• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.144-157
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to analyse the influence of mother's characteristics on elementary school students' attitudes toward science. Elementary school students (N=667) and their mothers (N=681) were selected from three other regions, big city, small city, and country. Attitudes toward science and supports for scientific activities were measured by two kinds of instruments. The instrument for the measurement of attitudes toward science includes three scales: cognition about value of science, affection toward science & science learning, and cognitive participation in scientific activities. And the instrument to measure parents' support for scientific activities includes two scales: indirect support and direct support. This research showed that mothers' various characteristics resulted in a difference in students' attitudes toward science. And there were positive correlations between students' attitudes toward science and their mothers' attitudes toward science and support for scientific activities. Also mothers' attitudes toward science and support for scientific activities affected students' attitudes. Especially, mothers' personal interest in science and her mental and physical supports for children's scientific activities had a close relation with students' attitudes toward science.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.39-47
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• 1990

The purpose of this survey is to investigate the status on attitudes toward science among the elementary school students in Korea. The attitudes toward science were measured with TOSRA(Test of Science-Related Attitudes) Which was developed by Fraser, B.J.. This survey were male 963 elementary school students of $4^{th}-6^{th}$ in Seoul and Kyeong gi Province as an object. The major findings of the study are as follows: 1. The overall attitudes toward science of measured elementary school students shows a positive tendency. 2. Male students exhibited significantly(p<0.001)more positive attitudes toward science than females. 3. There were no differences(p<0.05) between the students in Seoul and Kyeong gi Province in attitudes toward science. 4. Attitudes toward science of elementary school students in this population steadily declined from grade four to grade six. The sharpest decline was seen at grade six.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.399-407
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 초등학교 6학년, 중학교 3학년, 고등학교 2학년을 대상으로 우리나라 학생들이 과학에 대하여 어떠한 태도를 가지고 있는지를 알아보았고, 과학에 대한 태도와 과학 성취도간의 상관 관계를 성별, 지역별, 성취수준별로 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 우리나라 학생들은 과학에 대하여 긍정적인 태도를 가지고 있기는 하나 그 정도가 매우 약했으며, 초등학생보다 중 고등학생들의 과학에 대한 태도가 덜 긍적적이었다. 또한, 모든 학교급에서 남학생들이 여학생들보다 과학에 대하여 좀 더 긍정적인 태도를 가지고 있었고, 지역간에도 과학에 대한 태도에 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 과학에 대한 태도와 성취도간의 상관 관계는 중학생들의 경우에 가장 높았으며, 고등학교, 초등학교의 순서로 높았다. 또한, 초등학교의 경우에는 남학생들의 과학에 대한 태도와 성취도간의 상관 관계가 컸으며, 고등학교의 경우에는 여학생들의 상관 관계가 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 과학 성취 수준에 따른 과학에 대한 태도와 성취도와의 상관 관계는 과학 성취도가 높은 집단에서 가장 크게 나타났다.

• 대한치위생과학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2021

Background: To explore the empathic abilities, communication competence, and attitudes toward the disabled, and to identify the relationship between these variables among female dental hygiene students. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 190 female students in their second and third year of study at the dental hygiene department of a university located in Gyeongsangnam-do province, South Korea, from September 2-11, 2020. Data were analyzed using descriptive analyses, t-test, analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression using SPSS 20.0. Results: The participants' scores for empathic abilities, communication competence, and attitudes toward the disabled were 3.63, 3.69, and 3.54 points, respectively. A significant positive correlation was observed between empathic abilities and attitudes toward the disabled. Regarding the sub-elements of empathic abilities, the participants' attitudes toward the disabled had a significant positive correlation with the scales measuring their perspective-taking abilities and personal distress (p<.05). A positive correlation (p<.05) was observed between communication competence and attitudes toward the disabled. The students' attitudes toward the disabled were significantly influenced by the scale measuring their perspective-taking abilities (B=.210); those with a higher perspective-taking ability displayed more positive attitudes toward the disabled. Conclusion: Female dental hygiene students showed empathic abilities, which positively influenced their attitudes toward the disabled. Positive attitudes toward the disabled can contribute to improving the quality of medical services.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.501-512
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• 2009

The purpose of this research is to compare the attitudes of female students in Korea toward science with the child-rearing attitude of their parents they perceived and their sex-role identity. The participants in this study were 374 female middle- and high-school students, chosen randomly from Seoul and Gyenggi-do in South Korea. We used three different forms of questionnaires in this research: "Scale of Parents' Child-rearing Behaviors Perceived by Teenagers", "Korea Sex-role Survey", and "Attitude Toward Science Measurement." The significant results were acquired after we had analyzed the comparison of the attitude of female students toward science with their perception on their parents' child-rearing attitude, especially on their fathers. The fathers' "monitoring" and "over-expectation" factors affected the attitudes of female students toward science; on the other hand, any child-rearing attitudes of their mothers did not influence their attitudes toward science. We also analyzed the attitudes of female students about science based on their sex-role identities. In consequence, we found that meaningful differences existed in four types of gender-role identity: androgyny type, masculinity type, femininity type and undifferentiated type. In particular, the androgyny type was characterized by a higher score in attitude toward science compared with the undifferentiated type.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.47-60
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• 1992

