• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.119-128
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• 2004

This project was carried out under the assumption that applying a science history program to a teaching-learning process would lead to students' increased interest in science and increase the development of their scientific process skills. The project aimed at designing an effective science history program which would help to improve students' scientific process skills, to enhance their interest in learning science, and to maintain their inquiry learning abilities. The survey for the activity objectives was produced by the authors. The test items used for testing students' scientific attitude and scientific process skills were created by Korea National University of Education. The survey about scientific perception indicated that there was a meaningful difference of p=0.005 before and after implementing this program. The survey about scientific interest shows that students became interested in science, science-learning and science-related activities after participating in the science history program. Students' scientific process sills increased by 9% after the program was implemented in the subjects' classes. This indicates that the science history program was effective in improving students' science scientific process skills. Since this project, which targeted 8th grade science education activities, has proven to be effective, developing other programs suitable for younger and older students seems promising, too.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.16-30
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• 2019

This study aimed to develop and apply the process-focused assessment, and verify the assessment's effectiveness for improving scientific communication skills in elementary science learning. To achieve the aims of this study, the unit "Action of Electricity" in elementary science text book for 5-6th students was selected, and then 13 process-focused assessments were developed to improve scientific communication skills. 119 elementary school students in 6th grade participated in this research. it was performed to compare between 60 students on the general assessment and 59 students on the process-focused assessment in the results of achievement levels on scientific concept and scientific communication skills. The results were as follows: First, this study showed that process-focused assessment had higher educational effectiveness in specific area of scientific communication skills than the general assessment. Second, the process-focused assessment can help to form students' scientific concepts as the general assessment. Furthermore, the process-focused assessment group was more effective at reducing the non-scientific concept than the general assessment.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding on the primary school students' scientific creative problem solving ability, science process skills and attitude toward science class. To verify this research problem, the subject of this study was fifth-grade students selected from four classes of M elementary school located in Busan city. For four months, the experimental group of 51 students was taught using the "scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding". The control group also of 53 students was taught in normal classes which used a text-book. All students were given pre and post test to verify the effects of scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding on the primary school students' scientific creative problem solving ability, science process skills and attitude toward science class. The results from this study are as the following. First, the scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding were effective in scientific creative problem solving ability among the primary school students. It is possibly because in the process where one student compare his/her own thoughts with the others' ones and discuss them. Second, the scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding were effective in science process skills among the primary school students. Third, the scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding were effective in attitude toward science class. In conclusion, the scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding had positive effects on improvement of primary school students' scientific creative problem solving ability, science process skills and also could lead to a change in students' cognition about science class to a positive way. Therefore, the scientific discussion class focusing problem finding is hopefully to be provided as an effective instructive strategy of science class in school in the future.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.724-742
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to develop a scientific inquiry model that makes scientific inquiry accessible to science teachers as well as students. To develop a scientific inquiry model, we investigated the research process demonstrated by ten scientists who were working at academic research institutions or industrial research institutions. We collected data through scientists' journal articles, lab meetings and seminars, and observation of their inquiry process. After we analyzed the scientists' inquiry strategies and processes of inquiry, we finally developed the Scientist's Methodology of Investigation Process model named SMIP. The SMIP model consists of four domains, 15 stages, and link questions, such as "if, why", and "how". The SMIP model stressed that inquiry process is a selective process rather than a linear or a circular process. Overall, these findings can have implication science educators in their attempt to design instruction to improve the scientific inquiry process.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.213-223
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• 2012

This study explored practicing elementary school teacher's beliefs of scientific inquiry and scientific inquiry teaching methods. Defining teacher's beliefs as a broad construct, we tried to examine the teachers' understandings about the scientific inquiry and scientific inquiry teaching method. This study drew on interview data from 10 elementary teachers in busan and changwon area of korea. Conclusions of this study include; First, we found that elementary teacher's beliefs of inquiry were represented variously. And they considered that inquiry is the important goal of science education. They though that the goal of science education is development of Scientific inquiry skills, Scientific thinking skills, development of Creativity and problem solving ability, increasing interest about science, understanding of the basic concepts of science and apply of real-life. second, most of the teachers though that Scientific inquiry is scientists activities, they defined 'the process of creation of new knowledge', 'the process of deriving theory', 'solving process of intellectual curiosity', 'Problem-solving process'. third, they considered that teaching method of scientific inquiry is open inquiry activities. however, they thought that there are many difficulties to actually apply. Understanding teachers' beliefs has implications for both the enactment of inquiry teaching in the classroom as well as the uptake of new teaching behaviors during professional development, with enhanced outcomes for engaging students in Science.

