• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.351-362
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to make a Result analysis on the free inquiry Method of elementary school student. also, this study investigates how free inquiry activities effect the science Process skills and environment-friendly attitudes of elementary school student For this study 150, sixth year, elementary school students from Busan city were selected. The inquiry examined the effectiveness of each of the following free inquiry methods: the PBL inquiry, the Project inquiry, the IIM inquiry, the small group inquiry and the science notebooks inquiry. The students were divided into groups in which they incorporated the respective methods into their practice. Test showed the following results: The environmental class which applies a free inquiry method(PBL inquiry, Project inquiry, IIM inquiry, small group inquiry and science notebooks) was effective in science process skills improvement. Second, The environmental class which applies a free inquiry method((PBL inquiry, Project inquiry, IIM inquiry, small group inquiry and science notebooks) was effective in environment-friendly attitude improvement.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.440-449
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to make a preference and result analysis on the free inquiry method of pre-service elementary school teachers. Also, this study investigates how free inquiry activities effect the science-related attitudes and the self-directed learning characteristics of pre-service elementary school teachers. For this study 76, second year, science education pre-service elementary school teachers from Busan National University of education were selected. The inquiry examined the effectiveness of each of the following teaching methods: the IIM method, the PBL method, the PROJECT method, and the small group inquiry method. The students were divided into groups in which they incorporated the respective methods into their practice. In conclusion, the IIM free inquiry activities proved to be much more effective than the PBL method, the PROJECT method, and the small group inquire method in terms of developing self-directed learning characteristics and science related attitudes at the significant difference of p=0.05.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.116-125
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to make a Result analysis on the Free Inquiry Method of Elementary school student. Also, this study investigates how free inquiry activities effect the science creative problem solving ability and science process skills of Elementary school student. For this study 150, third year, elementary School students from Busan City were selected. The Inquiry examined the effectiveness of each of the following free inquiry methods: the Program Based Learning method, the Project method, the Independent Investigation Method, the Small Group Inquiry Method, and the Science Notebooks Method. The students were divided into groups in which they incorporated the respective methods into their practice. Test showed the following results: First, the Science Notebooks Method activities proved to be much more effective than the Program Based Learning method, the Project method, the Independent Investigation Method, the Small Group Inquiry Method, and the Science Notebooks Method in terms of developing on science creative problem solving ability. Second, the Project method activities proved to be much more effective than the Program Based Learning method, the Independent Investigation Method, the Small Group Inquiry Method, the Science Notebooks Method in terms of developing on science process skills.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.239-247
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of an free inquiry method based on PBL(Problem-Based Learning: PBL) to improve students science process skills and self-directed learning characteristics. To verify this research, twenty-two third-grade students were selected from Chung-ryeol Elementary School located in Busan. They have received pre-test and post-test about their abilities in their science process skills and abilities for self-directed learning characteristics. Also, their self-reflection data was analyzed. The teaching and learning PBL process is to provide the information named 'I am the expert on Earth and Moon' which is recreated by analyzing the science curriculum and characteristics of students from Lesson 3 'Earth and Moon', and to make plans for solving the information with K/NK method. Then, to solve the information is gathered and investigated using the PBL workbook. Lastly, students present their finding using the free inquiry method in a group. The post-test showed following results : first, the free inquiry method based on PBL stimulates inquisitiveness in students about science learning and the research group shows improved science process skill. It shows us that using the free inquiry method based on PBL can be used effects to elevate science process skill. Second, the free inquiry method based on PBL has a positive effect on self-directed learning. The research tells us that using the free inquiry method based on PBL can improve a student self-directed learning characteristics.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.163-174
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to device the teaching-learning method and the evaluating method on 'free inquiry' which is newly introduced in 2007 revised curriculum. The teaching-learning models which apply 'free inquiry' are 'group investigation', 'PBL', 'project investigation' and 'IIM'. And the unit which apply 'free inquiry' on the fourth grade and the second semester in the elementary science. The results of this study are as follows: First, The person leading the lesson is not a teacher but learners. The focus of teaching-learning is not a unit but topic, problem or project on the science textbook. A teacher's role is not the deliverer of knowledge but the guide of learning. Second, the outcome of applying group investigation, PBL project investigation and IIM to 'free inquiry' is improvements of the problem-solving ability and the self-directed learning ability as well as building scientific attitude and social skills as educational effect in commonly. Third, to apply 'free inquiry' efficiently, teachers should understand each subject very well, teach a class with a thorough and concrete plan, and try to evaluate objectively.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.243-254
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• 2020

