• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.451-464
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• 2010

This study examined the perception of teachers and students on the practice of elementary science class. For this study, an examination tool was made by extracting characteristics of good science class through precedent study investigation and revising it in a questionnaire form of a Likert scale, and conducted to 194 elementary teachers and 320 elementary students. As a result of the study, teachers generally perceived science class positively and teachers with career more than 6 years thought it more positively than them with career less than 5 years. Consequently students have a substantially positive perception level about the practice of the elementary science class, and students of 3th and 4th grade perceived science class positively than 5th and 6th grade in all domains. Finally when analyzing perception difference between teachers and students about the practice of the elementary science class, it appeared that students perceived science class more positively than teachers in most questions.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.65-83
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to survey science teachers, perception and attitudes on disposal of school laboratory waste water and materials. To fulfill this aim, a questionnaire was administered to 244 secondary school science teachers. The result of this study revealed that there was no large disparity in the degree of understanding of laboratory waste disposal and the laboratory waste water treatment, and in secondary science teachers' perception and practicing attitude on the environment. While science teachers had deep understanding of laboratory waste disposal and its influence on environmental pollution, they expressed less positive attitude toward the actual disposal of waste materials and waste water, and participation in teacher training. Therefore, it is necessary to provide standards of systematized disposal methods and proper disposal facilities in middle and high school laboratories, as well as to investigate teachers' needs before providing teacher training program.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.357-368
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of teachers' knowledge of infant development and efficacy of child care on perception of professionalism. The participants of this study were 264 child care teachers who were in charge of infants in child care centers in Gyunggi Province. Instruments to measure teachers' knowledge of infant development, efficacy of child care and perception of professionalism as teachers were used in this study and the data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, the hierarchical regression, and the structural equation model analysis by AMOS. Based on the hierarchical regression, efficacy of child care influenced on perception of professionalism rather than knowledge of infant development. The moderation effect of efficacy of child care existed in the relationship between teachers' knowledge of infant development and perception of professionalism.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.373-381
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• 2009

This study investigated pre-service elementary school teacher's perception of science curriculum use in Korea and Japan. Ninety four pre-service elementary teachers in Korea and fifty three pre-service elementary teachers in Japan are participated in this study. As the result, four patterns were revealed. First, science isn't perceived as an important or interesting subject by the pre-service elementary teachers in both countries. Second, the perception of Korean pre-service teachers about the objectives of science subject is relatively negative. Third, in the case of Korea, the perception about the effectiveness of science subject content and level, and the amount of learning is shown to be more negative than those of Japan. Finally, in both countries, the science majors and the non-science majors have negative perceptions about the inclusion of the perspectives and methods of assessment and the preparation of teaching and learning plan in curriculum.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.57-70
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• 2012

We investigated the perception and preferred type of question and analyzed type of questions asked by teachers in elementary science class to identify how teachers' perception of questioning is reflected in teaching practices. We collected the data from questionnaires, deep-interview and audiotaped four classes from grade 3 and six classes from grade 6. The data form deep-interview were analyzed interpretively and Blosser' framework of question was used to analyze questions which teachers used in classes. By interpretation of data from questionnaires, the teachers agreed that questioning affects science class in elementary school. There were a little differences in perceptions of questioning among three teachers. They preferred various types of question rather than a specific type. They didn't have a good understanding of questioning. The result showed that the teachers used frequently cognitive-memory question and convergent thinking question, which belonged to closed questions in their science classes. This didn't accord with their preferred types of question. The causes came from objectives of science instruction, degree of understanding about questioning, preference and confidence for science class. From this findings, we suggested that teachers should be given opportunities to take training courses in questioning in order to use effective questioning in science class.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.87-101
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary school teachers' perception and the status of education program on science museum field trips by using a questionnaire (188 teachers) and interview (6 teachers). The results of the research are as follows. First, factors influencing elementary school teachers who choose the science museum as a place for field trips were 'student's interest', 'teacher's own experience related to the science museum', 'science curriculum', 'suggestions from a fellow teacher', 'space available for field work' and so on. Second, 82% of the respondents conducted pre-education program, but they mainly conducted safety education. Third, the teacher conducted post-education program less than pre-education program. In the post-education program, the most activities were to express and share knowledge and experience gained from the science museum. Fourth, 52.2% of the teachers provided tasks or activity sheets during science museum field trips. Fifth, the teachers mainly served as safety guide. In addition, the teachers thought that safety guide was the most important role of teacher in science museum field trips. Sixth, the teachers thought that the method of viewing the science museum's collection, which emphasizes the role of docent rather than the teacher, was more educational.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.514-523
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to investigation the elementary school teachers' perception in STEAM(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) Education. For this study, 93 elementary school teachers who have taught mathematics/science in gifted class were selected and a fifteen items questionnaire designed to elicit teachers' perception of steam education was to administered to them. The major findings are as follows: First, the ratio of teachers who understood a steam education exactly is very low. But teachers have positive thoughts about the need of steam education. Second, teachers thought that steam education has a good effect on elementary education. Third, teachers thought that steam education will be an alternative teaching and learning method. Fourth, teachers have negative thoughts to participate in class work related on steam education. To improve negative attitudes on steam education, incentives for teachers seems to be required. In order to spread steam education among the elementary school teachers successfully, the expansion of school facilities, administrators and staff in mind, improving financial support, strengthening education through the development of content and teaching strategies were analyzed as a challenge.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제58권6호
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• pp.590-599
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• 2014

