• Title/Summary/Keyword: evaluation in science education

Search Result 1,913, Processing Time 0.031 seconds

A Study on Development of Assessment Framework for Science Education Subjects in Science Teacher Training Program (사범대학 과학교육계학과의 교과교육 평가요목 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Wha-Kuk
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
    • /
    • v.12 no.3
    • /
    • pp.1-16
    • /
    • 1992
  • The assessment framework of any edcational program is used not only as evaluation criteria of the program but as a guideline for development and implementation of the program. The aims of this paper are to develop and apply thoretical backgrounds and practical plans for the preparation of assessment framework of science education subjects in science teacher education program. The backgrounds, basic direction and practical methods of the study are described in introduction, and the natune and structure of science teachers competency, which forms the foundation of assessment framework for science teacher education, are discussed in section II. Current status of science education program m. the science education departments of the Colleges of Education is outlined in section III, and precise description of development pIans fat the assessment framework is described in section IV. Finally conclution and suggestions are presented, follow by a model assessment framework and syllabus for science education subjects prepared by applying the theory and plans developed in this study.The model assessment syllabus modified by workshops of science teacher educatorts is shown in the appendix.

  • PDF

The Evaluation Tool and Process for Effective Education Outcomes Measurement and Analysis of Computer Education

  • Kim, Young-Tak;Sim, Gab-Sig
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
    • /
    • v.21 no.9
    • /
    • pp.149-156
    • /
    • 2016
  • This paper is concerned with education courses operating practices for basic computer literacy training. In this study, we propose an example for students to effectively measure and evaluate the achievement of defined ability in the performance measurement and analysis, learning objectives and learning outcomes set in operation throughout the course. Through research and development use case presents the tools for teaching method and effective and objective measurement of the related subjects. And based on the results, we propose the possibility of utilizing NCS-based course operation and education certification. In this study, the measurement process is based on the association with the objective of the development and operation, and measurement tools, measuring tools for measuring learning outcomes associated with the curriculum design methods for the measurement and evaluation of the case of the operation of the course units of learning outcomes and the method proposed.

A Study on the Learning Objectives, Instructional Design, and Evaluation Methods in the Software Developing Education (소프트웨어 제작 분야의 성취 목표, 교수학습 방법 및 평가 방법에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong, Young-Sik;Kim, Chul
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
    • /
    • v.18 no.1
    • /
    • pp.185-193
    • /
    • 2014
  • Software developing education teaches students computer programming, which allows them to actively use IT and talk to computers. In this study, we analyzed computer science curriculum in the United Kingdom, the United States, India, and Estonia. In order to teach 1st - 9th grade students computer programming, we suggested the learning objectives, instructional design, and evaluation methods in software developing education focusing on Information Science. The objectives were divided into four phases, which were determined by age and grade level. Then, we determined 2-3 outcomes for each phase.

Evaluation of the Readability of Teacher's Guide Book for Nutrition Education-Sugar, Na, Trans Fat (당, 나트륨, 트랜스 지방 교재의 교사용 지도서 지문의 난이도 평가)

  • Lee, Young-Mee;Kim, Jin-Ah
    • Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
    • /
    • v.15 no.5
    • /
    • pp.648-655
    • /
    • 2010
  • This study is attempted to propose a quality evaluation method of the materials for nutrition education by applying readability test of printed materials for nutrition education. It is significantly important for the teaching class with nutrition education materials to consider students understanding level and education materials topics or choosing words in developed printed materials. This study performed an evaluation of the readability of text in teachers' guidebook, which is devised for elementary school students' education material about sugar, sodium and trans-fat and attempted to estimate the developing materials through analyzing difficulty level of the text. We utilized "The Teacher's Guidebook for Cooking Activity" that had been developed for elementary school by Ministry Education Science and Technology, as the readability evaluation standard. Compared with the average score of readability about "The Teacher's Guidebook for Cooking Activity", $72.94{\pm}6.85$, "Sugar Guidebook" was 70.94{\pm}7.46, "Sodium Guidebook" was $68.76{\pm}14.50$, and "Trans-fat Guidebook" was $58.87{\pm}10.79$. Considering the subjects careers or ages, "The Teacher's Guidebook for Cooking Activity" has little deviation by the subjects careers or ages and was "intermediate" or "easy" level; however, "Sugar Guidebook", "Sodium Guidebook", "Trans-fat Guidebook" was "intermediate" or "difficult" level (p < 0.05). Readability score was especially low when the contents of some particular subjects were too professionalized or scientific terms were frequently used, and thes results were definitely seen in the "Sodium Guidebook" and "Trans-fat Guidebook". With Cloze test score, the readability evaluation will be using as an evaluation tool for the nutrition education materials.