This study analyzed the characteristics of "free inquiry" products for scientifically-gifted elementary school students. To do this, 5~6 graders (n=99) at a gifted science education institutes in Seoul were selected. The products (n=82) of "free inquiry" submitted by the students in 2018 and 2019 were analyzed according to their contents and method types. The analysis of the results showed that the free inquiry outputs of scientifically-gifted students tended to not include the scientific knowledge of the upper grades than the corresponding students. In the outputs, the scientific knowledge in different grades were often not linked. There were relatively many cases of convergence of knowledge in various science and/or non-science subjects and knowledge of 'physics', whereas knowledge of 'earth science' were the least. The outputs were more often aimed at "finding scientific facts" than "development and invention" and tended to target non-living things rather than living things. The scientifically-gifted students tended to conduct free inquiry using 'experimental-centered inquiry' by themselves rather than by group. They were also most likely to conduct experiments only once, and did not clearly write down the period of their inquiry. Educational implications of these findings are discussed.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.579-587
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• 2014

In National Curriculum of Science revised in 2007, 'Free Inquiry' was newly introduced to increase student's interest in science and to foster creativity by having students make their own questions and find answers by themselves. The purpose of the study was to analyze characteristics deployed in the processes of elementary school students' free inquiry activities applying a brain-based evolutionary science teaching and learning principles. For this study, 106 the fifth grade students participated, and they performed individually free inquiry activities according to a brain-based evolutionary approach. In order to characterize the diversifying, estimating-evaluating-executing, and extending-applying activities in behavioral domain, the free inquiry diary constructed by the students, observations by the researcher, and interviews with the students were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The major results of this study were as follows: First, the students preferred basic inquiry process skills and the majority of the students selected observation as a major approach of their inquiry. The reason was found to be that they were accustomed to only typical basic inquiry skills which is frequently presented at textbooks and regular instruction and didn't have appropriate experience for using relevant integrative inquiry skills. Second, most of the methods diversified and selected by the students were confined to descriptive explanation rather than causal one. Third, both of the science attitude and academic achievement were associated with the number of diversified methods and the selection of appropriate method. Based on these findings, implications for supporting domain novices in inquiry learning environments are advanced.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.210-224
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• 2011

이 연구의 목적은 2007 개정 교육과정에 새롭게 도입되는 자유 탐구 활동이 중학생의 과학 탐구능력에 미치는 영향을 알아보고 그와 함께 자유 탐구 수행에 대한 학생들의 인식을 분석해 보고자는 것이다. 연구를 위하여 중학교 1학년 여학생 8개 학급 262명을 연구 대상으로 4개 학급은 자유 탐구 활동을 실시하고 4개 학급은 전통 수업을 실시하였다. 리커트 설문조사에 의하면 학생들은 자기 주도적으로 탐구활동을 하며 모둠별 탐구 활동과 토의 활동을 통해 협동성을 배우고 있고 자유 탐구 활동을 그다지 어렵지 않은 활동으로 생각하였다. 또한 자유 탐구 활동이 과학 공부에도 도움이 되고 흥미롭고 재미있는 활동이라는 긍정적인 반응을 보였다. 그러나 자유 탐구 활동이 잘하는 1~2명에 의해 이루어진다거나 방과 후 시간 여유가 없어 모둠원이 함께 모이는 것 자체에 어려움을 겪는 등 자유 탐구 활동의 운영에 있어 문제점과 어려움이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 자유 탐구 활동은 중학생의 과학 탐구능력 신장에 유의미한 영향을 주지 않았다. 통합탐구능력 향상 역시 유의미한 차이의 영향을 주지 않았으나 기초탐구능력 향상에는 유의미한 차이의 영향을 주었다. 특히 기초탐구능력의 하위 요소 중 예상 능력을 향상시켰다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.686-702
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• 2012

