• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.69-85
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to develop criteria for evaluating final reports of free inquiry activity and to apply developed evaluation criteria to free inquiry activity reports. 323 inquiry reports submitted to internal contests in the elementary schools as well as 189 award-winning ones from the inquiry competition for students in Seoul were collected. Nine categories and 18 sub-categories of evaluation criteria were derived by collecting reports analysis, literature reviews and interviews with 15 elementary school teachers. Criteria for each sub-category were organized into three steps and 12 elementary school teachers assigned scores for each sub-category, which were averaged. 132 including both award-winning and general reports were evaluated based on the developed evaluation criteria. The content validity and the reliability across scorers were significant. Furthermore, award-winning and general reports were significantly distinguished by the developed criteria in terms of all sub-category scores. The developed evaluation criteria will be an effective tool to asses student's free inquiry activity.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.285-297
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• 2013

The purpose of this research is to find the effect of the lesson using open-inquiry report Lubric on open-inquiry standard and science process skill; to find the change of cognition on open-inquiry for elementary school 5th grade students. Two classes (elementary school 5th grade) were selected which located in a small and medium-sized city for this research and they were separated as an experimental group and a comparative group. Open-inquiry lesson was done by referring teaching method which introduced through the curriculum. The procedure was understanding about open-inquiry, making open-inquiry subject, planning, and performing inquiry, mid-term, performing inquiry, making a report, presentation, and evaluation. Open-inquiry report Lubric which developed by Sook-Kyung Kim et al. (2010) was provided to the experimental group. Comparative group was instructed by using open-inquiry report which introduced to the elementary school 5th grade science text book. Interview paper was developed in order to check out the effect of the research by using a test paper of science process skill. The following could be found out through the research. After open-inquiry lesson, 10 open-inquiry reports(5 reports from experimental group, 5 reports from comparative group) have been drawn at random as samples from the total 62 sets (30 reports from experimental group, 32 reports from comparative group) and evaluated by a researcher and two elementary school teachers who have master degree. The reliability of the 3 scorers was 0.923 of mean correlation coefficient. And then the researcher evaluated all open-inquiry reports. The average score of open-inquiry report was 66.78 for experimental group, 54.27 for comparative group, respectively. And there was a significant difference at p<0.05 level as a result of the t-test. The experimental group rated high at p<0.05 level according to the analysis of post-science process skill test. According to the result of survey, both experimental group and comparative group had understood open-inquiry activity. It was especially rated high for experimental group on understanding scientific inquiry process, interest and satisfaction in open-inquiry and re-participation rate. By interviewing experimental group, it is recognized that the students utilized Lubric very well through the overall process. Finally, self-evaluation was done during open-inquiry activity and it was reported that the students gained more knowledge about science and changed to positive about science. As a result, the lesson using open-inquiry report Lubric was effective for students to improve writing skill of an open-inquiry report and science process skill and finally changed the cognition to positive about open-inquiry lesson.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.1075-1083
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• 2015

본 연구의 목적은 학생들의 열린 탐구 보고서 작성을 돕기 위한 점검표를 개발하는데 있다. 이를 위해 8명의 과학 영재학생들이 작성한 탐구활동지, 학생들의 탐구활동 관찰과 면담, 그리고 최종적으로 제출한 열린 탐구 보고서를 분석하였다. 이로부터 학생들이 잘하는 점과 부족한 점을 추출하고, 이를 바탕으로 열린 탐구를 돕기 위한 점검표를 개발하였다. 점검표는 5개 영역에 대해서 총 46개의 항목으로 구성되었다. 개발된 점검표는 7명의 과학영재학생들이 제출한 탐구 보고서 평가에 적용하고, 평가자간 일치도 분석을 통해 신뢰도를 분석하였고, 그 결과 높은 신뢰도를 확인할 수 있었다. 마지막으로, 개발된 점검표를 보다 효율적으로 활용하기 위한 방안을 논의하였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.371-377
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• 2012