• 아동학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.55-69
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• 2007

This research examined age differences in the way 3-, 4-, 5-year-old children solve scientific problems involving magnetic and nonmagnetic objects. Their scientific process skills and scientific concepts were examined in 1) hypothesis setting, 2) hypothesis verification and 3) hypothesis application. Data was analyzed by one-way and two-way ANOVA and Scheffe. Children's scientific process skill presented differences by age in each phase of problem solving. That is, the scientific concept level demonstrated by 4-year-olds was higher than that of the 3-year-olds. That of the 5-year-olds was higher than the 4-year-olds. In addition, in all age groups, the children showed a higher level of understanding about magnetic and non-magnetic objects in the hypothesis application phase than in the hypothesis setting phase.

• 영재교육연구
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.337-356
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• 2011

본 연구는 IIM을 적용한 천문학습 프로그램 개발 적용이 초등과학영재학생의 과학탐구능력 및 과학적 태도에 미치는 효과를 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. IIM이란 독자적 탐구방법으로 학생들 스스로 탐구하고 연구하는 수업형태로 7단계의 학습단계를 가지고 있다. 본 연구의 실행을 위해서 초등학교 과학교과 5학년 천문영역의 내용을 바탕으로 IIM의 탐구단계를 적용하여 총 7차시(6주간)로 천문학습 프로그램을 구성하였으며, 주제 선정하기(1차시), 목표 설정하기(2차시), 자료 조사하기(3차시), 탐구 활동하기(4차시), 목표 평가하기(5차시), 보고서 작성하기(6차시), 발표하기(7차시) 등으로 구성하여 적용하였다. 본 연구의 효과를 검증하기 위해 연구반은 울산광역시 소재 G 초등학교 과학영재반(초등 3학년) 20명을 선정하였다. 검사도구는 과학탐구능력 검사와 과학적 태도 검사지를 사용하였고, 통계해석 프로그램은 SPSS WIN 18.0을 사용하여 결과를 분석하였다. 연구의 결과는 IIM을 적용한 천문학습 프로그램은 초등과학영재학생의 과학탐구능력(F=4.920, p=.021)에 긍정적인 효과가 있었고, 초등과학영재학생의 과학적 태도(F=11.224, p=.001)에도 긍정적인 효과가 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 IIM을 적용한 천문학습 프로그램은 초등과학영재학생들의 과학탐구능력 신장과 과학적 태도 함양에 도움이 된다는 것을 알 수 있으며 나아가 과학영재원이나 과학영재학급 교육과정에 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.167-191
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to examine how science activities using nonfiction literature affectspreschool children's scientific process skills, attitudes and concepts. For the purposes of this study, two classes, consisting of four and five-year-old children in a kindergarten located in D city were selected. One class was designated as the experimental group and the other as the control group. The experimental group performed science activities using nonfiction literature, while the control group did not. Thisexperimental study was conducted over the course of 8 weeks. Analysis of data was performed by ANCOVA. The results of the posttest indicated that the experimental group which performed science activities using nonfiction literature showed an improvement in their process skills, scientific attitudes and scientific concepts compared with the control group.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.637-654
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• 2019

이 연구의 목적은 논의 과정을 시각화한 과정중심평가를 통해 과학적 개념의 발달 과정을 알아보는 데 있다. 연구 참여자는 경기도 소재 고등학교 학생 353명과 교사 5명이었으며, 자료의 분석은 논의 활동을 촬영한 영상, 소집단 활동지, 그리고 인터뷰 내용을 대상으로 이루어졌다. 학생들의 발화를 논의 요소를 중심으로 분석한 결과, 소집단 내 논의에서 과학적 개념은 질문 및 의미 명확화의 과정을 통해 구체화되었고, 동의 및 반박의 과정을 통해 조직화되었으며, 소집단 간 논의에서의 질문, 의미 명확화 및 주장 변경을 통해 정교화되었다. 교사는 논의 과정이 시각화된 소집단 활동지를 통해 학생들의 논의 과정을 이해할 수 있었으며, 이를 바탕으로 피드백을 제공하고 수업을 개선하였다. 연구 결과를 토대로, 논의 과정의 시각화는 학생의 자기평가, 동료평가를 가능하게 할 뿐 아니라, 교사가 논의 과정을 이해하는 것을 가능하게 한다는 사실을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구 결과는 과학 교과에서의 과정중심평가에 대한 지침을 제공하고, 과학적 논의를 활성화하는 데 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.166-176
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the science gifted children's Science Process Skiils and Creativity development by Scientific Writing Program using Thinking maps. To verify research problem, the subject of this study were third-grade students selected from two classes of an elementary scientific gifted students located in Ulsan : the search group is composed of twenty students who were participated in TScientific Writing Program using Thinking maps, and the other is composed of twenty students (comparison group) who were participated in teacher map based instruction in comparison group. Pro-test showed following results: First, the search group showed a significant improvement in the science process skills compared the comparison group. Second, the search group didn't showed a significant improvement in creativity compared in the comparison group. In conclusion, Scientific Writing Program using Thinking maps was more effective than teaching model using the teacher map on science process skill and creativity.