• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.11-22
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• 1998

The present educational and social circumstances require the improvement of science education and the promotion of scientific technology simultaneously Under this situation, it is necessary to develop the performance assessment evaluating the ability of scientific inquiry. The purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable instrument of the performance assessment that is can evaluate the scientific inquiring ability. The characteristics of the instrument developed through this study, are as follows, 1. The performance assessment can be impartially achieved for all the elements of scientific inquiry, which are required in the units of elementary science from 3rd to 6th grade of elementary school. 2. To maintain the objectivity of performance assessment, the detailed standpoints and standards are established. 3. The instruments are devised to evaluate the thinking skills with the experimental reports of student, the operation skills by the check list of evaluation that the teacher's observation for the student are recorded. 4. Considering the level of elementary school student, the items required the complex thinking and the investigative skills are exclude as much as possible. 5. The items are arranged according to the learning steps of elementary school, so that the evaluation may be achieved in parallel with the process of the real teaching -learning in class. 6. According to circumstances, make use of these materials for the evaluation as the practical teaching-learning materials instead of the normal teaching-learning materials The first field trial with the instrument was carried out, using a sample of 20 students from the 3rd to 6th at K and Y elementary school located in Kwangju city. The results of mean achievement quotient for each grade are as follows, the first term of 3rd grade (experiment and exercise skills ; 85%, inquiry thinking skills ; 74%), the second term of 3rd grade (experiment and exercise skills : 81%, inquiry thinking skills ; 76%), the first term of 4th grade (experiment and exercise skills ; 70%, inquiry thinking skills ; 59%), the second term of 4th grade (experiment and exercise skills ; 61%, inquiry thinking skills ; 71%), the first term of 5th grade (experiment and exercise skills ; 84%, inquiry thinking skills ; 67%), the second term of 5th grade (experiment and exercise skills; 73%, inquiry thinking skills ; 70%), the first term of 6th grade (experiment and exercise skills : 83%, inquiry thinking skills ; 84%), the second term of 6th grade (experiment and exercise skills ; 87%, inquiry thinking skills ; 81%).

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2006

In this paper, an Online Scientific Inquiry Learning System was developed with the aim of improving student's scientific literacy and scientific inquiry ability. It was determined that there should be 4 distinct principles applicable to the design of the Learning system. First, it should enrich learner's motivation. Second, it should provide students with the chance for reflecting on the inquiry process. Third, it should emphasize multi-dimensional forms of interaction. Fourth, students should be able to create new information through it. The server system including the database, equation editor, reporting tool, search engine were all utilized for developing the learning system. In addition, the authors produced 24 web-based projects which were guided inquiry activities in which various inquiry abilities (reasoning, prediction, experiment design) could be developed. An Online Scientific Inquiry Learning System is not the only program which could be utilized in improving scientific inquiry abilities, but at the very least, such a system can serve as the prototype for developing an online learning system.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.452-458
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• 1995

Science textbooks are very important materials in order to know elementary science learning in Japan and Korea. In this research the 5th grade science textbooks in Japan and Korea are analyzed by an analyzing category. The analyzing category is consisted of knowledge and scientific inquiry. Knowledge is divided by fact, concept, and rule. Scientific inquiry is divided by problem cognition, variable control, experiment planning, observing, measuring, categorizing, inferring, data transformation, predicting, correlation, cause and effect, result, communication, which are 13 subcategories. Analyzing methods are counting the frequency of each subcategory and tabulating the data. The results of this study are: 1. The frequency of scientific inquiry appeared in Korean 5th grade science textbooks is three times more than that in Japanese textbooks. 2. In scientific inquiry category, Japanese science textbooks emphasized observing, predicting, measuring and problem cognition; Korean science textbooks emphasized experiment planning, observing and problem cognition. 3. In knowledge category, fact subcategory is mostly emphasized in both countries.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.860-869
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• 2008

