• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.459-469
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• 2021

In this study, we investigated the difference in the affective characteristics between science-gifted students and general students through the positive experiences about science (PES) index. We also explored ways to apply the characteristics of gifted classes suggeseted by the teachers of this study, which had a positive effect on science-gifted students, to general science classes. For this study, a PES survey was carried on middle school science-gifted students enrolled in the gifted education center in the central region and general middle school students in the same area who had no experience in gifted education. Based on the survey result, we conducted in-depth interviews with teachers, having teaching experience with both science-gifted and general students. The results revealed that science-gifted students showed a significantly higher PES index than general students in all five areas of PES. The area with the largest difference between the two groups was science-related self-concept and the smallest was science academic emotion. Teachers suggested ways to apply the characteristics of science-gifted classes to general science classes, such as organizing general science classes around inquiry activities, supporting class materials such as MBL or tablets, reconstructing the classes using materials reflecting students' needs, and changing the textbook content and narrative style, to induce students' interest and curiosity. Based on the study results, ways to enhance the PES through science classes for general students were proposed.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.243-252
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to analyze affective characteristics and the demands of elementary science gifted students on gifted educations in urban and rural areas. The subjects were 196 science gifted students. The survey questionnaires were consisted of self-esteem, interests in science, scientific attitudes, and demands regarding gifted classes. The results of this study were as follows. First, self-esteem and interests in science, particularly interests toward science, toward science learning, toward science related careers, in urban gifted students were higher than those in rural areas. Whereas interests toward science activities and science anxiety of science gifted students in rural areas were significantly higher than those in urban area. Furthermore, scientific attitudes of science gifted students in urban area were higher than rural those in open-mindedness, critical-mindedness, voluntariness, creativity, whereas science gifted students in rural areas were higher than urban those in cooperation. Second, for the analysis on demands regarding class contents and methods, 'teaching content that challenges and exciting stimuli' of science gifted students in rural areas were significantly higher than those in urban area. Third, for the analysis on demands regarding educational environments, 'satisfaction with class materials provided by gifted classes' of gifted students in urban area were higher than those in rural area.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.100-107
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• 2003

The purpose of this study is to assess gifted students' conceptions about nature of science (NOS). Scientifically gifted students who are expected to be professionals in the future should possess an adequate understanding of NOS that if firm foundation for scientific career. 47 volunteers from the 8th grade gifted science program in Seoul National University Gifted Education Center participated to answer questions inquiring NOS conceptions. Their answers were analyzed and compared to different groups such as non-gifted students and younger gifted students. As a result, gifted students' understanding of NOS appeared to surpass that of non-gifted students in many aspects and it seemed that gifted students formed their NOS view in early ages. The relative weakness in their NOS conceptions was found in understanding of scientific enterprise. Their strong misunderstanding about obstacles that minority people would face in scientific enterprise was noticed, too. They admitted that there has been discrimination in scientific enterprise, but they wrongly believed that outstanding scientists cannot be affected by it. Further studies will be required to probe more.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.346-354
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to be a help with designing science curriculum and developing science programs for the science gifted students by comparing their preferences about science class forms and class environments between science gifted students and normal students. For this study, 2 classes of science gifted students and 5 classes of normal students in 4th, 5th grade joined in this survey and their preferences about science class forms and class environments were checked using questionnaire. As a result, the following findings were obtained. First, in the area of class form, from comparing their preferences about teaching content domain, science gifted students showed meaningful higher preferences in all factors such as clarification, structuralization, thinking of high level and diversification. In comparing their preferences about teaching process domain, science gifted students also showed meaningful higher preferences in all factors such as diversification and self directed learning. Second, in the area of class environment, from comparing their preferences about classroom domain, science gifted students showed meaningful higher preferences in all factors such as teacher's support and rule and organization. In comparing their preferences about mentality domain, science gifted students also showed meaningful higher preferences in all factors such as influence of friends and parents. Third, in science gifted students, from comparing their preferences by gender about science class forms and class environments, female students showed meaningful higher preferences in factors of clarification. And in other factors females showed similar preference tendency with male students. In normal students' comparing, female students showed meaningful higher preferences in factors of teacher's support. And male students showed meaningful higher preferences in factors of high level thinking and influence of friend and influence of parents.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.152-158
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• 2013