환경문제를 해결하는데 중요한 환경교육은 학교 현장에서 효과적으로 이루어지려면 교사들의 인식이 많은 영향을 미칠 것이다. 따라서 본 연구는 부산시 중학교 교사들의 환경 문제에 대한 인식을 2007년 및 2012년 두 차례에 걸쳐 설문조사를 하였다. 2007년 교사 200명, 2012년 300명의 교사들을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였으며 471명의 자료가 분석되었다. 교사들의 환경 문제에 대한 인식 수준을 시점, 경력, 전공 교과를 기준으로 비교 분석하여 일선 교육 현장에서의 환경교육을 위한 기초자료를 제시하고자 한다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 두 시점 간 교사들의 환경 문제 인식 차이는 통계적으로 유의미하였다(p<.01). 특히, 현대 환경 문제 인식, 이산화탄소 배출권 제도 등은 과학 전공 교사 및 비과학 전공 교사들에게 인식 차이가 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 이는 최근 들어 세계 곳곳에서 나타나는 기상이변과 무분별한 소비위주의 생활방식의 심각성에 기인한다고 여겨진다. 둘째, 경력에 따른 환경 문제의 인식 차이가 통계적으로 유의미하였다(p<.01). 전체적으로 현대 환경 문제 인식, 이산화탄소 배출권 제도, 오존층 파괴, 적조현상, 환경 정책 등에서 인식 차이가 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 전공과 무관하게 경력이 많은 교사가 환경오염의 심각성, 환경보전의 필요성, 건강의 중요성 등을 인식하는 정도가 높았다. 셋째, 과학 전공 교사 및 비과학 전공 교사에 따라 환경 문제 인식 차이는 통계적으로 유의미하였다(p<.01). 특히 현대 환경 문제 인식, 이산화탄소 배출권 제도, 오존층 파괴, 핵폐기물, 환경 호르몬, 적조 현상 등 환경 문제 전반에 걸쳐 과학 전공 교사 및 비과학 전공 교사들의 인식 차이가 뚜렷하였다.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.203-213
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• 2014

This study investigates the implementation of the Converged Science, and what teachers and students think of it in order to understand how it is taking root in schools. The results identify ways in which the new curriculum can establish itself in schools. One hundred and two science teachers, who had participated in the mandatory workshop for the 2009 Amended Course of Science, were given the first survey regarding their general perception of the converged science curriculum. A year after the first implementation of the new curriculum, one hundred and seventy one science teachers were given the second survey in order to determine their general perception and actual results in the classrooms. A similar survey was given to one hundred and forty nine tenth grade students. In addition, one hundred and forty eight tenth grade students, who had experienced the new science curriculum, took part in another survey revealing their general thoughts the course. The results show that the teachers' responses are rarely positive. The teachers claimed that the contents were too extensive while the level of fundamental concepts were too rigorous for tenth graders. They also asserted that the contents contained too much of a particular subject, and that it is necessary to lower the level of rigor. With regard to the level of unification of converged science textbooks, the teachers expressed that they are still slightly inadequate. The subject of science in the seventh curricula was criticized due to its lack of convergence: over 90% of the respondents answered negatively. On the other hand, the students responded more positively: they said that the new converged science was difficult to learn, but was interesting. In Busan, most high schools adopted the new curriculum in the first year when it was introduced for the first time. In most cases (over 80%), several teachers divided and taught the contents either according to their majors or regardless of their majors.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.134-146
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• 2020

이 연구의 목적은 초등 예비교사들은 '과학'에 대해 어떻게 이해하고 있는지를 알아보기 위한 것이다. 특히 이번 연구에서는 초등 예비교사들의 '과학'에 대한 이해를 구체적으로 알아보기 위해 포토 내러티브의 방법을 이용하였다. 포토 내러티브는 연구참여자가 이야기하고자 하는 것을 사진을 찍어 설명하는 방법을 말한다. 연구참여자는 초등 예비교사 66명이었다. 연구 결과, 첫째, 초등 예비교사들은 과학을 설명하기 위해 현상, 원리와 같은 과학적 용어뿐만 아니라, 사람, 생활, 일상과 같은 단어를 많이 사용하였다. 둘째, 초등 예비교사들이 과학을 설명하기 위해 사용한 사진에는 생활용품, 자연현상, 첨단기기, 생물 등이 있었다. 셋째, 초등 예비교사들은 과학을 학문과 지식, 탐구, 편리함, 과학의 본성 등으로 설명하고 있었다. 이러한 결과를 통해 초등 예비교사들이 과학을 생활과 밀접하고 필요한 학문으로 인식하고 있음을 알게 되었으며, 이번 연구결과가 앞으로 초중등 과학교육의 교육과정 구성 및 교과 내용 편성은 물론 교사양성을 위한 교육과정 편성에도 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이라 생각된다.