본 연구의 목적은 과학영재들의 과학탐구문제발견 능력을 신장시키기 위한 지도방향을 제안하는 것이다. 이를 위해서 낮게 구조화된 탐구 상황과 높게 구조화된 탐구 상황에서의 문제발견 활동 중에 과학영재들이 생성한 과학탐구문제의 특성에 대해 심층적인 분석을 하였다. 분석한 결과, 탐구목적에 따른 유형별 빈도는 탐구 상황에 따라 차이를 보였으나, 두 활동에서 생성된 대부분의 탐구문제들은 7개의 동일한 유형(측정, 방법, 원인, 가능성, 무엇, 비교, 관계)으로 나타났다. 탐구문제에 언급된 과학적 개념의 빈도수는 높게 구조화된 탐구 상황에서의 문제발견 활동(PFAWIS)이 낮게 구조화된 탐구 상황에서의 문제발견 활동(PFAIIS)보다 더 많았으나, 과학적 개념의 다양성은 PFAIIS가 PFAWIS보다 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 교사는 첫째, 낮게 구조화된 과학적 탐구 상황에서의 과학문제발견 활동의 기회를 자주 부여해야한다. 둘째, 일반 과학 실험 중에도 새로운 탐구문제를 발견할 수 있음을 강조하고, 실험 중에 생성한 탐구문제들에 대해 토의하는 시간을 자주 가질 필요가 있다. 셋째, 과학탐구문제를 최소한 7개 이상의 유형별로 생성할 수 있도록 지도하도록 한다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.757-767
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• 2002

사회적 상호작용을 강조한 과학탐구실험이 학생들의 학업성취와 과학탐구능력 및 학습동기에 미치는 효과에 대해 연구하였으며, 탐구실험 수업이 소집단의 구성방식에 따라 어떠한 차이를 나타내는지 알아보기 위해 인지수준이 동질인 집단과 이질인 집단의 효과를 비교하였다. 이를 위해 중학교 2학년 255명을 통제집단과 실험집단으로 나누어, 실험집단에는 사회적 상호작용을 강조한 과학탐구실험 수업을, 통제집단에는 전통적인 실험 수업을 1년간 적용한 후 과학 학업성취도, 과학탐구능력, 학습동기 검사를 실시하였다. 사회적 상호작용을 강조한 탐구실험은 이끌어내기, 친숙해지기, 구성하기, 확장하기의 4단계로 구성되어 있으며, 관찰 현상을 학습과 연관시키고 실험을 설계하며 결론을 이끌어내는 과정을 통해 동료 및 교사와 상호작용을 할 수 있도록 구성되어 있다. 연구 결과 사회적 상호작용을 강조한 과학탐구실험은 학생들의 학업성취와 과학탐구능력 및 학습동기에서 유의미한 효과가 있었다. 모든 인지수준의 학생들에게 효과가 나타난 것은 아니었으나 대부분의 인지 수준에서 학업성취의 효과가 크게 나타났으며, 학업성취에 비해 과학탐구능력의 향상정도가 낮았다. 소집단 구성에 따른 효과에서는 동질집단이 이질집단에 비해 성취도와 학습동기에서 유의미한 향상이 있었다. 이러한 결과는 과학탐구실험에서 상호작용이 중요하며, 상호작용이 학생들의 성취도와 탐구능력 향상에 긍정적 영향이 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.51-60
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• 1996

