• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.318-330
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to compare the biology contents of elementary schools science textbooks between Korea and Japan. To this end, the organization of subject matter and the type, process and context of inquiry activities were analyzed. The findings of this study were as follows: First, the sheer number of topics presented at each grade level was considerable and the contents of science textbooks were fixed in a set form in Korea. However, the organization and development of contents were made by considering the state of things and seasons in the case of Japan. Second, the amount of inquiry activities in Korea was higher, but the relationship between concepts and inquiry activities was lower than in Japan. Third, actually conducting (or 'doing') inquiry type activities was highest in Korea, on the other hand, 'experimenting' appeared to have a higher priority in Japan. Fourth, inquiry processes of activities in each country were very similar, in that the ratio of performing an inquiry was high, and perceiving a problem or designing an inquiry was low. Fifth, the results of analyzing the inquiry contexts of activities showed that the framework of evaluating inquiry activities based on curriculum objectives should be provided in the earlier stages of science textbook development.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.284-290
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• 1995

This study examined the effects of the learning cycle model by learner's characteristics such as I.Q., cognitive levels, inquiry skins, cognitive style, activity, reflectiveness. To see the effects of the learning cycle model, nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest multiple treatment designs was used in the study. 99 middle school second-graders(female) were divided into two groups. One group was selected as the experimental group (n=50), the other served at the comparison group(n=49). During the eight-month period, the students in the experimental group were instructed according to the learning cycle model, while the students in the comparison group were instructed according to the traditional instruction methods. Achievement data from science achievement test were analyzed by an ANOVA technique. The results of the study are as follows : 1. Science knowledge achievement. For the lower level students of activity, the learning cycle model is superior to the traditional approaches in science knowledge achievement. 2. Science inquiry skills. For the upper level students of I.Q., cognitive levels, inquiry skills, cognitive style and reflectiveness, the learning cycle model is superior to the traditional approaches in science inquiry skills. 3. Attitudes toward science. For the lower level students of I.Q., cognitive levels, inquiry skills, cognitive style, activity and reflectiveness, the learning cycle model is superior to the traditional approaches in attitudes toward science.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.116-125
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• 1995

This study is to consider hypotheses with integral view on the respect of creative thinking. Subjects of this study are Korean students in the 5th grade who participated in the Field Trip Contest of the second Korean Youth Science Festival, an openended inquiry investigation. Objectives of this study are as follows: 1) to measure the inquiry level of the Field Trip Contest activity 2) to find how many hypotheses were made on different types in the inquiry investigation 3) to measure the quality level of hypotheses made in the scientific inquiry investigation 4) to find out the correlation between the 1st and 2nd hypotheses and the final activity score in the two staged scientific investigation In the consequence of it, inquiry level of the Field Trip Contest was very high with good activity topics and openended way of investigation. Hypotheses were made in the prediction, plan, and conclusion parts in the field trip activity report. They used hypothesis-as-prediction typed statements(3.41/team) more than hypothesis-as-explanation(1.28/team) and descriptive hypothesis(0.03/team) types. Content-related hypothesis(5.03/team) and process-related hypothesis(6.16/team) were usually coupled each other. Most of them had difficulties in hypothesis-from-evidence(0.31/team, 10/32 teams) in the comparison of hypothesis-from-simple conjecture(10.62/team). The quality level of content-related hypotheses(0.74point/statement) and process-related hypotheses(1.98point/statement) were very low by the hypothesis-quality scale(Quinn and George, 1975) for the content-related hypotheses and the process-related hypothesis quality scale developed in this study. There was considerable correlation between the activity score and the 1st and 2nd hypothesis in the 2 staged inquiry investigations with the 2nd and 3rd topics($0.41{\ast}$, $0.59{\ast}{\ast}$ repectively).

