• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.356-370
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• 2008

The study aims to explore sequence of earth science content in elementary school science curriculum in Korea and the U.S.. The analysis is focused on a) general content structure of earth science part; b) concept relationship between grades in the specific field of 'geology'; c) longitudinal connection of concepts and content in 'geology.' The findings are as follows. First, earth science curriculum content in Korea is structured according to sub-scientific disciplines centering on not science concepts but topics or inquiry activities whereas the U.S. curricular content is organized through integrative earth science topics with basic concepts and sub-concepts. Second, it is a common feature that basic concepts are interrelated to sub-concepts in all grades in both countries. However, basic concepts are scattered all over the grades, presented in a linear pattern in Korea while those are provided together in 3rd grade and repeated with extended concepts in a spiral structure in the U.S.. Last, it is not clear how concepts and content are longitudinally connected between grades in Korean curriculum. On the contrary, concepts and content in the U.S. curriculum have a strong longitudinal connection between grades with conceptual hierarchy. Such results indicate that Korean elementary school science curriculum would limit students' comprehensive understanding of science concepts through grades. The study suggests Korean science content should strengthen interrelationship among concepts as well as longitudinal connection between grades, in order to achieve the ultimate goal of science education, 'scientific literacy'.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.43-60
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• 1998

본 연구의 목적은 남 북한의 초등학교 자연과 교육과정 및 교과서를 비교, 분석하여 교육 목표, 내용, 교수방법상의 동질성과 이질성을 추출함으로써 통일을 대비한 초등학교 자연과 교육과정 및 교과서 개발에 필요한 정보를 수집하는 데 있다. 이를 위하여 남 북한의 교육과정 운영 방식과 문서 체제, 교과 편체, 자연과 교육 목표와 학습 영역의 계열성, 교육에서 강조점, 교수 학습 및 평가 방법을 분석하였다. 또한 초등학교 자연 교과서 개발 및 보급 체제, 교과서의 외형적 체제 및 내용 조직 방식, 내용 요소별 구성 비율, 내용의 범위와 수준, 용어 등을 분석, 비교하였다. 자연과 교육 내용의 분석틀로는 TIMSS 틀을 이용하였으며, 분석 대상 교과서는 남한의 '슬기로운 생활' 4권, '자연'8권, 그리고 북한의 인민학교 3학년 및 저학년용 '자연' 교과서 2권이다. 이 연구 결과 남 북한 초등학교 자연과의 교육 목표, 내용 및 교육 방법, 용어 등에서 많은 차이가 있음이 밝혀졌다. 그러나 이 연구는 매우 제한된 문서에 터해 이루어진 것으로, 북한의 실상을 파악하기 위한 보다 광범위한 연구가 이루어져야 한다. 그리고 이러한 연구를 바탕으로 통일을 대비한 과학 교육 정책, 교육과정 시안 및 교과서 개발 등의 보다 구체적이고 실천적인 연구가 이루어져야 한다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.63-75
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• 2007

This study investigated how the contents of biology domains that were dealt with in the 7th national elementary-school science curriculum were in turn dealt with in the other subject matter areas. Through this, it was hoped that the place and identity of biology as a subject could be more clearly established and defined and additionally, more basic data for developing the new national science curriculum could be acquired at the same time. Subject matter areas that overlapped with biology in the 7th national elementary-school curriculum were practical arts, social studies and physical education. The structure and composition of specific components that were dealt with by these subject matter areas were very different from those of science, and the analysis showed that they failed to correspond across grades. Moreover, topics such as 'natural calamities and the environment' and 'human reproduction' that were dealt with by other subject matter areas, but not in science must be included for developing the new national science curriculum. Accordingly, when it comes to composing the contents of each subject matter area during creation of the new national curriculum, the relevant experts in related subject matter areas should be mobilized to conduct in-depth analysis of the following areas: viability, the most appropriate level of difficulty, and appropriateness of any hierarchy of relative importance between subjects. Additionally, efforts to reflect any improvements in the way the new national curriculum is developed which come about through this research are needed.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.42-50
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• 2012

The Purpose of this study was to analyze STS contents in elementary school science textbooks according to 6th, 7th and revision 2007 national curriculum. The contents of STS were analyzed by the STS elements of Yager and the STS topics of Piel's standard. Major findings from the analyses are as follows: (1) The STS contents in the science textbooks of the 6th curriculum took up 13.7% and increased to 18.3% in the 7th and 19.0% in the revision 2007, which showed that the textbooks followed the goal of the national curriculum faithfully. (2) Based on the STS elements by Yager's standard, most of STS content is focused on 'Application of science', 'Social problems and issues' and 'Local and community relevance'. (3) Based on the STS topics by Piel's standard, most of STS contents are focused on 'Effect of technological development' and 'Society of science'. These results indicate that recent STS education trends are reflected on the 6th, 7th and revision 2007 textbooks well. However, it is suggested that some improvement is needed, such as diversification of topic.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.558-569
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• 2007

