• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.39-57
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• 2017

Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of science activities related to seasonal customs on young children's scientific inquiry abilities and communicative competences. Methods: Participants consisted of twenty-six 5-year-old children who were going to day care center in Gwangju metropolitan city. Half of them belonged to the experimental group and the other half to the comparative group. The experimental group participated in science activities related to seasonal customs, and the comparative group participated in science activities according to the Nuri curriculum. Results: The results of this study showed that scientific inquiry abilities and communicative competences of the young children in the experimental group were meaningfully improved. That is to say, the scores of the five sub factors of scientific inquiry abilities and the two sub factors of communicative competences of the experimental group were meaningfully higher than those of the comparative group. Conclusion/Implications: It is significant that this study provides basic information for future science activities related to seasonal customs that will be conducted in the early childhood field.

• 영재교육연구
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.113-123
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• 2004

The concern with scientific mode1s has been growing in science education, and schematic models are frequently used to teach science concepts in secondary schools. The aim of this study is to investigate how well the scientifically gifted students understand scientific concepts through activities of modifying scientific models which we developed. Thirty 8th-grade students participated in the study, 15 in a control group and 15 in an experimental group. For the students in the experimental group, teaching material with activities of modifying models, while for the students in the control group, the teaching material with traditional activities such as explanation, problem solving, and reading. The teaching contents in physics for both groups were linear momentum. We used multiple-choice test and essay-type test to evaluate students' achievements after lessons, and then compared their achievements of both groups. Through the research, we could find a clue that model-modifying activities are helpful for the gifted students to enhance their understanding of physics concepts, although the statistics does not show meaningful difference between experimental and control groups.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.399-408
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• 2015

This study is to find out that the effects of a creative experience activity program to scientific concepts and self-directed learning skills. This study has been aimed at 2 class 40 students of 4th grade in D metropolitan city A elementary school in 2015, one class 20 students are the research group to apply Scientific research program using creative experience activity, another class 20 students were comparison groups to apply general science classes. The related class section of this study is 4th grade 2 semester of science 4 chapters, 'The Earth and the moon' This section is in fourth grade elementary science curriculum revision in 2009 is a Sections to learn for the first time about astronomical area. Target research group in club activities as part of the creative activities implemented using scientific inquiry and analyzed the results. In addition, in order to better research based on the results of this study as follows. First, the science curriculum in elementary schools, as well as applied research about the creative experience activity classes in other subjects is required. The ongoing research is needed to classes utilizing the characteristics of creative experience activities in several subjects of the elementary school curriculum. Second, Creative experiential learning is only effective when it is done consistently, it is worth studying for long periods of time.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.379-393
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to analyze the complexity of scientific reasoning during open inquiry activities of pre-service elementary school teachers. In this study, 6 pre-service elementary teachers who participated in open-inquiry activities were selected. The data of scientific reasoning during their inquiry process was collected from the video recording of reporting about inquiry process and results, their reports and researcher's notetaking. CSRI Matrix (Dolan & Grady, 2010) was used to analyze the complexity of participants' scientific reasoning. The result showed that the degree of the complexity of their scientific reasoning varied in participants. Particularly the low degree of the complexity of scientific reasoning presented in posing preliminary hypotheses, providing suggestions for future research, communicating and defending finding. Also, The more pre-service teachers' epistemology of inquiry are similar to that of scientists, the more complex scientific reasoning represents. This results suggest that teachers should impress on students the importance of doing the precedent study and providing suggestions for future research, and provide a place for communicating and defending findings.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.139-151
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• 2015

