• 과학교육연구지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.90-104
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• 2021

본 연구는 4차 산업혁명 시대에 적합한 초등과학 교사 양성을 위해 필요한 초등 과학교육학 과목의 학습 내용에 대해 초등 교사들이 어떻게 생각하는지 알아보고자 온라인 설문을 실시하였다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 현행 초등 과학교육학 과목의 학습 내용이 4차 산업혁명 시대에 적합하지 않으며 학습 내용 수정이 필요하다고 생각하는 초등교사가 다수 있었다. 초등 교사들이 그렇게 생각한 이유는 주로 과목의 학습 내용이 4차 산업혁명의 특징을 포함하지 못할 뿐만 아니라 시대변화를 반영하지 못하고 과거에 머물러있다고 생각했기 때문이었다. 둘째, 초등 교사들이 4차 산업혁명 시대에 적합한 초등 교사를 양성하는 데에 중요하다고 생각한 내용은 주로 학생의 흥미와 호기심, 과학 실험이나 탐구와 관련이 있는 것이었다. 그에 비해 삭제하거나 축소해야 한다고 생각하는 항목으로는 과학 학습이론, 과학과 교수·학습 모형, 과학의 본성, 영재아 지도가 있었다. 셋째, 초등 교사들이 초등 과학교육학 과목의 학습 내용으로 추가할 필요가 있다고 생각한 내용은 SSI 교육, 과학교육 관련 사회 변화와 미래예측, 첨단과학기술, STEAM 지도, 과학 분야 내의 통합교육이었다. 넷째, 4차 산업혁명 시대에 적합한 초등 교사 양성을 위해 초등 과학교육학 과목의 학습 내용으로 우선 도입해야 한다고 생각하는 항목은 SSI 교육, 과학 분야 내의 통합 교육, STEAM 지도와 과학과 핵심역량이었다. 그 외에 추가로 도입될 필요가 있는 내용으로는 소프트웨어교육, 안전교육, 프로젝트 학습법이 있었다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.65-80
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• 2003

The purpose of this research was to survey and compare the status of science preference of elementary school students with that of middle school students. Preference for science was defined theoretically. According to theoretical model, a questionnaire was developed with piloting and consisted of three parts. First part was for background information, second part, for measurement of science preference and third for measurement of the relevant factors of science preference. The questionnaire was modified for primary school students. In July 2002, the questionnaire was administered to one class per grade of randomly selected 8 elementary and 8 middle schools all over the country and analyzed result of collected 696 elementary school students and 819 middle school students. Middle school students' science preference was low compared with elementary school students, especially in 'emotional response and 'valuational comprehension'. The preference for science became lower especially from 4th to 5th grade and from 8th to 9th grade. The differences of mean science preference were significant by gender. perception of science achievement. and future career choice. The average of science preference relevant factors of middle school students also became lower than elementary students, especially in 'educational factor'. Multiple regression analysis on the science preference showed that important factors were personal ability, the personal traits, rewards in school science and contents of school science, slightly different in elementary and secondary school. The way to promote students' preference for science was suggested on the analysis result.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.304-312
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• 2009

We have investigated the effects of participation in science fairs on perception, science related attitudes and science inquiry process skill of thirteen fifth-grade elementary school children in the science subjects. Questionnaires were prepared to find out student's reactions to the participation in science fairs. All participated children responded that the activities at the fairs were interesting and helpful to learning scientific knowledge and inquiring scientific questions. From the analysis of the responses we have found that the participation process including preparatory ones during the fairs may help children to enhance their science related attitudes and science inquiry process skill and can be considered as a useful science curriculum.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.83-92
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to develop the learning program using sharing nature that can be utilized in Korean elementary science classes and explore the its effects of science academic achievement, inquiry ability, scientific attitude of students after applying it. Sharing Nature used a playful and inspirational teaching strategy and was named after Flow Learning based on universal principles of how people learn. To examine the effects of Sharing Nature Learning Program this learning materials were applied to elementary science curriculum, and an experimental group and a control group were selected from 4th graders at a elementary school located in Icheon City, Gyeong-gi province. The results of this study found significant difference in the student's enhancement of the science academic achievement, inquiry ability, scientific attitude. In conclusion, Sharing Nature Learning Program is useful to develop the elementary school student's science academic achievement, inquiry ability, scientific attitude and had better be widely applied to science education.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.163-179
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• 2017