이 연구에서는 중학교 자유 탐구에서의 소집단 구성 방식이 학생들의 자유 탐구 수행에 미치는 영향을 혼합 연구방법으로 조사하였다. 강원도 소재 중학교 2곳에서 1학년 각 2학급씩 4학급(남녀 혼성)을 연구대상으로 하였으며, 여교사 2명과 총 113명의 학생들이 참여하였다. 두 학교 학생들을 각각 과학 탐구능력 및 성격 유형에 따라 동질집단과 이질집단으로 편성하였으며, 동일 과제로 약 3주에 걸쳐 자유 탐구를 수행하게 하였다. 소집단 구성 방식이 자유 탐구 수행에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 사후 과학 탐구능력 검사 결과를 통계적으로 비교 분석하였으며, 양적 연구를 보완하기 위한 질적 연구로서 학생 포커스 그룹 인터뷰 및 교사 심층 면접을 실시하였다. 양적 연구결과, 두 학교 모두 소집단을 동질적으로 구성했을 때가 이질적으로 구성했을 때보다 과학 탐구능력에 대한 개인별 향상 지수의 향상 비율이 높게 나타났다. 한편 소집단 구성방식의 효과를 질적으로 분석한 결과, 학생과 교사 모두 인지적인 특성으로 소집단을 구성하기보다 정의적인 특성에 기초하여 소집단을 구성하는 것이 자유 탐구 수행에 더 효과적이라고 인식하고 있었으며, 특히 학생들의 경우 성격 유형에 따른 소집단 구성 방식을 가장 선호하였다. 또한 자유 탐구를 수행했던 일부 학생들과 지도교사들은 소집단을 구성하기 위하여 학생들에 대한 정보를 충분히 수집할 필요가 있으며, 그와 같은 정보를 학생들의 정의적 특성에 따른 소집단의 구성 기준과 혼합하여 사용하는 방식을 제안하였다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.253-266
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• 2021

이 연구에서는 초등 과학영재 학생의 자유탐구 보고서에 포함된 시각화 자료의 활용 실태를 인포그래픽에 초점을 두고 분석하였다. 이를 위해 2017년부터 2019년까지 서울특별시에 소재한 1개 과학영재교육원 소속 4-6학년 학생 78명을 선정하였다. 그리고 이 학생들의 자유탐구 보고서 60개에 포함된 시각화 자료를 인포그래픽 활용 측면에서 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 시각화 자료는 대부분 일반삽화였으며, 인포그래픽은 매우 적게 나타났다. 또한 인포그래픽을 구성하는 것보다 기존 인포그래픽을 그대로 인용하는 경우가 많았다. '탐구단계'별로 살펴보면 일반삽화나 학생이 구성한 인포그래픽은 '탐구 방법'이나 '탐구결과' 부분에서 많이 나타났으나, 기존 인포그래픽을 인용한 경우는 '이론적 배경'에서 많이 나타났다. '시각화 표현 방법'에 따른 인포그래픽 유형 중에서는 '구조형'과 '프로세스형'이 비교적 많이 나타났으며, 이보다는 적지만 '통계형'과 '비교·분석형'도 적지 않게 나타났다. '구성 수준'에 따른 인포그래픽 유형 중에서는 '단순재구성', '단순배치', '재구성'이 비교적 많이 나타났다. 이에 대한 교육적 함의를 논하였다.