이 연구에서는 대구 지역 중학교 2학년 165명이 작성한 자유 탐구 보고서를 주제 영역, 탐구 가설, 그리고 탐구 변인의 측면에서 분석하였다. 여름방학이 시작되기 전 2시간 동안 오리엔테이션을 진행하면서 탐구 과정에 대해 소개하고, 주제를 탐색하도록 하였다. 여름방학 동안 학생들은 주제 선정, 실험설계 및 수행, 자료 수집 및 분석, 결과 보고서 작성 등의 과정을 스스로 진행하였다. 여름방학 후, 결과보고서를 제출받으면서 학생들이 주제 선정에서 활용한 자료의 출처, 가설의 정의, 그리고 탐구 과정에서 가장 어려운 단계에 대한 인식도 조사하였다. 보고서의 주제 영역은 물리, 화학, 생물, 지구과학, 생활 영역으로, 보고서에 기술된 가설은 예측 가설과 설명 가설로 분류하였고 가설의 정의에 대한 학생들의 인식과 비교하였다. 탐구 주제, 탐구 가설, 실험 설계 부분에 제시된 탐구 변인을 분석하여 범주형, 연속형, 불확실 유형으로 분류하였다. 연구 결과, 주제 영역 중 화학 영역의 보고서가 가장 많았고, 다음으로 생물과 생활 영역이 많았다. 전체 165개 보고서 중 130개에 탐구 가설을 포함하고 있었는데, 이들 중 대부분은 예측 가설에 해당하였다. 보고서에 제시된 탐구 변인을 분석한 결과, 탐구 주제와 탐구 가설에 기술된 독립 변인과 종속 변인은 불확실 유형이 많았다. 그러나 실험 설계 부분에 기술된 변인들은 불확실 유형이 많이 줄어들었고, 범주형 변인이 증가하였다. 탐구 수행 과정에서 가장 어려운 단계에 대한 질문에 학생들은 주제 선정 단계를 가장 많이 선택하였다.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.75-86
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to analyze the content of environmental inquiry activities and values of elementary school students written in their reports of the Energy Environment Inquiry Activity Contest which is a unit contest of the Youth Science Festival held annually in Korea and get some ideas for the valuable way of Korean environmental education. 10 teams' reports were gathered and the locality, class study area, inquiry theme, inquiry method and values were analyzed and introduced as case studies to get some insights to teach elementary school students environmental values through inquiry activities of science subject approach. Each teams set various inquiry themes in the content domain of energy resources and earth environment conservation focusing on each team's geographical characteristics and occurring environmental problems in their local areas. There were 16 sentences representing technocentrism and 12 sentences representing ecocentrism. 5 of 10 teams showed both of technocentrism and ecocentrism in their reports. But their was only scientific knowledge without any environmental values in one team's report. Inquiry activity is a good teaching-learning method to develop environmental literacy. There should be environmental values involved as far as it is the environmental inquiry activities using environmental subject matter. The result of this study proposes that environmental educators should actively intervene for inquirers to set a stage in the whole process to search for an alternative to solve environmental problems involved in their project activities. The reason is because the environmental education in the elementary school is established to operate by the infusion way into various subjects already existed in the Korean curriculum.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.404-414
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• 2009

The revised curriculum in 2007 includes open inquiry approach to increase students' interest in science and to build up creativity. So teachers and pre-service teachers should be equipped with the ability of open inquiry performance. In order to investigate pre-service teachers' readiness to perform open inquiry tasks, we analyzed reports written as homework by a group of 71 juniors in a national university of education. The investigation tool was composed of four domains: topic selection, the inquiry process, the conclusion, and reporting. Each domain had three or four sub-domains. By using the framework, four raters scored the students' inquiry reports. The findings reveal that the pre-service elementary school teachers have difficulty in the domain of 'topic selection' and the 'conclusion' compared with the other domains. Under the topic selection domain, they showed weaknesses in 'creativity' and 'scientific topic' and under the conclusion domain, they had difficulty in 'recognizing limits' and 'value of conclusion'. The finding suggests that pre-service teaching program should provide with opportunities to perform open inquiry continually.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.642-649
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• 2005