In this study, we studied the effects of creative science activities of children from low-income family. Before and after the creative science activity programs, we investigated the children from low-income family on scientific attitude, self-esteem and self-efficacy. Also, after the creative science activity programs for low-income family children were interviewed and the results were analyzed. The result of this study was summarized as following. First, the creative science activities has a positive effect on scientific attitude of low-income family children. Through the creative science activities, the children from low-income familie's average of scientific attitude increased meaningfully. Second, the creative science activities has a positive effect on self-esteem and self-efficacy of low-income family children. Through the creative science activities, the children from low-income familie's average of self-esteem increased meaningfully. In the case of the self-efficacy's average points increased, but there was no statistically meaningful. Based on the results of this research, the children from low-income family were influenced positively by the creative science activities. Especially, the children from low-income families who have fewer chances of science experience than other general children were positively influenced in every aspect of this study.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.344-356
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 과학창의력의 신장을 목적으로 하여, 비교적 다양한 활동과 시간 운영이 가능한 재량활동에 사용할 수 있고, 제7차 교육과정에서 취하고 있는 학년제의 특성을 살려 그 대상을 6～7학년을 대상으로 하며, 일상생활에서 소재를 사용하는 다중활동으로 구성한 프로그램(MAEM-SC 프로그램)을 개발하였다. 과학창의력의 주요 요소로서는 과학적 문제 상황을 발견하는 능력, 과학적 문제 상황과 관련된 기존 과학지식을 연결하는 능력, 과학적 문제해결 방법을 고안하는 능력, 과학적 문제해결에 집중하는 능력을 설정하였다. 프로그램의 소재는 우리 몸, 일상생활 도구, 일상 음식, 놀이 및 놀이 기구, 일상생활 일화 등의 일상 소재를 선정하였다. 다중활동이란 여러 가지 종류의 활동을 특정한 의도를 가지고 통합적으로 구성한 활동을 의미하는데, 어림하기, 몸을 이용한 실험하기, 장치 고안하기, 확률적 사고하기, 개념 연결하기, 창의적 과학 글쓰기 등의 개별활동을 직렬형, 병렬형, 조합형으로 구성하였다. MAEM-SC 프로그램이 과학창의력 신장에 미치는 효과를 탐색하기 위하여 프로그램의 일부를 적용한 결과, 조합형 방법을 사용한 6학년 학생들에게서 과학적 문제 상황을 발견하는 능력과 과학적 문제 상황에 관련된 기존 과학지식을 연결하는 능력의 신장에 긍정적인 영향을 미침이 드러났다.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.136-144
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of creative thinking activities and scientific attitude through the use of storytelling in the STEAM program for elementary students. For the purpose of this study, a teaching plan and worksheet for students using storytelling in STEAM was developed and applied. The results of this study are as follows: First, the change in students' creative thinking activities by applying the STEAM program using storytelling has statistically meaningful difference (p<.05). Second, the improvement in the scientific attitude score has statistically meaningful difference(p<.05). Third, according to the analysis of a questionnaire used to evaluate the program, students had a positive perception of the STEAM program and gained higher level of satisfaction about the lesson. Therefore, using storytelling STEAM program applied in this study might be useful to improve creative thinking activities, and can be expected to improve scientific attitude and should be widely applied to gifted education.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.379-393
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• 2017

This study analyzed the relationship between self-directedness of science-gifted elementary students and their expression of scientific creativity in science-gifted class. A science-gifted program on the topic of Hydraulic Machine was implemented to 34 fifth-graders in the Science-Gifted Education Center of an education office in Seoul, Korea for four weeks. The self-directedness of the gifted students was divided into three types of 'General, Scientific, and Topic-Related Self-Directedness'. The products of the students' activities were assessed by using a scientific creativity assessment formula. Qualitative research, such as analysis of observations and interviews, was also conducted in order to identify characteristics that were not apparently revealed by quantitative data. The main results of this study are as follows: First, science-gifted elementary students' general self-directedness and their scientific creativity were significantly correlated (r=.373). Second, the students' scientific self-directedness and scientific creativity did not have a significant correlation (r=.294). Third, there was a positive correlation between the students' topic-related self-directedness and their expression of scientific creativity. Their self-rated scores (r=.420) for the topic-related self-directedness and the number of activity types associated with the topic had a positive correlation (r=.350). Fourth, the students were categorized into four groups according to the levels of their self-directedness and scientific creativity, and the result showed that Type HH (high self-directedness and high scientific creativity) was the most common type (15 students, 38.5%), followed by Type LL (low self-directedness and low scientific creativity) (11 students, 28.2%). Eight (20.5%) and five students (12.8 %) belonged to Type LH (low self-directedness and high scientific creativity) and Type HL (high self-directedness and low scientific creativity) respectively. Fifth, the classroom observation of the students in groups revealed that groups with more number of Type HH demonstrated better cooperation and performance. Sixth, the analysis results of the observation were almost matched to the results of the self-directedness and scientific creativity tests. The students with higher self-directedness demonstrated active class participation and good cooperative skills. The students with higher scientific creativity had a tendency to generate creative ideas more frequently in given situations. Seventh, dynamic activities were perceived as enjoyable and exciting by 76.9% of the students, but static activities that require creativity were regarded as interesting only by 23.1% of the students. Among the students who were satisfied with both the creative and static activities, Type HH accounted for the largest proportion (55.6%). In conclusion, factors such as students' interests, initiatives, and attitudes displayed through voluntary participations originated from their own daily life can predict the degree of scientific creativity associated with the topic. Also, when students were categorized into four types according to the level of self-directedness and scientific creativity, there was a tendency of active behavior in class, cooperative skill, and activity satisfaction. This suggested that we should consider self-directedness and scientific creativity in selecting the gifted, grouping them in class, and designing and executing programs for science-gifted elementary students.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.407-417
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• 2018

