• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.360-379
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to investigate beginning elementary teachers' beliefs about the nature of science. Defining teachers' beliefs as a broad construct, we tried to examine the teachers' understandings about the nature of science. The methodology of this study was a qualitative approach through semi-structured interviews. In an urban area of Korea, five beginning elementary teachers were chosen. The cross-case and grounded theory study design were adopted for the data analysis. The results of data analysis were checked by teachers for internal validity. This study identified the teachers' beliefs about the nature of science suggested by many researchers. The results of this study showed that: 1) beginning elementary teachers did not well understand and were unfamiliar with the meanings of various terms about the nature of science; 2) their beliefs abut the nature of science were broad and various; 3) they understood some parts of the nature of science; 4) there were differences within their understandings about subconcepts of the nature of science.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.961-970
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• 2015

이 연구는 오늘날 과학교육에서 Nature-Study를 새롭게 구현할 수 있는 NABI(NAture-study Based Ideas)프로그램을 개발함으로써 과학교육에 '자연을 통한 과학학습'을 실현할 수 있는 방안을 마련하는 것을 목적으로 한다. NABI 프로그램은 Nature-Study의 교육관점과 교육방법을 골격으로 설정한 '자연을 통한 과학학습'의 기본 지침을 기반으로 1차 개발되었고 전문가 워크숍을 통해 수정 보완되어 2차 개발되었다. 2차 개발된 NABI 프로그램은 24명의 D광역시 3학년 학생들에게 적용되었고 연구자는 참여관찰자료, 학습결과물, 일기의 질적 자료를 수집 분석하였다. 또한 NABI 프로그램은 이를 적용한 학생 24명과 현직 교사 79명을 대상으로 한 설문을 통해 평가되었으며 NABI 프로그램의 적용 결과와 설문 결과를 바탕으로 최종 완성되었다. 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. NABI 프로그램 적용 결과, 학생들은 NABI 프로그램을 통해 자연 대상에 호기심을 갖고 교감을 형성하게 되었으며 학습자 중심의 학습을 실행할 수 있었다. 뿐만 아니라 교육방법의 측면에서 문학, 예술 등과 자연스러운 융합을 실현할 수 있었다. 학생과 교사 대상의 설문 결과, 학생들은 NABI 프로그램을 이질적으로 느끼지 않으면서도 흥미와 지속적인 참여 의지를 가지고 있고 NABI 프로그램의 교육효과에 대한 긍정적인 믿음을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 교사들은 NABI 프로그램이 Nature-Study의 교육관점에 적합하게 개발되었다고 판단했으며 다른 영역에 비해 낮은 편이지만 어느 정도 현장 적용이 가능할 것으로 판단했다. 최종적으로 NABI 프로그램은 '수용하기-선택하기-공통주제 선정하기-친숙해지기-관계맺기-살펴보기-도약하기-표현하기-공유하기'의 9단계로 완성되었다. Nature-Study를 오늘날 과학교육을 위해 새롭게 구현한 NABI 프로그램은 현재 과학교육이 추구하지 못하는 과학교육의 본질인 '자연을 통한 과학학습'을 과학교육의 현장에서 실현할 수 있는 좋은 방안이 될 것이다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.133-142
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• 1991

The purpose of this study is to develop a data base system for the information on research and development of science education. As the first step of this study and development, a classification system for the research and development materials was devised after discussing the process of science education and the research and development of science education. The classification system has nine main categories : 1. area, 2. subject, 3. behavior, 4. skill, 5. support, 6. type, 7. materials, 8. language, and 9. the others, each of which has one or two levels of subcategory. This classification system was revised and supplemented through the theoretical analysis by speci.diSts and the practical classification of master's theses and doctoral dissertations from the Department of Science Education, Seoul National University. But it still needs more revision and enlargement through the continuous application and analysis.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.73-79
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• 1995

The purpose of this study was to investigate Korean secondary school students' perceptions of science and technology related social problems and STS education to ascertain the extent to which the current science programs incorporate STS themes. Students indicated that STS related problems or STS issues were given little attention in their science classes, even though they believed that studying those problems would be important. Results of the study support the contention of need for more attention to the implementation of STS themes into current Korean science education.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.110-133
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• 1999

As an attempt to systematize environmental education in the 7th curriculum, this study extracted the contents of environmental education to which science can approach in the science lessons. This study analyzed these contents from the goals of environmental education and from its contents and, as a result, it found out the followings : (1) in the aspect of ‘knowledge’ and ‘skills’, the goals of Science environmental education have direct relations with each other, and (2) the science can be taught in the aspect of ‘natural environment’, ‘environmental ethics’, ‘environmental pollution’, ‘resources’, and so on. By utilizing various teaching and learning methods of science education the science subject on, however, approach the goals of environmental education, of ‘attitudes’ and ‘participation’.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.541-554
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• 2012

