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An Analysis of the Effects of Learning Stress for Inquiry Activities in College Earth Science Course

  • Cho, Jae-Hee;Kim, Hak-Sung;Shin, Hyun-Chul
    • 한국지구과학회지
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    • 제39권4호
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    • pp.349-360
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    • 2018
  • This study analyzed variations of learning stress by comparing the salivary cortisol levels of students who participated in Earth Science inquiry activities. The cortisol concentrations between the pre- and post-inquiries of the sample of 34 university students, who had taken the course of 'Basic Earth Science and Experiments', were analyzed. The Earth Science inquiries consisted of geology and astronomy activities. The observational geology activities consisted of a session of 'structure contours and map patterns' and the cognitive astronomy activities consisted of a session of 'representations of horizontal and equatorial coordinates'. These Earth Science inquiry activities were found to cause students to have anxiety, and the thought processes that these activities involved were found to cause learning stress. The variations in cortisol concentrations of students increased by $1.6{\pm}5.9ng\;mL^{-1}$ after conducting observational activities in geology compared with $2.1{\pm}6.2ng\;mL^{-1}$ after doing cognitive activities in astronomy. The analysis of the observational activities in the geology inquiry activities indicated that they were consistent with low levels of learning stress. Conversely, the analysis of the cognitive activities in the astronomy inquiry activities showed significant individual variations in cortisol concentrations. Furthermore, individual differences in cognitive ability were reflected in the astronomy inquiry activities. While students, who received high scores, exhibited low levels of stress in the geology inquiry activities, they showed high levels of stress in the astronomy inquiry activities. It was concluded that, in the case of students with high scores in the study, the level of learning stress increased due to the raised anxiety in cognitive inquiry activities. In contrast, students, who received low scores in the study, exhibited high levels of stress in the geology inquiry activities, and low levels of stress in the astronomy inquiry activities.

초등학교 암석 단원에서 개념도를 활용한 수업의 탐색 (The Effects of Utilizing Concept Maps on Elementary Students' Achievement and Attitudes toward Concept Maps in Rock-related Unit)

  • 위수민;장명덕;정진우;정재구
    • 한국지구과학회지
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    • 제24권5호
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    • pp.371-377
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of utilizing concept maps in a rock-related unit. To do this, two groups composed of 73 sixth grade students engaged in this study. One group (experimental group) participated in utilizing concept maps in the unit, the other (control group) took part in traditional instruction in the same unit. The results of this study are as follows, after seventeen sessions: First, the achievement between the two groups showed significant difference. It indicates that utilizing concept maps as an instructional method is effective. Second, in the examination of the experimental group's attitudes toward concept maps, the students showed more affirmative responses on cognitive items than on affective items. Third, the students showed that they have difficulty in the method and the procedure of drawing up the concept maps. It indicates that the method and the procedure are sufficiently learned before instruction begins.

몽골과 한국의 지구과학 교과 내용 비교 연구 (A Comparative Study on the Contents of Secondary Earth Science Curriculum between Mongolia and South Korea)

  • 간치멕;곽영순;차희영
    • 한국과학교육학회지
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    • 제40권6호
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    • pp.621-630
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    • 2020
  • 이 연구는 몽골과 한국의 중등 지구과학과 교육과정 내용을 비교 분석하여 양국의 지구과학과 교육 내용을 점검하고 향후 지구과학 교육과정 개정에 필요한 기초 자료를 마련하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 연구 문제는 첫째, 몽골과 한국의 지구과학 교과의 변천 및 현행 운영실태를 파악하고, 다른 국외 사례와 비교 분석하며, 둘째, 몽골과 한국의 지구과학과 교육과정의 내용을 비교 분석한 것이다. 과학과 교육과정에 포함되어 있는 지구과학 관련 내용을 비교 분석하기 위해서 중학교는 TIMSS 평가틀을 활용하였고, 고등학교는 미국의 차세대 과학교육 표준(NGSS)과 한국의 고등학교 지구과학과 교육과정 내용을 혼합하여 전문가의 타당도 분석을 거쳐서 분석틀을 만들었다. 연구 결과, 몽골과 같이 러시아식 교육 체제를 따르고 있는 국가들에서는 지구과학을 독립적인 과학과목으로 편성·운영하지 않았고, 지리교과의 자연지리 영역에서 지구과학 관련 내용을 다루었다. 몽골과 한국의 중학교 과학과 교육과정에서 다루는 지구과학 내용을 분석한 결과 TIMSS 내용분석틀의 27개 내용 요소 중에서 몽골은 18개가 일치했고, 한국은 20개가 일치했다. 한국의 몽골의 고등학교 지구과학 관련 내용은 한국보다 매우 간략하게 서술되어 있었고, 다루지 않는 내용이 많았다. 특히, 몽골 지리 교과과정에서는 환경 관련 내용을 많이 다루었다. 몽골의 지구과학 교육과정 운영 방식과 환경 관련 내용의 강조는 한국의 과학과 사회 교과의 간학문적 통합형 교육과정을 개발시 참고가 될 수 있다.

Early Ordovician (Tremadocian) Graptolites from the Mungok Formation, Yeongwol, Korea: Biostratigraphy and Correlation

  • Kim, Jeong-Yul;Cho, Hyun-Su;Jin, Yeong-Pil
    • 한국지구과학회지
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    • 제27권7호
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    • pp.745-756
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    • 2006
  • Early Ordovician graptolites from the Mungok Formation of Yeongwol area, Korea comprise seven species belonging to six genera: Callograptus curvithecalis, Callograptus sinicus, Aspidograptus lotolatzensis, Dendrograptus suni, Dictyonema uniforme, Adelograptus cf. tenellus, and Psigraptus jacksoni. Two graptolite zones with three subzones are recognized in the eight sections of the Mungok Formation. The Adelograptus Zone is correlated with (1) La 1b of the Lancefield Formation of Victoria, Australia, (2) the Adelograptus-Clonograptus Zone of the Yehli Formation of Jilin, China, and (3) the Adelograptus Zone of the Road River Formation of Yukon, Canada. It suggests that the upper part of the Mungok Formation corresponds to early Late Tremadocian of Early Ordovician.