The purpose of this work is to investigate pre-service elementary teachers' belief in science gifted education. To do that, from September to November 2012, this research had been conducted with 42 students who were in the third year of P University of Education. The conclusions of this work are presented as follows: First, the pre-service elementary teachers considered exploration ability to be the most important talent for the gifted students in science, and chose task commitment as the next most important. They regarded intelligent ability and leadership ability as the relatively less important. Secondly, regarding the most important tool in choosing scientifically gifted students, the pre-service elementary teachers preferred creativity test. It was found that they considered the intelligence test and academic achievements, which require intelligent ability, to be the less important. Thirdly, regarding the special knowledge related to science gifted education, the pre-service elementary teachers considered pedagogical knowledge about the gifted to be the most important. Fourthly, regarding a class type for gifted students in science, the pre-service elementary teachers most preferred project learning. Project learning is a learning method in which students choose an interesting problem and solve the problem in cooperation with group members. It is the most widely used exploration class in gifted education. It is in the same context as the result that exploration ability is the most important factor to elementary gifted students in science. This work revealed that, with regard to a talent for the gifted in science, judgment of the gifted in science and science gifted education, the potential ability and affective ability of gifted students are considered to be more important than their intelligent ability. Therefore, it was analyzed that pre-service elementary teachers' belief in the gifted students in science is almost consistent with the recent trend of gifted education.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.406-415
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to compare self-regulation and sociality between elementary scientific gifted students and general students. The subjective students are composed of fifth and sixth grade elementary school students. A survey on self-regulation and sociality had been conducted to 106 general students, 38 gifted class students and 43 students in science educational institute for the gifted. The results of this study were as follows: First, the results of ANOVA test showed that the scientific gifted students were significantly better than general students on all subscales of self-regulation and sociality. Second, the results of correlation analysis indicated that self-regulation and sociality and their subscales were all highly positive relationship on students in science educational institute for the gifted, gifted class students and general students. Third, the results of multiple regression analysis showed that the motivational factor of self-regulation gave the greatest effect to the sociality of students in science educational institute for the gifted, whereas, the cognitive factor of self-regulation gave the greatest effect to the sociality of the general students and gifted class students.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.439-446
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to compare Grit, failure tolerance and psychological well-being between elementary science gifted and general students. The subjects of this study were 48 science gifted students and 70 general students in the 5th and 6th grade of elementary school in Gyeonggi province. The results of this study were as follows: First, Grit, failure tolerance and psychological well-being of science gifted students were higher than those of the general students, there was a statistically significant difference. Second, science gifted students showed higher correlation between grit and failure tolerance, grit and psychological well-being than general students. Grit of science gifted students had a positive correlation with all sub-factors of academic failure tolerance and psychological well-being. In general students, there was a positive correlation with all sub-factors of Grit, academic failure tolerance, and psychological well-being except for the emotion sub-factor of academic failure tolerance. Thirdly, as a result of the regression analysis on the elements of failure tolerance affecting the Grit, science gifted students showed emotional factor but general students had behavioral factors. Also, as a sub-factor of psychological well-being on Grit, both science gifted and general students showed autonomy.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to compare scientific attitude and degree of satisfaction for school science lessons between science-gifted and general elementary school students. The results of analysis are as follows : 1. Scientific attitude of both groups appeared to be above average and especially science-gifted students demonstrated higher level of scientific attitude in all area. The characteristics of science-gifted tenacity, high motivation, and creativity are demonstrated in their scientific attitudes. 2. Degree of satisfaction about school science lesson for both groups was above average while science-gifted students showed higher degree of satisfaction than general students. 3. Correlation of scientific attitude and science lessons between science-gifted and general students were relatively low. Scientific attitude of science-gifted students are more dependent on other variables than those of science lessons.

• 정보교육학회논문지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2013

2012년 8월 경기도 소재 영재학급 중 정보과학전공 ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$초등학교 학생 67명과 수과학전공 ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$초등학교 38학생 명을 대상으로 2박 3일간의 융합형 정보과학영재캠프를 실시하였으며, 캠프 기간 중에 총 105명의 참여 학생에 대한 ICT 활용 실태를 조사하고 이에 대한 특징을 분석하였다. 캠프에 참여한 영재학생들을 대상으로 실시한 ICT 활용실태 관련 설문 문항은 20문항으로 구성하였다. ICT 활용실태 관련 조사 결과의 주요 내용을 요약하면 영재학생들은 평균적으로 7~9세 사이에 컴퓨터 사용을 시작(51.9%)하였으며, 자신의 컴퓨터 활용 수준이 보통(50.0%)이라고 생각하고 있었고, 자신의 학습에 도움이 될 수 있는 다양한 분야의 교육을 받고 싶어 하는 것으로 조사되었다. 정보과학분야 영재학생들과 수과학분야 영재학생들과의 차이점을 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 정보과학분야 영재학생들은 수과학 분야 학생들보다 컴퓨터 활용 시간이 많았으며, 자신의 컴퓨터 활용능력이 우수하다고 답변한 비율이 높았고, 컴퓨터의 활용이 학습에 도움이 된다고 응답한 비율도 높게 조사되었다. 둘째, 컴퓨터의 사용 측면에서도 정보과학분야 영재학생들은 교육 및 학습(56.9%)에 사용하는 것이 가장 많았던 반면, 수과학 분야 영재학생들은 여가활동(40.5%)이 가장 많은 것으로 조사되었다. 셋째, 향후 배우고 싶은 컴퓨터 관련 분야에 대한 조사에서도 정보과학분야 영재학생들은 컴퓨터 프로그래밍(33.8%)이 가장 많은 것으로 조사되었으나, 수과학 분야 영재학생들은 발표자료 작성(26.3%)이 가장 많은 것으로 조사되었다. 결론적으로 영재학생들의 ICT 활용 실태를 분석한 결과 일반적인 부분에서는 두 그룹 간 큰 차이점을 발견할 수 없었으나, 컴퓨터 사용에 대한 자신감, 컴퓨터 사용 분야, 컴퓨터 관련 교육 분야 등에서는 차이가 있는 것으로 조사되었다.

• 정보교육학회논문지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.367-374
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• 2018

4차 산업혁명시대에 필요한 인재를 양성하기 위해서는 영재를 선발하여 체계적으로 교육하는 것이 필요하다. 특정 분야에 뛰어난 영재도 중요하지만 이보다는 수학, 과학, 정보 분야의 융합 인재가 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 대학영재교육원의 영재 교육 대상자들을 선발할 때에 정보영재의 특성이 반영된 평가 요소가 과학영재 선발에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대해 알아본다. 정보영재의 특성에서 인지적인 요소들인 규칙화 능력, 추론화 능력, 효율화 능력, 일반화 능력, 구조화 능력, 추상화 능력이 과학영재를 선발하는데 있어 상관 관계가 매우 높게 나타났다. 과학영재교육원 지원자들 그룹에서의 상관 관계가 1차 합격자 그룹보다 더 높고, 최종 합격자들 그룹보다 더욱 높다. 이것은 정보영재의 특성을 나타나는 문항들이 과학영재 선발에 많은 영향을 미친다는 것을 의미한다.