• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.447-457
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• 2015

This study has attempted to find the teaching methods for the elementary students with low science achievement by examining the differences of science learning motivation, academic stress and stress coping styles and the characteristics shown in the relationship between them. To achieve this, the differences of science learning motivation, academic stress and stress coping styles of the elementary students with low science achievement and their relationship was set up as a study problem. A science learning motivation using a science learning motivation questionnaire reconfigured with PALS along with underachievers diagnosis were measured targeting 660 elementary students located in Seoul. Using an academic stress questionnaire and stress coping style questionnaire, an academic stress and stress coping styles were measured. The results of analyzing the collected data are as follows. First, a science learning motivation of elementary students with low science achievement was lower than the general students but the academic stress was shown higher. Especially, the self-efficacy of science learning motivation was significantly lower and the school stress was highest. For stress coping styles, a tendency of passive and avoidment coping styles were shown higher than the general students. Second, among the science learning motivation of elementary students with low science achievement, the self-efficacy motivation and school stress have shown a negative correlation but had a positive correlation with the goal-oriented motivation centered on ability. In the correlation between the science learning motivation of elementary students with low science achievement and the stress coping styles, the pursuit of social support coping styles have shown a significant positive correlation with the science learning motivation and its subcategories. As a result of conducting a regression analysis on the influence of academic stress and stress copying styles on the science learning motivation of elementary students with low science achievement, among the academic stresses, the school stress was shown to have the biggest influence. Among the stress coping styles, the pursuit of social support coping styles had the biggest influence on the science learning motivation followed by active coping behaviors, passive and avoidment coping behaviors. Low science learning motivation as underachievement factors of elementary students with low science achievement was identified as having a relationship with high school stress and undesirable stress copying styles. Therefore, guidance and a program are required for the elementary student with low science achievement to have desirable stress coping methods on the stressful situations. In addition, for the improvement of science learning motivation, a learning environment is needed for the elementary students with low science achievement with seeking of relevant educational methods.

• 과학교육연구지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2019

This exploratory study is aimed at exploring the validity of the Science Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ) developed for university students, to measure the science motivation of middle school students and analyze the differences on gender and country factors of SMQ. A total of 371 students participated in this study: 171 middle school students from the USA and 200 secondary students from Korea. All participants were enrolled in the STEM program and activities in Utah, USA (for US students) and at a Korean university institute for gifted and talented students (for Korean students). In this study, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and latent mean analysis were used to analyze the gender and country differences. The results indicated that the 25 items of SMQ scale were theoretically meaningful and valid for middle school students. The latent mean difference by gender indicated that male students have higher intrinsic motivation, career motivation, grade motivation, and self-determination than female students. Moreover, a significant difference exists in these factors between the two countries. Further findings reveal that Korean students scored higher than US students in terms of the aforementioned factors. This study will provide significant insights in and contribution to science motivation issues in STEM education and the development of design-based engineering programs.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.20-27
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• 2013

This research examined the elementary students' level of motivation to learn science and analyzed correlation between scientific experiences and the motivations to learn science. 216 of elementary students in the 5th grade and 207 of elementary students in the 6th grade were surveyed with questionnaire composed of Likert criteria and scientific motivation questionnaire(SMQ), and the results were analyzed by SPSS 18.0 statistics program. The results of this research are as following : First, elementary school students' level of scientific experiences appeared quite low, and boys appeared to have more scientific experiences than girls. For more specific areas, the experiences were more from outside of school rather than inside, and experiences from science class. Second, elementary students' level of motivation to learn science stood relatively high, and boys showed higher level of motivation to learn science than girls. For more specific areas, the level of motivation from internal motivation area was the highest and the lowest was that from the area of anxiety about exams. Third, the scientific experiences and motivation to learn science showed highly static correlation. Experiences both from inside and outside of the school were significantly correlated to the motivation to learn science, and those from outside of the school had higher correlation with the motivation to learn science. Therefore, the scientific experiences should be recognized to play an important role for improvement of the level of motivation to learn science, and the efforts should be made to provide the elementary students with high-quality scientific experiences to develop their level of motivation to learn science.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.555-567
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to test the mediating effects of self-esteem and empathy on university students' motivation for parenthood and their definition of parenthood. Participants were 1,492 students (male 581, female 898) from 19 universities throughout Korea. Results were: (1) The definition of parenthood was explained for motivation of parenthood (male $7{\sim}27%$, female $4{\sim}24%$) and empathy was explained for all the subfactors of motivation of parenthood except 'motivation for traditional norms' (male $4{\sim}16%$, female $2{\sim}13%$). Self-esteem was not explained as motivation of parenthood. (2) There was no mediating effect from self-esteem on motivation for parenthood or the definition of parenthood in any of the students. (3) There was a partial mediating effect of empathy on motivation of parenthood and the definition of parenthood. In male students, there were mediating effects in 'motivation for strengthening biological family ties', 'altruistic emotional motivation', and 'motivation for deepening marital bonds and perpetuating one's self'. In female students, there were mediating effects in 'motivation for strengthening biological family ties' and 'motivation for deepening marital bonds and perpetuating one's self'.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.866-878
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• 2012

