in-depth interview about the STEAM program after the implementation of the program. Regarding scientific attitude, the STEAM program found positive on students' increased interest, value, confidence, and general attitude about science. Results of the program evaluation questionnaire, depicted that the most response was made to an item that the program was much helpful in affective domain and that there were positive changes in cognitive domain.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.357-369
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• 1998

Science-related affective domain is considered as a very important domain for achieving students' scientific literacy. Most science educational objectives include some objectives about affective domain such as scientific attitudes, values, curiosity, interests and concerns about nature and science. In this research, the evaluation framework and items of science-related affective domain were developed. The evaluation framework consists of three main categories such as cognition, interest and scientific attitudes and 16 subcategories. The validity of the evaluation framework is tested by ten science educators. Forty-eight items are selected among item pool by considering item response analysis and item-test correlation coefficient. The Cronbach ${\alpha}$ of the tests is 0.83(cognition and interest) and 0.86(scientific attitudes). The results of the test are as follows. First, boys got higher scores than girls. Second, elementary students got higher scores than secondary students. Finally. students in urban areas showed higher scores than those in rural areas.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.344-352
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• 2000

In this study, high school students' environmental conceptions and attitudes, and their relationships with affective variables (self-esteem, enjoyment of science lesson, and leisure interest in science) were investigated. Students' environmental conceptions were found to be low, and male students' environmental conceptions were higher than female students. However, the environmental attitudes of female students were more positive than those of male students. There were no differences between male and female students in the ecocentric attitudes, but male students had more egocentric attitudes than female students. Students of higher prior science achievement level possessed higher level of environmental conceptions than their counterparts. Among the affective variables studied, leisure interest in science was significantly correlated with environmental attitudes.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.15-45
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of science journal writings on the cognitive and affective features of the science gifted students. In this research, the tasks of on-line science journal writings were assigned for 6 months and the subjects in this study were 21 students of Chemistry Division of the Center for Science Gifted Education, Seoul National University. Consequently in science journals, science concepts are found in various aspects according to the writing formats, and psychological and behavioral characteristics of the science-gifted are revealed in positive or negative aspects. In cognitive prospect, science journal writing equips students with better understanding about science concepts and scientific research. In affective prospect, science journal writing help students improve observation and attitude toward science as wren as writing skills. Accordingly, science journal writing has positive effect on cognitive and affective characteristics of the science-gifted. In conclusion, acknowledged by most of science-gifted students as both beneficial and appropriate in their education program, science journal writing should be emphasized in education for science-gifted students.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.1039-1051
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• 2014

This study aims to measure intelligence (cognitive characteristics), self-esteem, mathematical attitudes, and scientific attitudes (affective characteristics) of gifted students from low-income families, and to identify the relationship among these variables. 147 students in the lower grades of elementary schools who were enrolled to university-based gifted education centers were participants of the study. The results showed that the percentile scores of each variable were 85% for intelligence, 75.6% for self-esteem, 73.3% for mathematical attitudes, and 71.3% for mathematical attitudes. There was no statistically significant relationship between intelligence and the affective characteristics (i.e., self-esteem, mathematical attitudes, and scientific attitudes), while statistically significant relationships were shown between self-esteem and mathematical attitudes (r=.448, p=.000), between self-esteem and scientific attitudes (r=.522, p=.000), and between mathematical attitudes and scientific attitudes (r=.448, p=.000). The results suggest that although the gifted students from low-income families show lower levels compared to other gifted student groups, their potential level of giftedness is considerably high, which calls for appropriate educational support systems designed for this population.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.351-362
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• 2023

This study aimed to identify structural relationships among variables by examining the direct and indirect effects of cognitive factors such as self-regulated learning strategy and definitional factors such as attitude toward science and scientific self-efficacy on science core competency in middle school students. To this end, the researcher examined the causal relationships among the variables using data from 438 students in all grades at S middle school in a metropolitan city. The results showed that middle school students' self-regulated learning strategy, attitude toward science, and scientific self-efficacy had a direct effect on science core competency, and that self-regulated learning strategy had a direct effect on attitude toward science and scientific self-efficacy. In addition, middle school students' self-regulated learning strategy had an indirect effect on science core competency through attitude toward science and scientific self-efficacy. Therefore, it is necessary to educate students from a comprehensive perspective that considers cognitive factors such as self-regulated learning strategy and defining factors such as attitude toward science and scientific self-efficacy in order to foster science core competency in middle school students.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.1272-1282
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of science journal writing on science-related affects of scientifically gifted students at middle school level. Twenty one gifted students attending a university science gifted program wrote science journals for two months in a web-supported environment. The data sources include student journals, questionnaire and exit interviews. The results indicate that science journal writing has influenced the students positively in the affective domain, and in particular, cognitions of science, interests in science and scientific attitudes.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.491-497
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to investigate the structural relationships among the attitude toward science and science motivation such as affective characteristics, and self-regulated learning strategy such as cognitive factor of science achievement. 853 middle school students residing in Seoul completed questionnaires about attitude toward science, science motivation, and self-regulated learning strategy. The sample variance-covariance matrix was analysed using AMOS 20.0, and a maximum likelihood minimization function. The results are as follows: First, attitude toward science, science motivation and self-regulated learning strategy of middle school students were all found to have a significant direct effect on science achievement. Second, attitude toward science and science motivation in middle school students has a direct effect on the self-regulated learning strategy. Third, attitude toward science in middle school students has a substantial indirect effect on science achievement mediated by their self-regulated learning strategy. Forth, science motivation in middle school students has indirect effect on science achievement mediated by their self-regulated learning strategy. Therefore, in order to improve science achievement among middle school students, teachers should consider synthetically the affective characteristics such as attitude toward science and science motivation, and cognitive factor such as self-regulated learning strategy.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.7
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• pp.537-543
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• 2020

In order to cultivate the talents needed in the 4th industrial revolution era, it is necessary to select gifted students and train them systematically. The affective characteristics of the gifted are self-concept, personality, sociality, motivation, morality, attitude and interest, and these are important factors that affect science achievement. In particular, computer scientific attitude is an important variable affecting computer science achievement. This study developed a computer scientific attitude test based on TOSRA developed by Fraser to measure the affective characteristics of information-gifted students. The computer scientific attitude test is composed of 7 areas: social implications of computer science, attitude to computer scientific inquiry, adoption of computer scientific attitudes, adoption of computer scientific attitudes, leisure interest in computer science, career interest in computer science, and normality of computer scientists. The relationship between computer scientific attitude and academic achievement of gifted students was analyzed using the developed test. To determine find out whether computer scientific attitude significantly predicts academic achievement, the results of a regression analysis showed that t = 2.543 and p = 0.025, indicating that the average of computer science attitude significantly predicted academic achievement.