The purpose of this research is to minimize the learning deficiency on science subject in changeover from the 7th education curriculum to the next curriculum which was noticed in 2007. We investigated the contents overlapped or omitted in science contents organization between the two curriculums; moved contents to upper or lower grade, deleted contents, enlarged contents and reduced contents. Also we found that the deficiency will be occurred for the students who entered school in 2006 and 2007 in elementary school. To minimize the learning deficiency in the changeover, we must consider the following points. (1) We need to promote the teachers' comprehension about the learning deficiency and supplementary instruction through the teacher training program before carrying out the next curriculum. (2) We must add the measures minimizing the learning deficiency to the teachers' guide and resources which are used in encouragement of learning and teachers' training. (3) We must develop the instructing materials to supplement the learning deficiency for the students who entered school in 2006 and 2007. As practicing above points, we will be able to reduce time loss in studying and teaching the same contents and to supplement the omitted contents.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2003

본 연구의 목적은 제7차 교육과정에 의한 초등학교 과학 교과서(화학 영역)를 분석하여 6차 교육과정에 의한 교과서와 비교하는 것이다 수업 차시수, 교과서 쪽수, 학년별 학습 내용, 삭제된 내용이나 새로 도입된 내용에 대해 분석하였다. '혼합물의 분리' 단원의 일부 특징에 대해서도 분석하였다. 개정된 교육과정의 의도가 반영되었는지, 특히 학습량이 감소되었는지에 대한 교육학적' 함의를 논의하였다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.362-376
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• 2016

The purpose of this paper was to analyze the characteristics of Korean science curriculum and the differences with the other country. For this purpose, the USA was selected as the target country for comparison. The comparison focused on goals and contents in science curriculum document. The goals for science education in both countries were similar. But the goal setting level was different. Also, four objectives were suggested in Korean curriculum and nine objectives in the USA to achieve the general objective. Korean curriculum was composed of such grades system as 3rd & 4th grades, 5th & 6th grades and content area as 'materials and energy', 'life and the earth' in content system. And the USA composed in the such grade system as K, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Also the elements to be learned is suggested in the strand. And in the area of the earth and space in the Korean Curriculum, there are elements emphasized in the content area, cognitive area, context category and practical activities learning objective category. But the USA covered most of those elements evenly. Korean curriculum focused on learning of certain elements in certain grades, but the USA curriculum is to learn several elements evenly in every grade. It will be future topics of research to investigate the effect of curriculum with different emphasis of improving students' scientific knowledge and learning through further study.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.149-158
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to analyze the analogies used in elementary science textbooks. For this, the analogies were classified into the following criteria : analogy-related contents included in elementary science text-books, types of representation style, and the role of analogy. The results of this study were as follows : the total of analogies was 154 in the 6th and 166 in the 7th curriculum. Most of them were expressed in textbooks and experimental texts. More structural/functional, verbal/pictorial, concrete/concrete, concrete/abstract, simple and enriched analogies were included in the science textbooks of the 7th than those of the 6th. Most of them took the role as an aid to understanding. According to the domain of science content, energy, material, life domains were increased in the 7th than the 6th, with the exception of the earth science domain. The ratio of used analogies in the life domain was higher than the others, and in the material domain it was the lowest. From these results, it can be said that, in order to help students' understanding, further research into the application of analogies is needed.

• 대한수학교육학회지:수학교육학연구
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.207-223
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• 2015

본 연구는 유치원 교육과정과 초등 교육과정의 연계성을 강조하는 2015 개정 교육과정 개발 연구가 진행되고 있는 현 시점에서 3~5세 연령별 누리과정과 2009 개정 교육과정에 따른 초등학교 수학과 교육과정의 내용 연계성을 분석하고, 그 결과에 기초하여 연계가 미흡한 내용에 대한 연계성 확보 방안을 제안하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 누리과정 내에서 '수학적 탐구하기'의 위상을 고찰하고, 수학적 내용측면에서 내용 영역의 범주 및 3~5세 누리과정의 수학적 탐구하기의 세부 내용과 초등학교 수학과 교육과정의 1~2학년군 성취기준을 비교 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 각 내용 영역에서 역연계 및 비연계 요소가 파악되었으며, 그에 따른 논의로부터 유치원 교육과정과 초등수학 교육과정의 내용 연계성을 확보하기 위한 시사점을 제안하였다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.203-213
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• 2005

In this study, the biological units of elementary school science were classified to the lower categories of Dimensions of Learning out of the 1 st to the 7th National Curriculum using the Dimensions of Learning Project developed by ASCD in USA. Also they were investigated which lower categories of Dimensions of Learning were used to the Curriculum. The results were as follows; First, the average percentages of using the lower categories of Dimensions of learning increased gradually from lower to higher grade regardless of any versions of Curriculum. For example, the percentages of using the lower categories according to grade 3 to 6 were increased by $56.1\%,\;61.4\%.\;67.1\%,\;86.8\%$ in the 7th Curriculum (r = .942). Second, as a result of investigating the percentages of using lower categories of Dimensions of Learning according to the change of curriculum, the average percentages appeared to be $37.9\%,\;42.9\%,\;41.1\%,\;47.6\%,\;47.6\%,\;50.5\%,\;67.9\%$ from the 1st to the 7th National Curriculum, respectively. In addition, the average percentages were increased gradually from the 1st to the 7th National Curriculum (r = .878). Third, the average percentages of using the lower categories of Dimensions of Learning decreased approximately from 1 st to 5th Dimension. The results are considered to be a desirable organization considering the physiological, cognitive development of elementary students.