• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.95-104
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to analyze the state of science teaching anxiety of elementary teachers for the scientifically gifted according to their personal variables such as gender, career in education and gifted education, training course for gifted education, participation in meeting related to gifted education. The subjects in this study were 64 elementary school teachers who were in charge of science gifted education. The instrument to assess their science teaching anxiety was Westerback's S-STAI, modified in this study to be suitable for science gifted education. The collected data were analyzed by the statistical package SPSS. The findings of the study were as follows: The teachers for gifted felt more teaching anxiety in gifted classes than in normal classes on the whole. There were statistically significant differences in their personal variables such as gender, career in education experience, experience of taking gifted education training courses, and participation in meeting related to gifted education. Implications related to reduce the gifted education teachers' teaching anxiety were discussed in depth.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.241-252
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of a science gifted education program. 155 students who experienced the SNU science gifted education program were interviewed. The interview questions consisted of eligible questions from 'Interview Protocol of Hertzog' (2003) based on 'Recommended Practice in Gifted Education (Shore, Cornell, & Ward, 1991)'. All interviews were immediately transcribed and analyzed qualitatively. It was found that scientifically gifted students had similar concepts of the gifted to what scholars consider as the gifted. Comparing the programs to school education program, the students agreed that the science gifted education program provided more experiments opportunities, higher and deeper level of contents, and more active interactions. Regarding long-term effects, it was found that program influenced on students' decisions for the future, stimuli and expansion of horizons, school work and entrance examinations. Students gained self-confidence and became more interested in science. Some pointed out that they felt greater stimulated, although some indicated an elevated level of self conceit. Implications of science gifted education were found based on these results.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.347-357
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• 2005

Since 1998, an elementary teacher education institute in Korea has hosted the center for the gifted education. The institute hired undergraduate students to escort and liaison each class of the gifted student participants with assisting classroom activities. These liaison teachers observed the gifted classroom activities and evaluated them by using a given checklist and filling out pre-made evaluation forms. Currently this system is being transferred from part-time jobs for students to earn allowance into well organized pre-service teacher program focusing on the gifted education. In other words, the purpose of system is being shifted from how liaison teachers facilitate the gifted program to how the system helps the liaison teachers to be quality teachers for the gifted who can understand what the gifted are and how to facilitate them. Analyzed were the self reports of the liaison teachers regarding their perceptions and beliefs of the gifted and their education program. It was found participant liaison teachers purposed to have more live experiences with getting along with students as well. Liaison teachers’ perceptions on establishing a gifted teacher professional education sequence were reported in this study. The potential scaffolding of the pre-service teacher education program model of the gifted education was provided as a consequence of this study.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.635-641
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• 2005

This paper suggests a research & education (R&E) model for the gifted in science education. The model has been developed under three assumptions. The first is that using the sequences of a gifted educational program designed to facilitate the process will assist in gifted students' construction of scientific knowledge and comprehension of laboratory practice through concrete experimental experience. The second is that gifted students will be able to apply this learning to further study using and extending scientific knowledge and experience. The third is that challenging tasks and feedback at the requisite stage of development will improve instructional effectiveness. The R&E Model has five phases: engaging, exploring, planning, performing and elaborating; furthermore, it suggests roles for the mentee and mentor. The R&E model has two functions for gifted education. The first is providing guidance for gifted curriculum developers as they design a mentor program, and the second is helping a mentor improve instructional effectiveness through use of strategies. This model has potentials to educate the gifted students in the Science Education Institute for the Gifted.

• 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.