• 대한화학회지
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.78-87
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• 2015

이 연구는 논의기반 탐구 과학수업에서 나타나는 중학생들의 논의과정 특징과 논의과정 수준을 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 남녀공학 중학교 2학년 68명을 대상으로 6개의 논의기반 탐구 과학수업 프로그램을 적용하였고, 이 중 마지막 두 프로그램에 대한 학생들의 논의과정을 모둠별로 녹음 및 전사하였다. 연구 결과 첫째, 모든 단계에서 가장 많이 나타나는 논의과정 요소는 주장이고, 요청 및 요청응답, 단순 호응이 다음 순으로 나타났다. 논의기반 탐구 과학수업의 실험 설계 및 수행단계에서 논의가 가장 활발하게 나타났으며, 의문 만들기 단계에서 논의가 가장 적게 나타났다. 둘째, 각 단계별로 논의과정 수준을 분석한 결과, 논의과정 구조에서는 주장과 증거 단계에서 가장 높은 수준의 논의가 이루어지고 의문 만들기 단계에서 가장 낮은 수준의 논의가 이루어졌다. 논의과정 타당성을 분석한 결과, 주장과 증거 단계에서 논의과정 타당성이 가장 높았다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.77-94
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• 1990

The Inquiry Activities the newly developed Korean High Schol Biology Textbooks were evaluated using SIEI(Seientific Inquiry Evaluation Inventory). The textbook evaluated are five Introductory Biology books and five Advanced Biology books developed in 1990. The instrument, SIEI, was developed by Myung Hur in his doctoral study at Columbia University in 1984. The major findings of the study are summarized below. 1. The inquiry activities in the textbooks are focusing on the low level science process skills 2. Students are rarely asked to formulate a hypothesis or to design an experiment. 3. The structure of the Inguiry Activities are mostly competitive, thus inhibiting the inquiry achievement of students. 4. The Inquiry Indices of the textbooks are between 14 and 16, meaning only 14 to 16 percent of the total instructional time are to be devoted to inquiry activities.

• Educational Technology International
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.121-137
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• 2005

In today's information-rich society, the need for information literacy has urgency. Three tasks of information processing are filtering, meaning-matching, meaning-construction that could be strengthened through inquiry-based learning. The cycles of reflection and practice develop the habit of mind, or conscious information processing that allow the learners to acquire higher level of information literacy. An on-line inquiry-based learning environment designed for information literacy may help learners to perform their lifelong learning better with the ability to appreciate, locate, evaluate, and use information effectively.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.576-585
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• 2004

이 연구는 국민공통기본교육과정 해양영역의 용어, 학습개념, 탐구를 대상으로 학습 연계성을 분석하였다. 분석 대상 교과서는 제 7 차 교육과정에 의해 집필된 초등학교 4학년, 중학교 7학년, 고등학교 10학년 과학교과서를 사용하였다. 용어의 사용 빈도는 초등학교에서 중 ${\cdot}$ 고등학교로 학교급이 올라가면서 증가하였으나, 용어의 해설은 고등학교로 갈수록 감소하였다. 학습개념은 초${\cdot}$중${\cdot}$고등학교에 관계없이 구체적 개념이 형식적 개념보다 많은 것으로 조사되었다. 탐구상황은 순수 과학적 상황이 초${\cdot}$중${\cdot}$고등학교 전 과정에서 통해서 가장 높았다. 탐구과정은 초등학교에서 중학교, 고등학교로 올라감에 따라 기본적 탐구과정에서 통합적 탐구과정의 비율이 증가하는 것으로 조사되었다. 탐구활동은 초${\cdot}$중${\cdot}$고등학교에서의 토의, 실험, 조사의 탐구활동이 많았으나, 고등학교에서는 견학 및 과제 연구가 전혀 제시되지 않았다. 이러한 결과에서, 기본 교육자료인 교과서에는 학교급에 상관없이 주요 용어에 대한 설명이 필요한 것으로 보인다. 또한, 학습개념과 탐구상황은 학생들의 인지발달과 과학${\cdot}$기술${\cdot}$사회와의 관계에서 전인적 학습이 가능하도록 할 필요가 있다. 특히, 지구과학교육에서 탐구활동은 야외학습을 통한 교육적인 효과가 크기에 적절한 적용이 요구된다.

