• 아동학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.19-37
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• 2007

In this study of the relative effectiveness of constructivist and non-constructivist approaches to shadow activity for young children, 59 children in two kindergarten classes were assigned to constructivist or non constructivist conditions. Each group participated in 12 units covering shadow search, shadow making, changing shadow size, changing shadow position, and shadow disappearance. Analysis of covariance of differences between the mean scores of the two groups on the posttests of shadow concepts and scientific attitudes revealed that the children in the constructivist group performed better than the children in the non-constructivist group. This confirms the constructivist approach to shadow activities as good science activities for young children by promoting their active experimentation using reasoning about light to foster spatio-causal relations construction.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.87-109
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• 2003

This paper aims to review the overall development of constructivist approaches in science education research from two different perspectives, that is a summary of the past development in science education in general and a report of the outline of a recent research project on students' physics misconceptions in particular. In the summary of the past development of constructivist science education the introduction of constructivism as well as its psychological and philosophical backgrounds are briefly reported. Then main findings of the researches of constructivist approach are discussed in terms of the features of students' misconceptions, of the ways of effective conceptual change, of the implications toward school science education, and of the criticisms given to the constructivist approach. In the report of a recent development in addition to its background necessity and implications, the research structure and the format of the data analysis of the study on the map of students' physics misconceptions are presented. It is particularly emphasized that the practical informations and suggestions for actual teaching of school science, such as the database(DB) of students' misconceptions and teaching guides, are of most practical and effective values in order to maximize the advantage of the constructivist approach to science education.

• 아동학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.271-283
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• 2001

The purpose of this article was to clarify the meaning of constructivist teaching and to improve methods related to constructivist teaching. As a theory of learning, constructivism is serving as the basis for many of the current reforms in education. Many educators, however, misconceive what constructivist teaching means. The application of Piagetian theory to early childhood education was reviewed and analyzed. This article provides the overarching principles of constructivist teaching in early childhood classrooms with emphasis on illumination of the misconception. It postulates that constructivist teachers find their own autonomously selected ways to integrate the principles of constructivist teaching.

• 아동학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.13-35
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• 2012

This study investigated the contents and methods of science education classes based on the largely constructivist approach of pre-service early childhood teachers. The subjects of this study consisted of 8 junior students from the Early Childhood department and for reference data, reflective journals, interviews, activity planning sheets, recordings of trial lessons, and lesson analysis were used. The results of this study were as follows. First, changes in key points and contents for children science education were found, and reflective journals, interviews, activity planning sheets, recording of trial lessons, and lesson analysis clearly supported these results. Second, the actual changes in the constructivist approach to children's science education had a great impact upon the individual characters of the pre-service early childhood teachers. However, with the study period being limited to only one semester, it was found that the potential of this study to lead to any practical changes was simlilarly limited.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.43-53
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• 1998

The National Health Promotion Law passed in 1995 was a milestone for initiating a national health promotion program in Korea, and government officers and health professionals are working on how to approach health promotion issues. The purpose of this study was to analyse methods and use of constructivist paradigm in health promotion and education. The health promotion area needs community empowerment, building community partnerships, and community capacity. To meet these health promotion requirements health promotion workforce should be trained through professional preparation programs that contains communication skills, group process skills, and management of programs in advanced countries such as the United States and Australia. Skills and responsibilities of those who are in charge of providing health promotion services have not yet been clearly defined in Korea because the area of health promotion is a multi-academic field, and needs a different approach, constructivist approach. Constructivist paradigm requires relativism, reasoning skills, collaborating, and motivation. These components are needed for community empowerment. Constructivism also has been applied to the field of education. Problem-based education, outcome-based education, performance-based education came from the constructivism. These educational methods are student-centered method. As the modernizing society becomes more complicated, traditional or conventional teacher-centered education cannot meet the needs of students. Students need to learn skills necessary to make healthy decisions with individual value system. So these interactive, self-learning methods can serve much more to the learner. Constructivist educational methods can be applied to educational programs in computers, too. To expand and differentiate the area of health education and health promotion from other health related fields, it is crucial to devote efforts in application and development of constructivist methods.