• 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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• 제40권3호
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• pp.283-294
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 LDA 토픽모델링을 활용하여 최근 5년간의 과학영재교육 관련 연구의 동향을 살펴보는 것이다. 보편적으로 이용되는 국내 학술 데이터 RISS, KISS, DBpia를 선정하여 국내 학술논문 292편을 수집해 2,404개의 키워드를 분석하였다. 주요 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 최근 과학영재교육 연구물 수는 2019년에 이르기까지 그 수가 줄어들고 있으며, 과학 영재교육 관련 연구에서 상위 10개의 주제어는 '학생', '프로그램', '초등', '수업', '창의성', '영재교육', '인식', '교사', '교육', '활동'으로 나타났다. 둘째, 토픽모델링 분석 결과로는 총 10개의 토픽이 도출되었다. 최근 5년간 과학 영재교육에서 주로 이루어진 연구주제는 '과학 영재학생의 정의적 특성', '중등 과학 영재학생의 특성', '과학영재교육 프로그램의 개발 및 적용', '과학고와 과학영재고의 교육활동', '과학 영재학생의 인지적 특성', '과학영재교육 정책', '과학영재학생과 창의성', '과학영재학생들의 연구수행교육', '과학영재학생의 학업과 진로선택', '과학 영재학생의 과학 개념'으로 나타났다. 과거에는 특정 토픽의 비중이 상대적으로 높게 나타났으나, 2019년으로 올수록 토픽 간 비중이 크게 차이가 나지 않는다. 따라서 최근으로 올수록 연구가 한 주제에 치우치지 않고 고루 진행되고 있다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.536-548
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to develop a science gifted education program as a strategy for modulating gifted children's overexcitabilities and to examine the effect of such program on task commitment and creative personality. The results of this study were as follows. First, science gifted education program which modulated gifted children's overexcitabilities showed significant effect on the improvement of task commitment. Looking at sub domains, significant results were obtained at self-regulation. Second, science gifted education program which modulated gifted children's overexcitabilities showed significant effect on the improvement of creative personality. Looking at sub domains, significant results were obtained at the self-conviction and humors. Third, students who experienced the classes showed affirmative responses that the new teaching method was interesting and helpful. Looking at the above results, science gifted education program which modulated gifted children's overexcitabilities can be considered as effective for improving task commitment and creative personality of elementary scientific gifted students.

• 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.

• 영재교육연구
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.597-612
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• 2014

본 연구는 국내 영재교육의 새로운 분야로 확대되고 있는 '발명교육'이 영재교육의 독립적 영역으로서 정체성을 가질 수 있는지를 현장 교사들의 인식분석을 통하여 판단해 보고자 수행되었다. 연구의 대상은 총 576명의 현직 교사들로서 직무연수 등의 기회를 통해 배포된 인쇄된 설문지나 이메일을 통해 안내된 온라인 설문지를 통해 응답하도록 하였다. 본 조사연구를 통해 확인할 수 있었던 가장 중요한 정보는 교사들 대부분(93.9%)이 발명영재교육이 별도의 영재교육 분야로서 필요하다는 의견을 보였다는 것이다. 또한 발명영재의 특성, 교육프로그램, 담당교사에게 요구되는 자질, 진도지도 및 상담, 선발방식, 필요한 교육시설 등 다양한 측면에서 수학이나 과학 분야의 영재교육과 뚜렷한 차별성을 갖는 것으로 인식하고 있었다. 기존 국내연구에서 밝히고 있는 발명영재 특성의 차별성에 대한 인식을 살펴본 결과로는 지식기술역량에 해당하는 3가지 특성 중 3가지 모두, 통합창의역량에 해당하는 3가지 특성 중 2가지, 인성역량에 해당하는 4가지 특성 중 1가지가 발명영재에게 특별히 요구되는 고유한 특성으로 인식하고 있는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과를 통해, 발명영재교육은 선진 외국의 영재교육에서 충분한 이론적 근거를 얻거나 관련 프로그램의 선례를 찾아볼 수는 없더라도 국내 영재교육에서 이미 독립적인 한 분야로서 인식되고 있으며, 어떤 면에서는 우리나라 영재교육이 해외의 영재교육 발전에도 크게 기여할 수 있는 선구자적 역할을 수행할 수 있는 좋은 기회가 될 수 있음을 알 수 있다.