미래 사회에서 요구되는 핵심역량을 기반으로 한 교육이 국내외에서 강조되면서, 과학 교과에서도 학생들의 '과학적 역량' 신장을 위한 교육과정과 교수학습 활동에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 학생들의 과학적 역량 획득에 있어서 학교 과학수업 활동과 학생의 학습동기가 갖는 역할을 분석하고, 과학적 역량을 기를 수 있는 과학수업을 위한 시사점을 제안하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여, 이 연구에서는 한국 고등학교 학생들의 PISA 2015 결과 자료를 토대로 학교과학수업에서의 교수학습 활동이 학생의 학습동기 변수들을 매개로하여 과학적 역량에 어떤 영향을 주는지 통계적으로 분석하였다. 경로 분석 결과, 과학수업에서 상호작용이 강조된 활동과 실생활연계가 강조된 활동은 내재적 동기와 도구적 동기, 과학효능감을 유의하게 정적으로 예측하고 있었다. 이에 비해 학생의 주도로 이루어지는 탐구활동은 학습동기에 미치는 영향이 나타나지 않았다. 또한 과학에 대한 학습동기가 높을수록 과학적 역량의 세 영역인 '현상에 대해 설명하기', '과학탐구 과정을 평가하고 설계하기', '증거와 자료를 과학적으로 해석하기' 영역들의 점수가 높아졌다. 마지막으로 학교 과학수업의 실행은 학습동기를 통해 과학적 역량 획득에 간접적인 영향을 주고 있었는데, 구체적으로 상호작용이 강조된 활동은 내재적 동기를 통해서, 실생활과 연계된 수업 활동은 모든 학습동기 변수들을 통해서 성취에 긍정적으로 영향을 주고 있음을 알 수 있다. 끝으로 이러한 결과들이 학생의 과학적 역량 신장을 위한 학교 과학수업의 설계와 역할에 주는 시사점을 논의하였다.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.213-223
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• 2012

This study explored practicing elementary school teacher's beliefs of scientific inquiry and scientific inquiry teaching methods. Defining teacher's beliefs as a broad construct, we tried to examine the teachers' understandings about the scientific inquiry and scientific inquiry teaching method. This study drew on interview data from 10 elementary teachers in busan and changwon area of korea. Conclusions of this study include; First, we found that elementary teacher's beliefs of inquiry were represented variously. And they considered that inquiry is the important goal of science education. They though that the goal of science education is development of Scientific inquiry skills, Scientific thinking skills, development of Creativity and problem solving ability, increasing interest about science, understanding of the basic concepts of science and apply of real-life. second, most of the teachers though that Scientific inquiry is scientists activities, they defined 'the process of creation of new knowledge', 'the process of deriving theory', 'solving process of intellectual curiosity', 'Problem-solving process'. third, they considered that teaching method of scientific inquiry is open inquiry activities. however, they thought that there are many difficulties to actually apply. Understanding teachers' beliefs has implications for both the enactment of inquiry teaching in the classroom as well as the uptake of new teaching behaviors during professional development, with enhanced outcomes for engaging students in Science.