• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.39-56
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• 2005

This paper provides an analysis of a survey on high achieving students' under-standing of continuity of function. The purposes of the survey in this paper were to identify high achieving students' concept images of continuity of function in the way of Tall & Vinner(1981). The students' individual written answers were collected and task-based, semi-structured individual interviews with 5 students were videotaped. Students were asked to explain their under-standing or reasoning about continuity of function. Five types of the concept images were identified in the analysis. Obvious discrepancy of results between this study and Tall & Vinner(1981)'s were pointed out. It is very likely that the differences in results drawn in both studies are results of the different orientations of the textbooks in terms of their degree of emphasis on the concept definition of continuity of function.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.383-393
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• 2015

This study analyzed the 6th grade elementary science textbook 'Science stories' reading process of students by utilizing eye movement tracking techniques. Participants read 3 articles in the new experimental science textbooks and solved 9 problems about each article. By understanding and academic achievement results, participants were divided into high-groups, middle-groups, and low-groups. The results of eye movement characteristics of the high-groups and low-groups had the following differences. Number of fixations and number of regressions were higher in high-groups. Average fixation duration and average regressive fixation duration were longer in low-groups. Fixation time for the key sentence of the article was longer in high-groups. Analysis of a scan path and post-interview, high-groups had frequent regression between sentences and they knew where the core of the article is and paid much attention there. In contrast low-groups are sequentially read most articles and some of them had a leap of abnormal range. Problem-solving approach is also different between groups. In conclusion reading style is associated with the science stories comprehension and students who had more regressions, much core search process, effective attention distribution, high concentration showed better understanding results. Also words or sentences used in textbooks are associated with science stories comprehension.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.51 no.2
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• pp.193-200
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• 2007

This study investigated the effects of situational context feedback in CAI upon students' conceptual understanding, science learning motivation, and the perception of CAI. Seventh graders (N = 114) from a coed middle school in Incheon were assigned to the situational context feedback CAI (SCF-CAI), the feedback CAI (F-CAI) and the CAI groups, and were taught about ‘three states of matter' and ‘motion of molecules' for 8 class hours. Prior science achievement test score used as a blocking variable. Two-way ANCOVA results revealed that the conceptual understanding test scores of the SCF-CAI group were significantly higher than those of the other groups. For the higher achievers, the scores of the F-CAI group in science learning motivation test were significantly higher than those of the CAI group. However, there was no significant difference among the lower achievers of three groups. The higher achievers in the SCFCAI and the F-CAI groups perceived the CAI more positively than those of the CAI group. The lower achievers in the FCAI group perceived the CAI more negatively than those of the other groups. Educational implications are discussed.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.180-189
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• 2007

This study investigated the influences of reciprocal peer tutoring (RPT) strategy on middle school students' science achievement, self-efficacy, perception of instruction by grouping method and science achievement level. Eighth graders from a middle school in Seoul were assigned to comparison, homogeneous RPT, and heterogeneous RPT groups. The students were taught about 'separation of mixtures' for 8 class hours. After the instructions, a science achievement test consisting of three subtests (knowledge, understanding, and application), a self-efficacy test, and a questionnaire about the perception of instruction were administered. The analysis of the results revealed that the scores of heterogeneous RPT group, regardless of the students prior science achievement level, were significantly higher than those of the other groups in the knowledge and understanding subtests, and the self-efficacy test. The scores of homogeneous RPT group were significantly higher than those of the comparison group in the knowledge subtest but not in the understanding subtest and the self-efficacy test. The low-level students in heterogeneous RPT group performed better in the science achievement test and the application subtest than those in the other groups. The high-level students in RPT groups performed better in the science achievement test than those in comparison group. However, there was no significant difference for the application subtest scores of the high-level students of the three groups. Most students in RPT groups perceived positively on the instructions. The students in heterogeneous RPT group and low-level students especially showed more positive perception of the instruction than those in homogeneous RPT group and high-level students.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.89-99
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• 2008

In this study, we investigated the effects of explicit and reflective instruction about nature of science (NOS) using episodes from the history of science upon students' understanding about NOS, achievement, and enjoyment of science lessons. Four classes of ninth graders (N=129) at a coed middle school were divided into the control and the treatment groups. The students were taught about the composition of material for 11 classes. Before the instruction, most of the students in both the control and the treatment groups held naive views about NOS. After the instructions, the views about NOS of the control group students did not change, whereas the students in the treatment group held more adequate views about NOS. The high-level students in the treatment group showed more adequate views about NOS than the low-level students. However, there were no significant differences between the test scores of the two groups in the achievement and the enjoyment of science lessons.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.375-383
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• 2020

In this study, we investigated the effects of the multiple representation-based learning strategies using augmented reality in terms of students' conceptual understanding, achievement, and enjoyment of science lessons. 136 8^th-grade students in a coed middle school were randomly assigned to the treatment and the control group. The students learned the concept of the particulate nature of matter related to the properties of substances for four class periods. The multiple representation-based learning strategies designed to facilitate the connecting and integrating representations provided from augmented reality were developed and administered to the students of the treatment group. Results of two-way ANCOVA revealed that the scores of a conceptions test and enjoyment of science lessons test of the treatment group were significantly higher than those of the control group, regardless of their prior science achievement. In a conceptions test, there was a significant difference in the concept of preservation of particles. However, the difference was not statistically significant in the concept of distribution and motion of particles. In terms of an achievement test, there was a significant interaction effect by their prior science achievement. The scores of low-level students were significantly improved, but the effects were not significant to high-level students. On the bases of the results, educational implications for effective teaching and learning using augmented reality are discussed.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.394-403
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• 2007