자연과학고는 자연과학과 관련된 직업 교육을 특성화한 고등학교이며 자연과학고 학생들은 높은 수준의 과학 동기가 요구된다. 이 연구는 자연과학고 학생들과 일반 고등학교의 학생들의 과학 동기의 수준과 구조를 비교 분석하기 위해 진행되었다. 이 연구를 위해서 자연과학고 학생 193명, 일반고 학생들은 208명이 참여하였다. 참여 학생을 대상으로 직업적 관심, 학습내용의 관련성 인식, 과학 점수 동기, 과학 수업의 필요성, 과학 수업에 대한 자기 의지, 자아 효능감, 과학수업의 즐거움의 7개 변인의 수준과 구조를 비교하였다. 연구 결과 자연과학고 학생들은 일반 고등학교 학생들에 비하여 7개 동기 요소 모두 낮은 수준을 보였다. 특히 과학 점수 동기와 과학 수업의 즐거움에서 가장 큰 차이가 나타났다. 7개 변인간 경로 분석의 결과는 자연과학고 학생들의 일반 고등학교 학생들에 비하여 직업에 대한 관심이 수업에 대한 자기 의지에 대한 영향력이 더 높았으며, 과학 점수에 대한 동기가 수업의 대한 의지와 자아 효능감에 미치는 영향력이 더 높았다. 자연과학고 학생들의 수업에 대한 자기 의지와 자아 효능감에 관련된 변인의 설명력은 일반 고등학교에 비하여 약 30%가 높았다. 이 결과는 자연과학고 학생들의 과학 동기 구조는 일반 학생들에 비하여 상대적으로 보다 명확하며, 직업에 대한 관심과 과학 점수동기와 같은 외적 동기 요소에 큰 영향력이 있었다.

• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.29-39
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences of family leisure motivation and family leisure constraints between German families and Korean families, and analyze the relationship among family leisure motivation, family leisure constraints, and family strengths. The sample in this study consisted of 102 Korean two-parent families with teenagers and 147 German two-parent families with teenagers. The results were as follows: 1) family bonding motivation and rest motivation did not differ significantly between German families and Koran families while educational motivation and obligatory motivation differ significantly between the two. 2) While Korean families were more constrained to intrapersonal constraints, German families were more constrained to interpersonal constraints. 3) Educational motivation, family bonding motivation, rest motivation, interpersonal constraints, and structural constraints were found to be significantly correlated with German family strength while educational motivation, family bonding motivation, rest motivation, and interpersonal constraints were found to be significantly correlated with Korean family strength.

• 과학교육연구지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.74-83
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• 2020