The purpose of this study was to investigate studesnts' attitudes toward computers and science subject using CAI(Computer-Assisted Instruction) as an instructional strategy in the elementary school level of science and computer literacy course. The influence of CAI programs on learner's attitudes toward computers and science varied according to the variables of,(l)sex (2)experience by computer learning, (3)learner's attitudes toward computers and science. Eighty nine samples were divided into the two groups.One group(48 studesnts)which is in the experimental group took a science instruction using CAI programs and computer literacy course, another group which is in the control group took only a science instruction using CAI programs. Data were collected and compared the experimental group with the control group. The results indicate as follows:(l) studesnts took science instruction using the CAI programs appeared a positive attitudes toward science. (2) the science attitudes of science instruction using the CAI programs was more effective in the lower group than in the upper group. (3) computer literacy course produced the positive attitude toward computers regardless of the experience by computer learning. (4) students using CAI programs with computer literacy course were more effective than students using CAI program only. (5) science instruction using the CAI programs was not found a meaningful difference by sex.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.43-56
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of small group inquiry skills on improving science process skills and attitudes toward science in elementary school science. The research questions of this study were as follows. First, effects of small group inquiry skills on improving science process skills in elementary school science. Second, effects of small group inquiry skills on improving attitudes toward science in elementary school science. The subjects of this study is two classes from 6th grade elementary classes in Busan. The experiment class practiced small group inquiry skills, while the control class practiced self inquiry. To verify the effect of the experiment, ANOVA was conducted. The main findings of this study are as follows. First, the small group inquiry skills gave a significant influence on increasing the science process skills, including the basic science process skills and the integrated science process skills, of students. Especially, among subordinate factors of science process skills between groups, it was effective to increase abilities of observing, reasoning, interpreting data, formulating hypothesis. It is necessary for teachers to make an effort to teach according to steps of the small group inquiry skills and to support inquiry activities, in order to increasing the science process skills. However, frequency of additional lessons have a little influence on increasing the science process skills. Second, there is meaningful change in the attitudes toward science for those who studied the small group inquiry skills. Also, they affected subordinate factors of the attitudes toward science, like the attitudes toward science inquiry, the happiness about science class. This study shows that the small group inquiry skills give a positive influence on the science process skills and attitudes toward science in elementary school science.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.193-207
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to investigate pre-service elementary teachers' attitudes towards science teaching using 'Dimensions of Attitude Toward the Teaching of Science (DAS)'. After confirming the factors and reliabilities of the translated questionnaire by pilot test (N=68), the survey was administered online at one national university of education in Korea (N=527). The pre-service teachers generally thought elementary science education is important and did not believe gender difference in students and in teachers. Science education majors than other majors, males than females, and those who completed high school science track than humanity track had more positive attitudes toward science teaching in elementary school. The extent of teacher education curriculum completion had a little effect on the pre-service teachers' attitudes toward science teaching. The implications for teacher education were discussed.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.669-677
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• 2017

이 연구는 과학 태도 과학 탐구 능력과 중학생이 지각하는 부모의 긍정적 양육 태도가 과학 학업 성취도에 미치는 직 간접 효과를 검증하여 변인 간의 관계를 파악하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 광역시에 소재한 남녀공학 중학교 전 학년 502명을 대상으로 과학 태도 검사(MARS) 과학 탐구 능력 검사(TSPS) 중학생이 지각하는 부모의 긍정적 양육 태도 검사(PBI)를 하였으며, 1학기 1 2차 과학 지필평가 자료를 수집 후 변인 간의 인과관계를 살펴보았다. 연구 결과, 부모의 긍정적 양육 태도는 과학 탐구 능력이나 과학 학업 성취도에는 직접 영향을 미치지 않았지만 과학 태도와 과학 탐구 능력은 과학학업 성취도에, 부모의 긍정적 양육 태도는 과학 태도에 직접 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 중학생이 지각한 부모의 긍정적 양육태도는 과학 태도, 그리고 과학 태도와 과학 탐구 능력을 매개로 과학학업 성취도에 간접 영향을 미쳤다. 이러한 연구 결과를 바탕으로, 중학생의 과학 학업 성취도를 효율적으로 향상시키기 위해서 학교에서는 정의적 특성인 과학 태도와 인지적 요인인 과학 탐구 능력을 종합적으로 고려한 다채로운 교육 프로그램과 교수 - 학습 방법을 개발할 필요가 있으며 가정에서는 자녀의 과학 태도에 바람직한 영향을 미칠 수 있도록 부모가 긍정적 양육 태도를 지닐 필요가 있다.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.47-57
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• 2022

This research aims to examine the relationships between empathy and attitudes toward curricula integration of engineering students. To achieve this goal, first, differences in empathy and attitudes toward curricula integration among engineering students were examined. Second, the effects of attitudes toward curricula integration, as perceived by engineering undergraduate students, on empathy were explored. A total of three hundred and two engineering undergraduate students from three universities in Korea responded to survey based on a two-variables scale. The findings were that, firstly, a positive correlation among sub-factors of empathy and attitudes toward curricula integration was identified. Secondly, attitudes toward curricula integration could explain about 12% of empathy. The practical implications of these findings are discussed herein, with particular attention on education for promotion of empathy for engineering students.