In this study, the effects of reciprocal peer questioning (RPQ) strategy upon students' concept learning were investigated. Ninety-two seventh graders at a co-ed middle school were assigned to control, reciprocal peer tutoring (RPT), and RPQ groups. The students were taught about 'three states of matter' and 'motion of molecules' for 12 class hours. Regardless of students' prior science achievement level, the RPQ group showed the highest scores among the three groups in the test of conceptual understanding, and the RPT group performed better than the control group. For high-level students, the scores of the RPQ group were significantly higher than those of the other groups in the test of the concept application, and those of the RPT group were higher than those of the control group. For low-level students, the scores of the RPT and RPQ groups in the concept application test were significantly higher than those of the control group, while those of the RPT and RPQ groups were not significantly different. These results indicated that verbal interaction by reciprocal tutoring helped students to understand chemical concept learning, and that using self-generated questions was more effective. Therefore, RPQ strategy is suggested to become one of the useful instructional methods to facilitate verbal interaction and concept learning in middle school science instructions.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.76-82
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• 2001

In this study, the effects of grouping method (homogeneous/ heterogeneous) considering students' teamwork skills on their conceptual understanding, perceptions of science learning environments, communication anxiety, communication ability, and perceptions toward small group discussions were compared. Students were taught concerning changes of states, density, and dissolution for 9 class periods. The ANCOVA results indicated that there was no significant difference in the conceptions test scores. In the subcategory of 'students' negotiation' of the perceptions of science learning environments test, high teamwork skill students perceived more positively in the heterogeneous group, but low teamwork skill students in the homogeneous group. No significant differences were found in the communication anxiety. More students in the heterogeneous group perceived unequal participation as a disadvantage of the small group discussions than those in the homogeneous group.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.835-849
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• 2016

The purpose of the present study is to analyze the trajectory of science core school students' STEM career motivation and to examine the relationship between the trajectory patterns and students' tracks. Longitudinal STEM career motivation data with seven constructs were collected from 256 students for five semesters and the data were analyzed by using group-based trajectory modelling analysis. In order to examine the relationship between trajectory pattern groups and the tracks, chi-square tests were conducted. Based on our findings, we found that students are likely to have similar trajectory patterns in STEM career education experience and in their perception towards STEM career value. In terms of parents' support, academic self-efficacy and STEM career motivation aspects are divided into two distinctive trajectory groups ('high' and 'low' group), while two other variables, STEM career self-efficacy and STEM career interest, are divided into three trajectory groups ('moderate declining', 'high declining', 'increasing' group). Most of the trajectory groups are shown the pattern that the level of each constructs increase until their second academic year, then after that, the patterns started going down. Moreover, there are significant relationship between track and each trajectory groups. Science track and science-core track students have similar trajectory patterns. In contrast, humanities track students have different trajectory groups in some constructs. Based on these findings, we suggest that STEM career education environment should consider various patterns of students' STEM career development.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.101-111
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• 1989

본 연구의 목적은 광합성과 관련하여 한국 국민학교 5학년과 중학교 2학년 학생들이 갖고 있는 오개념을 조사하고, 학생들의 개념이해 정도, 논리적 사고능력, 그리고 학생배경변수들 사이의 상호관계를 조사하는 것이다. 세가지의 도구들이 이 연구를 위해 개발되었다. 광합성 개념검사 (Photosynthesis Concepts Test)는 광합성과 관련된 개념들의 이해를 평가하기 위해, 삐아제의 논리적 사고력 검사(Piagetian Cogical Reasoning Test)는 PCT에 포함된 3종류의 논리적 사고들, 변인 통제, 조합적 사고력, 상관관계 사고능력을 평가하기 위해, 그리고 실문서는 학생들의 배경변수들에 대한 정보를 얻기 위해 개발되었다. 이 도구들은 20명 의 국민학교 5학년, 239명의 중학교 2학년 학생들에게 시행되었다. 이 연구의 결과는 두집단의 학생들이 "먹이를 만든다"는 의미, 먹이의 정의, 식물에 의한 빛의 사용, 식물 뿌리와 잎의 기능들, 광합성 산물, 그리고 광합성을 위한 조건들과 관련하여 오개념을 갖고 있음을 보여 주었다. 국민학교 5학년과 중학교 2학년 사이의 개념 이해의 향상은 식물에 의한 빛 이용의 본질, 한 체계내에서 생물들간의 물질 교환, 포도당, 지방, 단백질 등에 대한 지식에서 보여졌고, 그래프를 해석하는 능력에서 또한 중학교 2학년 학생들이 앞섰다. 향상을 보인 항목들은 교과서에서 보다 많은 강조점을 두거나 상위의 논리적 사고능력을 요구하는 것들이었다. 희귀분석 결과, 전년도 과학성적과 논리적 사고력이 PCT 성취도에 가장 예견력이 높은 두 변수이며 5학년의 경우 성취도의 약 22%의 변량을, 중2의 경우 성취도의 약 40%의 변량을 설명하였다. 후속연구로서 내용의 추상성, 적절성, 그리고 요구되는 논리적 능력면에서 교수조건의 변형을 통한 오개념의 변화와 감소에 대한 실험적 연구가 제시되었다.