본 연구는 공학대학 학생들의 물리학에 대한 자발적인 학습이 이뤄지지 않는 이유를 탐색하기 위해 물리학습동기를 측정하였다. 본 연구에서는 Glynn 등이 개발한 Science Motivation Questionnaire II(SMQ II)을 물리학습 상황으로 수정한 Physics Motivation Questionnaire(PMQ)을 이용하여 서울에 위치하는 C대학의 공학계열 1학년 학생 374명을 대상으로 물리학습동기를 측정하였다. PMQ는 intrinsic motivation, career motivation, self-determination, self-efficacy, grade motivation의 5요인으로 구성되며 총 25개 리커트 척도문항의 검사도구이다. PMQ는 탐색적요인분석(EFA)를 통해 5가지 요인이 공학계열 대학생들의 물리학습동기를 측정하는데 있어 구조적으로 타당함을 확인하였다. 또한 라쉬(Rasch)모델 분석을 활용하여 문항적합도(MNSQ)를 확인하였다. 측정결과, 물리학습동기의 요인 중에서는 성적동기가 평균 4.18로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 그 다음으로 직업동기가 평균 3.75으로 높은 수준으로 나타났다. 그리고 내재동기는 평균 3.42, 자기효능감은 평균 3.38, 자기결정력는 평균 3.32로 나타났다. 이와 같은 연구 결과를 통해 공학대학 학생들의 과학학습 동기는, 점수 및 직업과 관련된 외적 동기가 높게 나타나는 특성이 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 공학계열 학생들 물리학습에 대한 숙달목표지향을 가지고 내적 동기를 높일 수 이도록 하는 교수-학습 전략의 개발에 노력해야 할 것이다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.382-393
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of elementary science teaching program strengthening aesthetic experiences on science learning motivation and achievement. The subjects of this study were divided into two groups. The experiment group practiced elementary science teaching program strengthening aesthetic experiences, while the control group practiced teacher guided-based instruction. The results of this study were as follows. First, science teaching program strengthening aesthetic experiences gave a significant influence on increasing the science learning motivation. Second, science teaching program strengthening aesthetic experiences gave a significant influence on increasing the science achievement. In conclusion, this study showed that elementary science teaching program strengthening aesthetic experiences gave a positive influence on the science learning motivation and science achievement in elementary school science.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of storytelling skill on science learning motivation and space perception ability. For this study the 5 grade, 2 class was divided into a research group and a comparative group. The class was pre-tested in order to ensure the same standard. The research group had the science class with storytelling skill, and the comparative group had the class with teacher centered lectures for 10 classes in 10 weeks. The storytelling skill was focused on finding stories, constellation searching, story deciding, story hero deciding, story composition, storytelling completion. To prove the effects of this study, science learning motivation was split up according to attention power, relation, confidence, and sense of satisfaction. Also, space perception ability consisted of two-dimensional rotation, 3 dimension rotations, reflection, three-dimensional searching, number of block, and figure type in pattern. The results of this study are as follows. First, using storytelling skill was effective in science learning motivation. Second, using storytelling skill was effective in space perception ability. Also, after using storytelling skill was good reaction by students. As a result, the elementary science class with storytelling skill had the effects of developing science learning motivation and space perception ability. it means the science class with storytelling skill has potential possibilities and value to develop science learning motivation and space perception ability.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.371-381
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 고등학교 맥락에서 과학 학습 동기가 높은 학생이 과학 학업 성취도가 오르게 되는지 또는 역으로 과학 학업 성취도가 높은 학생이 과학 학습 동기가 오르게 되는지의 인과 관계를 살펴보고, 이러한 두 요인들이 학생의 이공계 진로 동기에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 2021년 2학기에 서울시 소재 1개 일반계고등학교 1학년 학생을 대상으로 동일 시간 간격으로 3회의 과학 학습 동기 검사를 실시하였고, 마지막 검사 시기에 이공계 진로 동기 검사 역시 실시하였다. 총 171명의 학생 중간고사 및 기말고사 성적을 포함한 자기회귀 교차지연(autoregressive cross-lagged) 모형을 구성하고 적합하였다. 연구 모형은 높은 측정안정성과 적합도를 지닌 것으로 나타났다. 자기회귀 경로와 교차지연 경로는 모두 통계적으로 유의미하였다. 다만 표준화 회귀 계수의 크기는 과학 학습 동기에서 학업 성취도로 향하는 경로가 그 역의 경로보다 큰 편이었다. 이공계 진로 동기로 향하는 경로 중 기말고사 성적은 유의미한 직접 효과를 나타내지 않았으며, 3차 과학 학습 동기 점수만이 유의미한 직접 효과를 나타내었다. 간접효과의 경우 학기 초의 1차 과학 학습 동기가 기말고사 성적 및 이공계 진로 동기에 이르기까지 유의미한 영향을 미쳤으며, 기말고사 성적은 3차 과학 학습 동기 점수를 매개로 이공계 진로 동기에 유의미한 영향을 미쳤다. 그러나 기말고사 성적은 이공계 진로 동기에 유의미한 총 효과를 지니지 않았다. 본 연구의 결과는 과학 학습 동기와 과학 학업 성취도 간의 상호적이면서도 순환적인 인과관계와 함께, 그 가운데 과학 학습 동기가 높은 학생이 과학 성취도가 오르게 되는 효과가 그 역보다 크다는 점을 보여준다. 연구 결과로써 고등학교에서 과학 학습 동기의 중요성을 재확인하였다. 고등학교에서 학기 초, 중, 후반에 과학 학습 동기를 증진시키기 위한 교수적 함의를 논의하였으며, 후속 연구로서 고등학생의 과학 학습 동기와 학업 성취도가 향후 이공계 직업 생활에 미치는 영향에 대한 종단 연구를 제안하였다.