Argumentative discussion is one of the important components of an educational program, which allows students not only to learn the process of social negotiation through discussions, but also to improve students' overall research abilities. The purpose of this study was to examine a) the changes between inquiry of before-argumentative discussion and inquiry of after-argumentative discussion, and b) the connections between the inquiry changes and online argumentative discussion. This study analysed 726 messages in an online argumentative discussion, as well as in first research reports and second research reports. The results of the study indicate that science-gifted students' research abilities were improved through on-line argumentative discussion that provided them with feedback based on interactive discussions, and encouraged them to re-examine hypotheses and experiment processes. The science-gifted students showed knowledge and abilities for identifying simple errors in research processes and arguing problems in the flow of the whole logic of research.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.262-276
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the elementary teachers' views and students' views about the difficulties in teaching and learning on open inquiry activities of elementary school science. Semi-structured interviews were conducted individually with three elementary teachers who have serviced more than three years, and with twenty four elementary students attending schools located in Cheongju City. And their anecdotes were collected and analyzed. The interview questions were developed through Seidman's steps to acquire the reliability in the interview data. From the interviews and anecdotes, we found that elementary teachers' views about the difficulties of teaching open inquiry activities: the difficulties of teaching in finding inquiry problem and planning inquiry, the difficulties of managing group activities, the difficulties of managing class hours for inquiry, the lack of the students' inquiry abilities, and problems on students' affective characteristics. And the students have the views about the difficulties in doing open inquiry activities: the difficulties of finding inquiry problem and planning inquiry, being unaccustomed to write reports, the troubles with investigating, problems on affective characteristics, the difficulties of joining in a group, and the lack of inquiry abilities. The teachers give suggestions for effective application of the open inquiry activities: first, the teachers must encourage students' emotion and will in doing open inquiry activities, second, there must be the steady inquiry teaching and learning in ordinary elementary science classes. Based on the results, this study suggested that elementary teachers should concern specially about students' being unaccustomed to write reports and the troubles in doing scientific investigation.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제65권3호
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• pp.209-218
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• 2021

이 연구는 탐구보고서에 기반하여 화학교사의 학생 역량 평가 실태를 알아보았다. 이를 위해 2020학년도 1급 화학 정교사 연수를 수행한 2개의 대학에서 연수를 수강한 화학교사를 대상으로 탐구보고서를 수합하였다. 교사들이 탐구보고서를 통해 학생의 어떠한 역량을 평가하고 있는지를 국가수준학업성취도 평가틀에서 제시한 과학과 교과 역량을 이용하여 분석하였다. 총 63명의 화학교사 탐구보고서를 수집하였으며, 이를 역량별, 각 역량의 하위 요소별, 세부 요소별로 분석하여 실태를 분석하였다. 연구결과, 대부분의 화학교사들은 탐구보고서를 통해 '과학적 탐구 및 문제 해결 능력'을 평가에 반영하고 있었다. 지필평가를 통해 주로 평가하는 '과학 원리의 이해 및 적용 능력'은 탐구 시작 시 선수학습의 확인으로 일부 사용되고 있었으며, '과학적 의사소통 능력'을 평가 하는 비중은 크지 않았다. 탐구보고서를 통해 '과학적 탐구 및 문제 해결력' 의 경우 '탐구 설계 및 수행', '자료의 분석과 해석', '결론 도출 및 해결 방안 제시'가 주로 평가되고 있었으며, '문제 발견 및 인식'과 '모형의 개발과 사용'은 거의 평가되지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제67권2호
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• pp.106-115
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• 2023

이 연구의 목적은 전국과학전람회에서 장려상을 수상한 학생의 과학탐구 연구보고서 오류를 조사하고, 학교급별 오류 유형 빈도를 분석하는 것이다. 학생 과학탐구 연구보고서 목차를 바탕으로 분석틀을 구성하고 연구 문제/가설, 선행연구, 실험 수행, 결과, 결론, 참고문헌 6단계로 나누어 오류를 분석하였다. 연구 문제/가설에서 '잘못된 연구 문제 설정', '잘못된 가설' 실험 수행에서 '변인 설정 오류', '제한된 조건만 고려', '측정의 오류', '실험기구 부정확한 사용', '기구 및 재료 선택의 오류', '불충분한 실험 회수'등 각 단계별로 여러 유형의 오류를 확인하였다. 연구결과, 실험 수행은 모든 학교급에서 오류 비율이 가장 높았으며, 실험 수행을 제외한 오류 유형의 비율은 학교급별로 차이가 있었다. 학교급별 오류 유형 비율은 초등학생은 실험 수행(36.88%), 선행연구(17.02%), 결론(16.31%), 연구 문제/가설(13.48%), 중학생은 실험 수행(42.86%), 결론(20.00%), 선행연구(14.28%), 결과(11.43%), 연구 문제/가설(10.01%), 고등학생은 실험 수행(45.16%), 연구 문제/가설(16.13%), 결론(16.13%), 선행연구(11.83%) 순으로 나타났다. 이 연구 결과는 교사가 학생 과학탐구 연구 및 보고서 작성을 지도할 때 지도계획을 수립하는데 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.