Criteria for Evaluating Scientific Models Used by Pre-service Elementary Teachers (예비 초등 교사들의 과학 모델 평가 기준)

  • Oh, Phil Seok;Lee, Jung Sook
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
    • /
    • v.34 no.2
    • /
    • pp.135-146
    • /
    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is to explore evaluation criteria that pre-service elementary teachers employ as they evaluate and select models to explain electric circuits. Thirty junior students in a university of education have participated in the study as a part of the science education course in which they were enrolled. The lessons for the participants have been organized as a cyclic sequence of different modeling pedagogies including the expressive, experimental, and evaluative modeling. The pre-service teachers have been given five electric circuits in order and asked to create models and further develop them through peer discussion. Their modeling activities have been video- or audio-recorded, and the recordings and their transcripts have been analyzed using a framework of model evaluation criteria. It reveals that the types and frequencies of evaluation criteria used are different between situations of model development and model selection. While empirical and theoretical criteria have been used dominantly in both situations, more various criteria have been employed in the situation where the pre-service teachers selected one model among alternatives. Implications for science education and science education research have been suggested.

National Assessment System Development of Science-Related Affective Domain (국가수준의 과학에 관련된 정의적 특성의 평가체제 개발)

  • Kim, Hyo-Nam;Chung, Wan-Ho;Jeong, Jin-Woo
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
    • /
    • v.18 no.3
    • /
    • pp.357-369
    • /
    • 1998
  • Science-related affective domain is considered as a very important domain for achieving students' scientific literacy. Most science educational objectives include some objectives about affective domain such as scientific attitudes, values, curiosity, interests and concerns about nature and science. In this research, the evaluation framework and items of science-related affective domain were developed. The evaluation framework consists of three main categories such as cognition, interest and scientific attitudes and 16 subcategories. The validity of the evaluation framework is tested by ten science educators. Forty-eight items are selected among item pool by considering item response analysis and item-test correlation coefficient. The Cronbach ${\alpha}$ of the tests is 0.83(cognition and interest) and 0.86(scientific attitudes). The results of the test are as follows. First, boys got higher scores than girls. Second, elementary students got higher scores than secondary students. Finally. students in urban areas showed higher scores than those in rural areas.

  • PDF

Comparative Study of Information Literacy Education and Librarian Teacher Evaluation Index in Teachers' Competency Development Evaluation (정보활용교육 주요 토픽과 교원능력개발평가 사서교사 평가지표 비교 연구)

  • Lee, Min-Soo;Kim, Hea-Jin
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
    • /
    • v.53 no.3
    • /
    • pp.455-477
    • /
    • 2022
  • This study aimed to compare and analyze librarian teacher evaluation index from evaluation of teachers' competency development with the the topics of information utilization education. To this end, LDA topic modeling was conducted by collecting papers related to information utilization education published in four major journals in the field of literature and information from 1995 to May 2022. As a result of topic modeling, it can be seen that information utilization education (T10) was the most actively discussed at 12.0% of the 20 topics, followed by library utilization classes (T2) 10.4% and user service (T3) 8.8%.On the other hand, 3.3% of reading discussion (T7), 2.9% of reading education (T19), 2.1% of manpower management (T13), and 2.1% of librarian teacher job satisfaction (T17) showed the lowest distributions 3.3%, 2.9%, 2.1%, and 2.1%, respectively. In addition, although librarian teacher's class model development (T1) and curriculum development (T20) are essential processes for collaborative classes and information utilization education, they were not reflected in the current teacher competency development evaluation index. Therefore, this study proposed that 'instructional model and curriculum development' indicator should be added on 'training and support classes' factors in the Librarian Teacher Evaluation Index in Teachers' Competency Development Evaluation for further evaluation.