Graptolites from the Lower Ordovician (Tremadoc) Mungok Formation in Danyang area, Korea

  • Kim, Jeong-Yul;Cho, Hyun-Su;Park, Ye-Ri
    • 한국지구과학회지
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    • 제28권5호
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    • pp.603-612
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    • 2007
  • Lower Ordovician (Upper Tremadoc) graptolites were found for the first time at the two sections of the Mungok Formation in Danyang area: the Seokgyori and Daejeonri sections. The graptolites from these sections comprise two species of two genera: Adelograptus brevibrachiatus and Psigraptus jacksoni. The graptolite faunas of the sections in the area show simple composition relative to Yeongwol area; they appear to be correlated to: (1) the Adelograptus cf tenellus Zone of Yeongwol area, (2) the Adelograptus cf. tenellus Zone of Yukon, Canada, (3) the Psigraptus Zone of Tasmania, Australia, and (4) the Psigraptus jacksoni Zone of Jilin, China. The age of graptolite beds of the Mungok Formation at Danyang appears to be early Upper Tremadoc of the Lower Ordovician.

예비교사들의 탄소 순환에 대한 지구시스템의 관련개념과 시스템 사고의 적용 (Related Conception s to Earth System and Applying of Systems Thinking about Carbon Cycle of the Preservice Teachers)

  • 정진우;경재복;고영구;윤석태;김해경;오강호;문병찬
    • 한국지구과학회지
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    • 제25권8호
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    • pp.684-696
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    • 2004
  • 이 연구의 목적은 6명의 예비교사들을 대상으로, 탄소 순환을 이해하는데 적용되는 개념들을 조사하여 지구시스템에 관련된 개념은 무엇인가를 알아보고, 탄소 순환에 대해서 시스템 사고를 적절히 수행하고 잇는지를 조사하는 것이었다. 연구방법은 고등학교 지구과학에서 다루고 있는 “지구의 구성” 단원 중 ‘탄소 순환’과 관련된 질문을 통해, 예비교사들이 진술한 내용을 분석하여 개념의 특성을 조사하였다. 이를 근거로 지구시스템에 관련된 개념을 구성요소로 하여 인과지도를 작성한 수, 시스템 사고의 관점에서 분석하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다, 첫째ㅡ 탄소 순환을 이해하는데 적용된 개념들 중 지구시스템에 대한 관련개념은 모두 42개가 나타났다, 그 중 기권 관련개념은 15개, 생물권 관련개념은 11개, 수권 관련개념은 9개였으며, 암석권 관련개념은 7개였다. 둘째, 인과지도에서 피드백 순환고리는 A와 F 예비교사들에게 2개와 1개가 완성되었으나, A예비교사에게서 완성된 2개의 피드백 순환고리 중 1개는 비과학적 개념연결에 근거하였다. 결론적으로, 연구에 참가한 6명의 예비교사들은 탄소 순환과 관련하여 지구시스템에서 암석권에 대한 이해가 낮으며, 4명은 시스템 사고가 수행되지 않았고, 2명은 시스템 사고를 수행하였으나, 그 수준은 높지 않았다.

Inferences Frequently Used in Earth Science

  • Kim, Chan-Jong
    • 한국지구과학회지
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    • 제23권2호
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    • pp.188-193
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    • 2002
  • Various research methods have been used in science depending on the various contexts. This implies that certain methods or inferences may be more frequently used in earth science. The purpose of the study are to explore the contexts of earth science, and the inferences frequently used in earth science. The context earth science research is quite different from that of other areas of natural science in terms of its time scale, space scale, accessibility, complexity, and controllability. The purpose of earth science research is twofold: historical and causal. The inferences frequently used in earth science are abduction and prediction. Abductive inferences go from the resulting state to controlling state. Predictive inferences go from hypothesis to expected data.

An Application of Problem Based Learning to an Earth Science Course in Higher Education

  • Kwon, Byung-Doo;Kim, Kyung-Jin
    • 한국지구과학회지
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.108-116
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    • 2003
  • Problem Based Learning (PBL) is one of methods which has been developed to promote student-centered learning and to pursue self-directed learning for life-long learning. The purpose of this study is exploring the possibility of Problem Based Learning (PBL) in college Earth science course. The participants of this study were fourteen students attending an Earth science class at Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul. PBL was implemented in the form of group project with utilizing Web-based course tool. We provided questionnaires and conducted interviews to figure out students' perception about PBL. The findings were as follows: Through a given experiences, (1) students participated more actively than LBL (Lecture Based Learning), (2) more students were engaged with self-directed learning, and (3) students made higher cognitive efforts. LBL seemed to be more efficient way to acquire factual knowledge. In the meanwhile, PBL did not seem to affect the improvement of communication skills. Students could not make use of Web-based course tool effectively in communicating with other team members. In this study, we found that college student participants preferred problems related to everyday life, environmental issues and interesting but unusual incidents. On the other hand, they felt difficult in open-ended problems, especially when they were asked to provide their own evaluation. On the basis of PBL experiment in this paper, we present one method of successful implementation of PBL and suggest topics which should be studied in the future.