• 아동학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.141-156
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• 2011

This research centers around an experiment conducted to determine the relative effectiveness of constructivist cooking activities as compared to traditional cooking activities for young children. Forty-six children, aged five years in two kindergarten classes were assigned to a experimental and comparative group. The experimental and comparative group participated in 12 units. The experimental group participated in the constructivist cooking activities, while the comparative group participated in the traditional cooking activities. Analysis of covariance revealed significant differences between the mean scores of the two groups on the posttests for scientific attitudes and creativity, indicating that the children in the experimental group performed significantly better on the tests than the children in the comparative group. The results of this study suggest that such constructivist cooking activities are able to improve the scientific attitudes and creativity of young children.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.340-352
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• 1999

본 연구는 과학-기술-사회(STS) 현직교육 프로그램과 그 특징을 소개하고, 이 프로그램이 교사들과 학생들에게 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 수행하였다.이 현직교육 프로그램은 교사 중심의 프로그램, STS 맥락에서의 과학 수업, 구성주의 교수의 강조, STS 수업 모듈의 개발과 실제 적용 등의 특정을 가지고 있다. 이 연수에 참가한 20명의 과학교사에게 '과학교육 개혁' 과 '구성주의 학습실태' 조사 도구를 사전과 사후에 실시하였다. 또한 이들 교사들 중에서 STS/구성주의 수업모듈을 개발하여 16차시 동안 수업에 적용한 지도 교사와 3개교 중학생 125명에게 '구성주의 학습환경 조사'와 '과학적 태도' 조사 도구를 사전과 사후에 투여하여 학생들의 견해를 분석하였다. 1. 과학교육 개혁에 대한 교사들의 반응은 연수 전과 후 모두 과학교육 개혁의 필요성을 인식하고 있었으며 연수 후 긍정 적인 방향으로 증가를 보였다. 2. STS 연수는 구성주의 수업 기법을 향상시키는데 유의한 효과가 있는 것으로 나타나 지속적인 수행이 필요함을 시사해 주었다. 3. STS/구성주의 수업에 대한 반응은 교사가 수업 현장에 새로운 교수법을 적용하고자 하는 의지와 노력이 있으면 그 적용 결과가 다양한 부분에서 의미있게 나타남을 보여 주었다. 4. STS 수업을 통해 과학적 태도에서 사전과 사후에 유의한 차이를 보였다. 이상에서와 같이 STS/구성주의 수업 모듈의 적용을 통해 우리나라 교육 현장에서 구성주의 교수법의 효율적인 적용 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.29-42
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• 2009

In an experiment to determine the relative effectiveness of poetry activities through constructivist cooking experiences 95 children in three kindergarten classes were assigned to experimental, comparative, and control groups. The experimental group participated in 12-week units of writing poetry after cooking experiences, while the comparative group participated in writing poetry after listening to poetry. Analysis of covariance revealed differences between the mean scores of the three groups on posttests of receptive and expressive language, indicating that the children in the experimental group performed better on the tests than the children in the comparative and control groups. These results suggest that incorporating constructivist cooking into poetry instruction is an effective means of fostering the language development of young children.

• 정보교육학회논문지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.363-371
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• 2012

본 연구는 프로그래밍 교육에 구성주의 교수-학습을 적용하여 프로그래밍 습득 및 전이에 미치는 영향을 분석해 보는데 목적이 있다. 이에 따라 프로그래밍 학습을 위한 구성주의 기반 교수 환경을 설계하고 이러한 환경에서 실제로 수업을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 목적 및 선행 연구에 기초하여 고안된 연구 도구를 사용하여 프로그래밍 학습 및 태도에 미치는 효과 및 관련 변인들을 측정 분석하였다. 분석 결과 구성주의 기반 프로그래밍 교수-학습 과정에서 연구 대상의 학년 및 교수 환경에 따라 유의미한 효과가 있었으며 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과에 대한 시사점 및 후속 연구에 대한 제언을 제시하였다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.521-530
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• 2010

This study aimed to explore how to characterize the earth science inquiry in schools in terms of science teaching interaction and constructivist teaching practice. The constructivist teaching practices were analyzed with Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) in three aspects including (1) student oriented class implementation, (2) subject knowledge and representation, and (3) classroom communication. Fourteen earth science classes were observed and scored with RTOP. The class was evaluated to be transitional stage in terms of constructivist teaching, e.g., moving toward student-centered teaching practice. Especially, Korean teachers tend to lean their classes more on propositional knowledge than procedural knowledge. To interpret science teaching interactions, an earth science teacher with a RTOP top rank was selected. Her class was then videotaped for detailed analysis. I adopted the analytical framework of communicative approaches and discourse patterns among the five aspects of interactions presented by Mortimer and Scott (2003). It was found that this earth science teacher used more authoritative patterns than the dialogic. In addition, she used IRE discourse pattern more frequently. Interestingly, teachers interacted with their students more frequently in the form of repeated (or IRE chain pattern), that is IRFRF (teacher initiation-student response-teacher feedback-student response-teacher feedback) in the context of dialogic communicative approaches, while simple IRE occurred in an authoritative approach. In earth science classrooms, typical interaction may well be constructed in the form of IRFRF chains to allow students free conjectures and abduction.