Science Teacher Education in Taiwan

  • Lin, Huann-Shyang
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
    • /
    • v.22 no.5
    • /
    • pp.1071-1081
    • /
    • 2002
  • This article describes the status of science teacher education in Taiwan. The pre-service and in-service science teacher training system, institutes, curricula, programs, and evaluation on the institutes were briefly introduced. The differences before and after the 1996 reform of science teacher training system were compared. Finally, the attempts and efforts that have been done through the channels of research to promote science teachers' professional development were addressed. These efforts include the Case studies of exemplary science teachers' teaching performances, the development of licensure instruments for the certification of science teachers, the use of computers and distance education for supervising student teachers, the exploration of promoting science teachers' understanding about the nature of science, the exploration of promoting science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge, the exploration of promoting science teachers' ability of increasing effective student-teacher and student-student interactions, and the exploration of effective teaching strategies.

Development of Teaching Strategy with Use of 'Pedagogical Content Knowledge' in the In-service Teacher Training for the Gifted Education and Its Application (과학 영재교육 교사 연수에서 '교수내용지식'을 활용한 교수 전략의 개발과 적용)

  • Choi, Won-Ho;Son, Jeong-Woo;Lee, Bong-Woo;Lee, In-Ho;Choi, Jung-Hoon
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
    • /
    • v.28 no.1
    • /
    • pp.9-23
    • /
    • 2009
  • This research defined professionality of science teacher from the perspective of PCK. An teaching strategy in the in-service teacher training for the gifted education was proposed based on the definition and implemented at an in-service teacher training program for the gifted education in order to explore about the teaching strategy and suggest practical implications that could improve the program. The in-service teacher training teaching strategy proposed in this research consists of three components: 'crafting activity materials', 'conducting inquiry-based experiment', 'developing rubric for identification of giftedness'. The survey carried out for the participants of the teacher training program showed that teachers perceived the importance of the need for the rubric for gifted identification, developing activity materials for the gifted education in science, and developing the rubric of gifted identification as properties for in-service teacher training programs fur the gifted education. However, the insufficiency of time and opportunities for being fully engaged in such a program made teachers feel lack of self-confidence in developing activity materials for the gifted education in science and rubric for gifted identification. Therefore, teacher training programs reflecting real features of the gifted education should be constantly developed and provided to enhance the effectiveness of in-service teacher training programs.

  • PDF

New In-service Education Program on Science Experiments to Develop Professionality of Science Teachers

  • Han, Jae-young;Sim, Jae-Ho;Ryu, Sung-Chul;Ihm, Hyuk;Choi, Jung-Hoon;Shin, Young-Joon;Son, Jeong-Woo;Hong, Jun-Euy;Hwang, Book-Kee
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
    • /
    • v.28 no.7
    • /
    • pp.768-778
    • /
    • 2008
  • The most important factor in students' growth and development is the teacher. Therefore in-service science teacher education to develop the professionality is important as well as the selection of new excellence teachers. Our research is on the development and application of new education program on science experiments where in-service teachers become the lecturers in the program and provide information that is bound to the context of real lessons. This program is consisted of following 10 steps of work, which was implemented in 5 months: sharing the philosophy of the program, selecting science experiments, first application of the experiments, discussion on the first application, learning how to edit the movie clips of the lesson, second application of the experiments, in depth discussion on the second application, developing the experiment package, giving lecture to other science teachers, and evaluating the program. We describe the process of the program developed and implemented in detail to suggest a model of science teacher education program on science experiments and discuss educational implications. This program is characterized by the emphasis of the context closely linked to the real lessons, the problem solving in a real situation, and the collaboration of teachers, professors and science education researcher in a teacher education.