• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.69-85
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to develop criteria for evaluating final reports of free inquiry activity and to apply developed evaluation criteria to free inquiry activity reports. 323 inquiry reports submitted to internal contests in the elementary schools as well as 189 award-winning ones from the inquiry competition for students in Seoul were collected. Nine categories and 18 sub-categories of evaluation criteria were derived by collecting reports analysis, literature reviews and interviews with 15 elementary school teachers. Criteria for each sub-category were organized into three steps and 12 elementary school teachers assigned scores for each sub-category, which were averaged. 132 including both award-winning and general reports were evaluated based on the developed evaluation criteria. The content validity and the reliability across scorers were significant. Furthermore, award-winning and general reports were significantly distinguished by the developed criteria in terms of all sub-category scores. The developed evaluation criteria will be an effective tool to asses student's free inquiry activity.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2007

이 연구는 고등학교 지구과학 탐구활동에서 2가지 수업유형에 따라 나타나는 학생들의 반성적 탐구의 특징을 알아봄으로써 수업의 맥락에서 학생들의 반성적 탐구의 실제를 이해하고, 탐구활동 수업에서 반성적 탐구를 촉진하기 위한 시사점을 얻고자 하였다. 기존의 탐구활동수업과 본 연구에서 개발한 반성적 탐구활동수업에서 반성적 탐구의 차이를 조사한 결과 반성적 탐구를 촉진하기 위해 개발된 반성적 탐구활동수업은 자료맥락의 다양한 요소와 연결된 반성적 탐구진술이 많아, 반성적 탐구의 양적 및 다양성의 측면에서 학생들의 반성적 탐구에 긍정적인 효과가 있었다. 이러한 결과로부터 학생들의 반성적 탐구를 활성화시키는 탐구활동 수업개발의 시사점을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.443-450
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• 1998

본 연구는 중 고등학교 과학교사의 탐구수업 환경 요인에 대한 인식을 조사하였다. 조사도구는 근무 여건, 탐구수업 환경 요인, 탐구수업 장애 및 개선 요인 등의 3개 영역으로 구성되어 있다. 중 고등학교 과학교사간의 근무 여건에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 탐구수업 환경 요인에는 '시설 및 장학지원', '업무량과 학습자료', '교사교육과 교과서', '탐구에 대한 지식과 실천', '필요성 인식과 교사의 만족도' 등 5개의 요인으로 구성되었으며, 중 고등학교 과학교사들은 '필요성 인식과 만족도'를 제외한 나머지 요인들에 대해 탐구수업을 실시하기에 부적절한 수준인 것으로 생각하였다. 탐구수업의 장애 및 개선 요인으로 중학교 과학교사들은 '다인수 학급', '교과서', '학습 자료'를 우선으로 생각하였으며, 고등학교 과학교사들은 '다인수 학급'과 '입시제도'를 우선으로 생각하였다. 중 고등학교 과학 탐구수업을 활성화시키기 위해서는 적절한 탐구 학습자료의 개발과 보급을 통해 업무량 및 심리적 부담을 감소시키고, 교사 교육의 체계적인 재조직 및 강화가 요구된다.

• 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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• 제28권3호
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• pp.211-226
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to investigate science teachers' understandings about scientific argumentation in the classroom. Seven structured interview protocols were developed, asking the definition of scientific inquiry, the differentiation between scientific inquiry and hands-on activity, the opportunity of student argumentation, explicit teaching strategies for scientific argumentation, the critical example of argumentation, the criteria of successful argumentation, and the barrier of developing argumentation. The results indicate that there are differences and similarities in understandings about scientific argumentation between two groups of middle school teachers and upper elementary. Basically, teachers at middle school define scientific inquiry as the opportunity of practicing reasoning skills through argumentation, while teachers at upper elementary define it as the more opportunities of practicing procedural skills through experiments rather than of developing argumentation. Teachers in both groups have implemented a teaching strategy called "Claim-Evidence Approach," for the purpose of providing students with more opportunities to develop arguments. Students' misconception, limited scientific knowledge and perception about inquiry as a cycle without the opportunity of using reasoning skills were considered as barriers for implementing authentic scientific inquiry in the classroom.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.207-218
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• 2010