This study is to examine whether elementary science textbooks in Korea and Singapore are applicable to flipped learning. By comparative study we sought to identifying appropriate features of science textbooks for learner-centered teaching. We analyzed text pages on the unit of 'Working of electricity' in Korean elementary science textbook for sixth grade and three chapters of 'Electric circuits, Using electricity, Conductors of electricity' in Singaporean elementary textbook, 'Science : My pals are here!'. We designed evaluating frameworks for science textbooks based on the four pillars of flipped learning. and applied it to 10 elementary teachers evaluate two textbooks. They evaluated textbooks with Likert Scale items and wrote detailed statements and exemplars about their choices. We analyzed the teachers' evaluative descriptions inductively and chose commonly mentioned characteristics. Based on the analysis, we got to the conclusion about specific features of two elementary science textbooks in terms of flexible environment, learning culture, intentional contents, and teachers' expertises. Implications for improving science textbooks towards flipped learning and learner-centered teaching through comparative study were discussed.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제24권5호특별호
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• pp.583-594
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to investigate beginning elementary teachers' characteristics and improvement of their teaching skills in science class. The methodology of this study was a qualitative approach that included interviews, classroom observations, and teaching materials. In urban area, low beginning elementary teacher were selected. Four beginning elementary teachers were observed and recorded with VCR in their classroom at seven-times. The results showed that the beginning elementary teachers did not improve in their teaching skills in science teaching, and their characteristics of teaching skills in science were summarized as following; 1) their teaching methods were not inquiry-based science teaching, but explaining-based science teaching, 2) their main aims of the science teaching were focused on the science knowledges, 3) there were little students' science processes involved in their classes, 4) they focused on using textbook as teaching materials, 5) there were little waiting times after their questioning, and they usually used closed-questions rather than open-ended questions.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.134-143
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• 2008

We investigated the understanding of elementary school teachers on the current science issues. As a first step of the research, we choose 10 science issues which are influencing current society. Then we asked 119 elementary school teachers in Seoul, Inchon and Daejeon how important they think and how much they know the issues. As a result, we found that almost elementary school teachers know much on alternative energy, atomic bomb, nuclear power generation and global warming while they less know about high technology as Korean supersonic trainer($T-5^{TM}$) and Synchrotron radiation accelerator. Also we know that teachers take an interest on the articles about current science issues only for a while and forget to study on the issues for themselves. It is more important than whatever for the teachers to have exact understanding on current science issues in order to make civil society by acquiring the science literacy. Therefore elementary teachers and preliminary teachers should have a chance to study on current science issues. We suggest that teacher communities should be supported to improve the competency by cooperation.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.360-379
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to investigate beginning elementary teachers' beliefs about the nature of science. Defining teachers' beliefs as a broad construct, we tried to examine the teachers' understandings about the nature of science. The methodology of this study was a qualitative approach through semi-structured interviews. In an urban area of Korea, five beginning elementary teachers were chosen. The cross-case and grounded theory study design were adopted for the data analysis. The results of data analysis were checked by teachers for internal validity. This study identified the teachers' beliefs about the nature of science suggested by many researchers. The results of this study showed that: 1) beginning elementary teachers did not well understand and were unfamiliar with the meanings of various terms about the nature of science; 2) their beliefs abut the nature of science were broad and various; 3) they understood some parts of the nature of science; 4) there were differences within their understandings about subconcepts of the nature of science.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.234-243
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the SW-STEAM program by utilizing ozobot coding for elementary science class. The developed SW-STEAM program was applied to $5^{th}$ grade students of S elementary school located in B city. The participants were divided into an experimental group which is consisted of 22 students and a comparative group comprised 22 students. And they were engaged in different teaching and learning methods during 11 class hours. The experimental group participated in the SW-STEAM program, the comparative group was taught by using a traditional instruction. The main results of this study are like followings. The SW-STEAM program had a positive effect on elementary school students' basic science process skill, science learning motive, science achievement. Therefore, the SW-STEAM program by utilizing ozobot coding could be meaningful works to encourage students' basic science process skill, science learning motive and science achievement, and more studies on developing SW-STEAM program are needed.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.464-470
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• 2008

이 연구에서는 Draw-A-Science-Teacher-Test Checklist(DASTT-C)를 이용하여 국내 초등교사들의 과학 교수에 대한 자기 이미지의 특징을 조사했다. 서울시, 경기도, 강원도 지역의 초등교사 178명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시했다. 연구 결과, 국내 초등교사들의 과학교수에 대한 자기 이미지는 4개의 과학 과목(물리, 화학, 생물, 지구과학)에서 모두 '학생 중심'보다는 '교사중심'인 경향이 강했다. 이는 초등교사들의 과학 교수관이 구성주의보다는 전통주의적인 경향이 강할 가능성을 시사한다. 따라서 구성주의에 기초한 예비 및 현직 교사교육과정을 효과적으로 설계하는 방안을 마련할 필요가 있다.