• 과학교육연구지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.307-323
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• 2011

본 연구는 우리나라 중학생의 자기조절학습능력의 수준을 측정하고, 자기조절학습능력과 과학의 탐구능력, 과학의 정의적 영역의 특징을 분석하는 데 목적을 두었다. 본 연구의 연구문제는 첫째, 중학생의 자기조절학습능력의 수준이 어떻게 되는가? 둘째, 자기조절학습능력과 과학의 탐구능력 간에 어떤 관계가 있는가? 셋째, 자기조절학습능력과 과학의 정의적 영역은 어떤 관계가 있는가? 이다. 연구방법은 첫째, 자기조절학습능력, 과학의 탐구능력, 과학의 정의적 영역의 이론적 배경을 조사하였다. 둘째, 자기조절학습능력, 과학의 탐구영역, 과학의 정의적 영역의 검사지를 다음과 같이 구성하였다. (1) 자기조절학습능력 검사(정현철 등, 2004) (2) 과학의 탐구능력검사 중 문제발견능력검사(정현철 등, 2004) (3) 과학의 정의적 영역설문(서혜애 등, 2008). 연구대상은 부산광역시, 울산광역시, 경상남도 소재의 7개 학교 3개 학년 재학생을 무작위로 선정하였으며, 총704명의 응답결과를 분석하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 자기조절학습능력의 수준은 3.02였으며, 둘째, 과학의 탐구능력이 높은 학생들은 자기조절학습능력도 높게 (p<.05)나타났다. 셋째, 과학의 정의적 영역의 특징은 남학생이 여학생보다 높은 자기 효능감을 나타냈다. 학년이 올라갈수록 과학의 정의적 영역은 감소(p=.048)하였다. 특히 자기 효능감에서 가장 큰 유의한(p=.002) 차이를 보였다. 넷째, 자기조절학습능력과 과학의 탐구능력, 과학의 정의적 영역 모두 통계적으로 유의한(p=.000) 상관이 있었다. 이는 자기조절학습능력이 높은 학생은 과학의 탐구능력이 높고, 과학의 정의적 영역도 높다고 볼 수 있다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2009

This study examined the extent to which young children's scientific inquiry capabilities and curiosity are affected by their mothers' awareness about science education and their mutual interaction. Instruments were Levels of Mothers' Awareness about Science Education and Interaction with Children (Jeon, 2006), Children's Scientific Thinking Capabilities (Lee, 2000), and Children's Curiosity (Lee, 2001). Differences between high-and low-ranked groups were analyzed by t-tests. Results showed that children whose mothers displayed high levels of awareness about science education and mutual interaction showed better scientific inquiry capabilities and curiosity than children whose mothers did not display such high levels. By confirming the significant role of mothers in their children's science education these results can be an aid to parent education.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.417-428
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• 1995

This study investigated Korean science teachers' concerns and needs regarding inquiry testing to cope with the innovation called College Scholastic Abilities Test(CSAT), which was officially first administered as the nation-wide college entrance exam in 1994. This study adopted Concerns Based Adoption Model(CBAM) as the theoretical framework developed by Hall et al. 60 high science teachers (30 physics, 20 earth science, 10 others) were involved for the main study in August, 1992. In general. science teachers demonstrated a concern profile similar to that of 'nonusers'. They showed high level of concerns on the 'information' and 'personal' stage, while low level of concerns on 'management' and 'consequence' stage. Science teachers expressed their strong needs for knowledge and support to facilitate inquiry teaching and testing, text books written in inquiry mode. It is recommended that in-service trainings be provided based on the concerns and needs of teachers for a better teacher training and successful implementation of the innovation.