With an emphasis on scientific literary, science education has again became closer to the interests and needs of people and sometimes expands its scope beyond the boundaries of school and the curriculum. Science educators often claim that its historical roots can be traced back to the movements of General Science and Science and Citizenship during the 1920s-40s. This study attempts to re-interpret the historical meanings of the Mechanics' Institute Movement (MIM) from the perspectives of science education. In doing so, this study first introduces the process of the emergence of MIM with a focus on its founder, George Birkbeck, and the Andersonian Institute where evening science classes began to be open to skilled workers. Then the overview of MIM is described, with examples drawn from the London Mechanics' Institute and the Manchester Mechanics' Institute. In discussing science teaching of MIM, the details taken from various mechanics' institutions are examined in terms of why, what, and how to teach sciences. This study argues that the MIM was a unique social phenomenon in which science could respond to the needs of skilled workers through education, providing science learning opportunities which were otherwise unavailable and that the MIM shared many similarities with current practice of science education, moving towards a wider career perspectives, cross-subject, community-based, and informed citizenship.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.183-192
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to identify STEAM education program fit for club activities in consideration of the present curriculum and investigate its effect on science club students' self-efficacy and attitude toward science by applying it to science club students. In consideration of such chapters as 'Solar System' and 'Exosphere and Space Development' in the 2009 Revised Curriculum, this study developed a STEAM education program related to the observation of the solar system and the measurement of a distance of the stars in consideration of the present curriculum. For this study we selected 14 science club students in H Middle School, located in G Province and applied a 7 weeks' program to them. To find out change in their self-efficacy and attitude toward science, this study conducted tests of self-efficacy and attitude toward science for a single group before and after introducing this program and analyzed the results. The results of this study could be summarized as below. Firstly, science club activities with this STEAM education program applied improved students' self-efficacy significantly. Secondly, there was a significant difference found in students' attitude toward science through science club activities with this STEAM education program applied as they showed higher scores in the attitude toward science in the posttest than the pretest. Lastly, despite a research limit that this science inquiry program was conducted for a short period of time, this program was found to have positive effect on the improvement of students' self-efficacy and attitude toward science.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.309-318
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• 2003

Scientific reasoning is one of the main concerns in current science education. This study have tried to answer on the question whether Korean science education has the potential to help improve of students' ability to think scientifically. Therefore, the present study investigated the relationship between reasoning patterns evident in science textbook and science examination items, and students' scientific reasoning skills across grades in Korea. 1975 subjects (1022 females and 953 males) were administered in the Lawson's Test of Scientific Reasoning skills. Forty seven science textbooks and 240 assessment instrument were analyzed by several scientific reasoning keys. Scientific reasoning patterns were adopted from Lawson's classification which characterized the patterns as the empirical-inductive and the hypothetical-deductive. This study found that reasoning patterns evident in textbook analyses and assessment instrumental items do not evidentce the potential to stimulate the development of students' reasoning skill. In order to improve the students' abilities to think and achieve, higher levels of reasoning must be included in the science textbook and examination. Further, some of scientific reasoning processes, such as generating hypotheses, designing experiments, and logical prediction, were not found in science textbooks and test items in Korean secondary schools. This study also discussed the educational implication of these results and further studies about to develop student's reasoning ability.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.201-209
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument for evaluating quality of the web site about elementary science education. Eight experienced specialists (three elementary science education specialists and five elementary school teachers engaging) in elementary science education verified content validity twice. The evaluation criteria for elementary school science were considering aspects of the characteristic and the quality of web site. The evaluation criteria can be categorized as being in five areas, fifty-seven items. The five areas were a purpose, a credibility, an efficiency, a data-type, an interactivity. Four web sites were analyzed for the subject of this study. Evaluators were nine elementary school teachers, who were educated in the use of instrument. The developed evaluation instrument in this study is considered valid and reliable. The content validity is 91.1%, and the reliability has a Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ of .82. The developed evaluation instrument in this study will verify the quality of web site, provide teachers and students with efficient information about elementary science education. In addition it suggests guidelines about design and devise web site to instructional developer or subject-matter expert.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.974-990
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 학교 과학교육에서 융복합 교육의 실제적인 의미와 수행 방식을 탐색하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 과학 교사들의 포커스 그룹 면담법을 이용하였으며, 과학교육의 관점으로부터 교육적 목적과 내용을 통합하는 방식에 대한 과학 교사들의 인식과 실제적인 지식을 도출하였다. 4명의 과학 교사들을 대상으로 한 2차의 포커스 그룹 면담에서는 융복합 교육의 개념, 가능성, 수행, 체계적 지원 등에 대한 내용이 질문되고 논의되었다. 면담의 결과는 질적으로 분석되었으며, 융복합 교육에 대한 교사들의 인식을 다섯 가지 주요 주제로 구분하여 주요 범주로 사용하였다. 이들은 1) 관련 개념과 근거, 2) 내용, 방법 및 평가, 3) 융복합 교육에 적합한 과학교과의 특성, 4) 융복합 교육을 수행하는 데 필요한 교사의 인식과 전문성과 5) 이들을 가능하게 하기 위한 환경적 조건 등이었다. 이로부터 융복합교육을 수행하고 미래 사회를 위해 과학교육을 재정향하는 것과 관련된 개념적이고 실제적인 쟁점들을 논의하였다.