The purpose of this study is to develope and analyze a test for the assessment of physics inquiry experiment. To do this, three experiments about 'analysis of motion', 'the relation of force and acceleration', and 'free fall motion' in high school physics textbooks were chosen, and 5 scientific inquiry domains and 16 science process skills have been specified. For each experiments, test sheet of $29{\sim}44$ questions for assessing students' ability about physics inquiry experiment were developed on the basis of the scientific inquiry processes developed earlier. After instruction about 3 experiments mentioned above, a test was administered to the students who took experiment. After the adminstration of a test, the ratio of correct answers, discrimination index, and reliability were analyzed. Using the ratio of correct answers, we can determine item difficulty. Through the D.I(discrimination index), we can find which items can discriminate the students who took experiment well from those who took experiment badly, and we can also find the stability of a test result by the reliability analysis. The test developed in this study were also administered to the students who did not take experiments, and the results were compared with the those of the students who took experiments. With the comparison by chi-square method, we could find which items can discriminate the students who took experiments from those who did not take experiments.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제61권5호
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• pp.263-276
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 예비과학교사들의 개방형 탐구 경험이 과학 지식의 본성에 대한 이해와 과학 탐구에 대한 태도에 어떠한 영향을 주는지 알아보았다. 서울 소재의 사범대학 내 과학교육과에서 개설된 '탐구화학실험' 수업을 수강하는 학생 40명을 대상으로 한 학기 동안 10개의 주제로 개방형 탐구 실험을 진행하였다. 개방형 탐구 실험은 제시된 현상을 관찰한 후 조별로 탐구문제를 설정하여 가설을 세우고, 직접 실험을 설계하고 수행하여 결론을 도출하는 방식으로 진행되었다. 학생들의 과학 지식의 본성에 대한 이해와 과학 탐구에 대한 태도 변화를 알아보기 위하여 세 차례에 걸친 검사지와 개인 면담 자료를 활용하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 과학 지식의 본성에 대한 이해는 통계적으로 유의미한 향상을 보였다(p<.05). 하위 영역 중에서는 창의성, 초도덕성, 사회성 영역에서 유의미한 변화가 나타났다. 이 외에도 개인 면담을 통해서 과학 지식의 주관성에 대한 이해에 영향을 미친 것이 관찰되었다. 둘째, 과학 탐구에 대한 태도는 통계적으로 유의미한 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 학생들이 개방형 탐구를 경험한 초반에는 과학 탐구에 대한 태도가 다소 부정적이었으나 계속해서 경험할수록 긍정적인 태도가 나타났다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.441-450
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of elementary gifted students' argumentation and examine the special features of argumentation founded in scientific inquiry. 28 students were selected in the special education center for the gifted in K National University. They were organized 8 groups of 3~4 students and engaged in scientific inquiry activity. The researcher wasn't involved in students' inquiry activity and argumentation except for the guiding and introducing their activity. In the first session, each group carried out the experiment 'Putting a heated can in the water' and then, the students discussed to probe their experimental results and build their explanation. In the second session, each group presented their experiment results and evidence from their experiment justifying their claims, and had questions from other groups. The protocol data during 8 groups' argumentations were analyzed using 'Rubric for Scientific Argumentation Assessment' (Yang et al., 2009) in three domains- the form, content and attitude. As a result, in form domain, almost groups were rated 2 points due to their argument without rebuttal on the subcategory of 'composition', but they got a good grade above 3 points in subcategory such as 'claim', 'ground', and 'conclusion'. In content domain, almost groups got points above 3 points. In attitude domain, there were some striking contrast between each groups. Six groups got good score more than 4 points on the subcategory of openness, but two groups, they alleged and got score below 3 point. While the 6 groups of all got 4 points in the aspect of participation, 3 groups got 3 points lower than because they only just asserted and not interact with other groups. Throughout the argumentation, two features were found that; as time goes by, arguments were refined; Students tended to use their prior to knowledge rather than evidence such as experimental data in making claims and conclusions.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.346-356
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics of elementary science gifted students' modification of scientific explanations based on evidences. For this study, sixteen $6^{th}$ elementary students were participated. The subjects of this study were enrolled in the program for the science gifted. Students were asked to generate initial hypotheses before experiment, and to modify and revise their scientific explanations based on the experiments about water rising in burning candle(s). All the processes of small group discussion during the inquiry were audio-recorded. Students' modification of their scientific explanations were appeared in three types: 1) appropriate connections among evidences, reasoning, and claims, 2) disconnections among evidences, reasoning, and claims and/or use of inappropriate reasoning, 3) scientific explanations without their own understanding. Other problems that students encountered in the processes of modification of their explanations were also discussed.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.759-772
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• 2009

본 연구의 목적은 8학년 학생들의 자기주도적인 과학탐구 보고서에 제시되어 있는 결론의 특징을 이해하려는 것이다. 이를 위해 '자기주도적인 과학탐구의 결론 분석'이라는 틀을 개발하였으며, 이 분석틀을 사용하여 학생들의 결론을 분석하였다. 다음으로는 학생들의 결론을 그들이 탐구하기 위해 생성한 질문과 비교하여 질문이 결론에 영향을 주는지에 대해 조사하였다. 더불어 학생들이 탐구 활동을 하면서 결론을 도출할 때 겪는 어려움을 이해하기 위해 실시한 설문지의 응답을 분석하였다. 연구 결과에 의하면 결론은 대체로 과학의 기초적 가정과 과학적 설명으로 범주화되는데, 학생들 결론의 약 절반 정도는 과학의 기초적 가정에 해당하였다. 그리고 과학적 설명으로 제시된 결론은 대부분 연역추론에 의한 설명과 귀납추론에 의한 설명이었다. 그리고 질문이 탐구질문일 때 과학적 설명이 과학의 기초적 가정보다 많이 나타나는 것으로 보아 결론의 형태는 학생들이 생성한 질문의 영향을 받는 것을 알 수 있었다. 일부 학생들은 결론과 실험 결과가 차이가 있음을 인식하지 못하는 것으로 나타났다.