The revised curriculum in 2007 adds an open inquiry approach to increase students' creativity and interest in science. Because it is the first time for elementary students to perform the open inquiry due to the national curriculum, it is essential that teachers give students' successful experiences in order to build a positive impression about inquiry activity. The purpose of this research is to develop and apply the open inquiry program. The research findings are as follows: First, we analyzed the students' traits of open inquiry ability during the program. The third and fourth grade students showed weakness in operating and inquiring abilities. They also feared failure and were unable to concentrate in classes which were based on explanation or discussion. When students had unexpected results, however, their inquiring abilities and creativeness increased considerably. Additionally there were some students who were stressed during the science-inquiry activity, due to no interest in science and an inability to think scientifically. Second, we developed an open inquiry program for elementary students. The program was modified, reflected upon the students' traits during open inquiry in class. Through repeated feedback like this, we completed the program. Third, for those who studied in the lessons there was a meaningful change in students' science inquiry abilities and abilities to perform 'formulating a hypothesis' and 'the control of variables'. These students' level of self-inquiry performance improved steadily. Moreover, they obtained a strong attachment to their inquiry and understood the method of quantitative experiments.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.341-358
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to develop performance assessment materials of scientific inquiry skills on sixty scientific activities in elementary science textbook for fifth and sixth grades. For this study, a total of 500 elementary teachers were sampled and surveys were carried out to examine the status of performance assessment of scientific inquiry skills in school. The classification system of assessment methods by Hart(1994) was also analyzed to create' assessment strategy of scientific inquiry skills' for elementary school students. Based on the quantitative data analysis and literature study, performance assessment materials were developed and applied to science classes for fifth and sixth grades. Teachers and students were interviewed after the classes for asking about merits and improvements and the performance assessment materials were revised. This study can provide elementary school teachers with reliable sources for performance assessment of scientific inquiry skills utilized in their science classes.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.487-494
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• 2003

이 연구에서는 탐구화학실험을 통해 고등학교 학생들의 과학 성취도 향상정도를 논리적 사고력, 과학탐구기능, 실험 태도, 수공적 기능, 탐구과정 기능 등의 측면에서 조사하였다. 이를 위해 수도권 소재의 남녀 고등학교 2개교의 5개조 150명을 대상으로 하여 논리적 사고력, 과학탐구기능의 지필평가와 탐구과정 기능의 보고서평가, 실험태도, 수공적 기능의 실험관찰 평가를 통하여 자료를 수집하였다. 연구 결과에 의하면 학생들의 탐구과정기능과 실험 태도, 수공적 기능은 전반적으로 매우 낮은 수준으로 조사되었으나 탐구과정 기능을 제외 한 나머지의 측면에서는 유의미한 향상을 보였다. 또한 탐구화학실험이 지속적으로 수행될 때 학습자의 과학 성취도가 향상됨을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.56-65
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• 1993

The purpose of this study is to analyze the inquiry activities of SCIIS and Korea primary school science curricular meterials and to make suggestions for the improvement of inquiry learning based on the analysis The Scientific Inquiry Evaluation Inventory (SIEI: Myung Hur, 1984) was used to evaluate the inquiry activity content of the primary school "Science, Level-6" and "SCIIS, Level-6" textbooks. The results are as follows: 1) The inquiry activities of Korean science textbooks are stressing on gathering and organizing data, but rarely require students to formulate a hypothesis, to design an experiment. 2) The SCIIS textbooks relatively tended to put more weight on interpreting/ analysing data and hypothesizing/ designing experiments. 3)The Korean science textbooks had little concern about establishing hypothesis and designing experiments, interpreting / analysing data. 4) The SCIIS textbooks require students to perform a variety of inquiry skills when compare to Korean science textbooks. 5) Competition / Cooperation Scale checks the level of competition and cooperation among student teams inherent in science curricular materials. The result from each team is incorporated into the formation of a class result. The communication is required to formulate a synthesized class response, enhances cooperation among teams. The SCIIS(84%) is the higher than Korea(50%) in cooperation scale. 6) Korean science textbooks rarely require students to discuss about experiment when compare to SCIIS textbooks. 7) Korean science textbooks provide students with both inquiry problems and experimental procedure, or including answers SCIIS textbooks provide students with both inquiry problems and experimental procedure, or problems only. 8) The Korean textbooks emphasize demonstrating or verifying of the text while the SCIlS emphasize extending the content of the text in inquiry scope scsle. The inquiry pyramid which helps analysis the inquiry activity curriculum as a whole is one of type 1- the course is centered on gathering and organizing data. The SCIIS are better than the Korean science textbook in the light of proportion of interpreting / analysing data and hypothesizing / designing experiments.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.114-126
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to identify the theory of inquiry and to suggest an example of teaching/learning strategy through inquiry for effective environmental education. This study was based on the review of literature in the area of background of inquiry, inquiry in school subjects-social science, science, and environment and activities for inquiry. The teaching/learning strategy which was developed in this study included several inquiry activities focusing on recent social issue. And it can be used in environmental class.